While Democratic and DFL Party heavy hitters were in Charlotte, NC for the Democratic National Convention, including Mayor R.T. Rybak, the legendary Chuck Wexler, executive director of the powerful Police Executive...

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  On Saturday, September 1 at Phelps Park on 39th and Chicago Avenue South in Minneapolis, the Third Annual Back...

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              Take a page from the ancient Greek play Lysistrata, in which women figured...

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There is no doubt that as a people we have come a long way in our struggle to overcome some...

By Charles Hallman Staff Writer   Talibah L. Newman wrote and directed Busted on Brigham Lane, and Jesse Atlas and...

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  The University of Minnesota Medical School Crutchfield Lectureship was created in honor of the personal conviction and professional commitment...

              If you ask six people the meaning of career success, you will probably...

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              The 13.5-point underdog Arizona Cardinals pulled off the upset of the weekend, beating...

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While good nutrition is certainly important, and the food that we eat influences our health, so does the essence of...

  By Cathy ten Broeke Contributing Writer   Five years ago this community came together around the vision that all...