The housing market is bleeding us dry
Renters know the truth that regardless of the rent being charged, most landlords invest only what they must to keep their buildings up and running.
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What moon landing?
Why are people given the freedom to not believe in God, but not the freedom to question whether the U.S. landing on the moon happened? It appears that a professional …
Read More How come renters can’t get help, but landlords can?
Just 14 percent of Minneapolis landlords own 80 percent of the city’s rental units. These landlords are very wealthy, yet they will be the ones to receive the bulk of the huge property tax breaks (a 40 percent deduction) from this new program for keeping rents “affordable.”
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Dakota property extends beyond Hiawatha
If a Native renter was getting evicted and took their case to court asking the judge, “How can this White landlord evict me from property that is mine?” would Mayor Frey stand with the Native renter?
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Opinion: The homeless need homes, not hugs
If Mayor Frey wants to do something that really matters when it comes to this homeless crisis, he would go after the landlords who put the homeless out in the streets in the first place.
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Fear is not a justification for death
Many Whites believe the officers’ fear of being lured into an ambush is legitimate because they would process it the same way.
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MPD officers are the picture of White supremacy
The full body photos taken of Minneapolis Police officers Justin Schmidt and Ryan Kelly right after the killing of Thurman Blevins, appearing in the July 31 Star Tribune, are hard to look at. They look more like mug shots.
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It’s time to clean up the trash
These corporate politicians are really good at funding the military industrial complex and then searching out “enemies” that have only hand-held weapons.
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Aren’t lives worth the cost of Minnesota’s only local suicide crisis hotline?
The Crisis Connection phone line was one of the tools I had and used within my mental health toolbox.
Read More U of M Black football players bearing the burden
Mitchell Hamline School Of Law professor Marie Failinger said the nine U of M football players suing the University have a lot to prove to win their case.
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