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Lake America Is Right Past Lundeen’s: The View from Up North

The President has ordered the federal government to call Lake Ontario “Lake America.” Around here, we’ve learned that...
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Kevin Kiley Left the Republican Party. Congress Still Runs on Parties.

A Forward Party conversation gets most interesting when it reaches the rules, committee seats and campaign machinery that...
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Solution: 5–16 Continuum™: Opening a New Learning Organization in the Twin Cities

The plan now is to initiate a community school grounded in learning, family engagement, and powerful outcomes. The origin of Rondo Academy: School of Communication Arts and Literature (RASCAL)....
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Is this the year?

I had never traveled beyond the states that border Minnesota until 1968, when I joined the VISTA program and flew to Baltimore for training. It was there I met...
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Congress

The Supreme Court Needs Reform…or Congress Could Just Do Its Job

Democrats want to change the court, Republicans want the status quo. Most Americans would be satisfied if Congress...
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History

Teddy Roosevelt Spoke ‘Softly’ at State Fair Here 125 Years Ago

Four days after Roosevelt delivered his famous State Fair line, President William McKinley was shot. Twelve days after...
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City Hall

When Speech Becomes Violence—and Violence Becomes Speech

Recent events in Minneapolis show how political loyalty can make offensive speech seem like violence—and actual violence seem...
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Satire

The Water Missed the Memo on Lake America

Welcome to our new Minneapolis Times political cartoon feature. Politics is serious business. Political theater is another matter....
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View from Up North

If It’s a Rule, Put It on the Door: The View from Up North

Minneapolis cannot make every doorway fair with one ordinance. But if a business plans to turn people away...
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City Hall

Threats of violence over data centers: Council Member Michael Rainville

Hello to all my 3rd Ward neighbors, My office has received a lot of correspondence pertaining to the proposed...
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2026 Elections

Our Black News: Who Gets to Define Black Political Power?

Four Minnesota voices take on party loyalty, Lisa Demuth, public fraud, community leadership—and whether Black political power can...
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Local Business

Five Minneapolis Restaurants Guy Fieri Should Visit Next

Guy Fieri has already introduced national audiences to some of the city's most memorable kitchens. These five neighborhood...
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The Work of Governing

Every Priority Cannot Be First

Minneapolis cannot preserve every service, absorb every rising cost and expect taxpayers to make up the difference indefinitely....
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State of MN

Opinion: Minnesota lawmakers need to protect LGBTQ+ youth

"While HF 4138 does not explicitly censor words, its outright ban on “addictive interface features” for young people...
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View from Up North

Lake America Is Right Past Lundeen’s: The View from Up North

The President has ordered the federal government to call Lake Ontario “Lake America.” Around here, we’ve learned that...
Independent Ink

Kevin Kiley Left the Republican Party. Congress Still Runs on Parties.

A Forward Party conversation gets most interesting when it reaches the rules, committee seats and campaign machinery that...
Congress

The Supreme Court Needs Reform…or Congress Could Just Do Its Job

Democrats want to change the court, Republicans want the status quo. Most Americans would be satisfied if Congress...
History

Teddy Roosevelt Spoke ‘Softly’ at State Fair Here 125 Years Ago

Four days after Roosevelt delivered his famous State Fair line, President William McKinley was shot. Twelve days after...
City Hall

When Speech Becomes Violence—and Violence Becomes Speech

Recent events in Minneapolis show how political loyalty can make offensive speech seem like violence—and actual violence seem...
Satire

The Water Missed the Memo on Lake America

Welcome to our new Minneapolis Times political cartoon feature. Politics is serious business. Political theater is another matter....
View from Up North

If It’s a Rule, Put It on the Door: The View from Up North

Minneapolis cannot make every doorway fair with one ordinance. But if a business plans to turn people away...
City Hall

Threats of violence over data centers: Council Member Michael Rainville

Hello to all my 3rd Ward neighbors, My office has received a lot of correspondence pertaining to the proposed...
2026 Elections

Our Black News: Who Gets to Define Black Political Power?

Four Minnesota voices take on party loyalty, Lisa Demuth, public fraud, community leadership—and whether Black political power can...
Local Business

Five Minneapolis Restaurants Guy Fieri Should Visit Next

Guy Fieri has already introduced national audiences to some of the city's most memorable kitchens. These five neighborhood...
The Work of Governing

Every Priority Cannot Be First

Minneapolis cannot preserve every service, absorb every rising cost and expect taxpayers to make up the difference indefinitely....
State of MN

Opinion: Minnesota lawmakers need to protect LGBTQ+ youth

"While HF 4138 does not explicitly censor words, its outright ban on “addictive interface features” for young people...
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History

Construction’s Over, While Legacy Remains for Highway 55 Here

With roadwork finished along Highway 55, the route through North Minneapolis and Golden Valley still carries the name—and...
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Education

New records reveal another Minneapolis Public Schools’ accounting error — $4.1 million

Troubled finance department struggling amid high turnover, bad tech By Melissa Whitler, Minnesota Reformer Minneapolis Public Schools lost out on...
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Public Safety

Jake Lang Is Not a License for Political Violence

Minneapolis can condemn Lang’s racism, charge him for unlawful conduct and still refuse to celebrate the people who...
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Commentary

You’re on Mute

Institutions promised more humane and inclusive language. Too often, they produced a vocabulary that obscures ordinary people—and leaves...
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2026 Elections

The Voters Hiding in Plain Sight

Minnesota’s congressional candidates are searching for ways to stand apart. They should start by addressing disability, aging and...
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Local Business

Where Football and Bowling Collide: Inside the Fowling Warehouse

At this North Loop playground, players trade bowling balls for footballs—and discover a game built for friendly competition. Fowling...
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The Work of Governing

What We Should Expect From the People Who Govern Us

Campaigns tell us what candidates believe and show us how they compete. Neither necessarily tells us whether they...
David Tinjum -
2027 Budget

Property taxes: How much more can Minneapolis homeowners absorb?

Minneapolis homeowners face two pressures at once: the City is seeking more property-tax revenue while residential property carries...
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View from Up North

What Stays On: The View from Up North

The old generator behind the Up North Café can’t run everything at once. Neither can a city budget....
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Four Minnesota voices take on party loyalty, Lisa Demuth, public fraud, community leadership—and whether Black political power can be built without stronger institutions of...

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