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On May 18, 2017 I participated in the public forum, hosted by the Minneapolis Parks and Recreation Board (MPRB), about the future of the Hiawatha Golf Course. It was interesting, eye-opening, and frustrating. For those unfamiliar with the issue of… Continue Reading →
**UPDATE -The next public meeting with the Minneapolis Parks and Recreation Board about the future of the Hiawatha Golf Course will be held on May 18, 2017. Time and place to be determined. Stay tuned. ** **UPDATE -It is still… Continue Reading →
Street marches, whether protest or demonstration, buoy my heart and enrich my civic spirit, even when the rallies promote causes I do not support. It is a sign of an engaged, active society that the human beings that comprise it… Continue Reading →
This week, a break from the Election 2017 and Minneapolis Parks and Recreation threads. Take a pause and reflect. Put on my Old Shoes. When I was a kid, I liked to watch cartoons and old TV shows. At some… Continue Reading →
The Standards and Procedure Committee (SPC) meeting was pert near the final act of the Minneapolis Parks and Recreation Board (MPRB) on September 7, 2016. In Part 1 we analyzed the first of a series of videos created by D…. Continue Reading →
Finally. We managed to bring together the major elements of the September 7, 2016 Minneapolis Parks and Recreation Board meeting into something that almost resembles a coherent set of essential narratives. When I took on this project, I was not… Continue Reading →
Its time for me to come clean. For weeks I have been telling you that it is time to hold many of the Minneapolis Parks and Recreation Board (MPRB) Commissioners accountable for their notable lack of respect for racial equity,… Continue Reading →
On Thursday March 16, 2017 the people of Minneapolis were given a glimpse of the benefits a more responsive, publically responsible Minneapolis Parks and Recreation Board (MPRB) would provide to the city and its residents. The Innovation Lab, organized by… Continue Reading →
*UPDATE* Surdyk’s was fined $2000 and will have their license suspended for the first 30 days that Sunday sales are allowed. It is good to see them held accountable for their actions, but the punishment does not target the real… Continue Reading →
There were 3 blind friends that had lived together for many years. Each had been blind since birth, so none of the friends had ever seen the world. They knew it only by touch, scent and sound. They lived in… Continue Reading →