Will Minnesota back efforts to provide medical care for all rather than only for selected citizens? Let us all pray for a better future.
Ron Edwards
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A City in danger
It is a sad commentary when Minneapolis sounds like a movie based on a violent novel of a distant past.
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A nation divided
We don’t need future historians to look back to see what we already know: America is a split nation, and therefore, a dangerous nation.
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Trump’s latest lawsuit further divides Congress
Will the Federal District Court represent a greater support platform for the president than the Congress and the American public?
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Noor and Franklin trials to test scales of fairness and justice
Two important, high profile trials will soon take place in Minneapolis regarding Mohamed Noor and Terrance Franklin.
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A Tale of Two Crises: Venezuela and Trump
With soaring disease, hunger, and mass emigration, Venezuela is experiencing its worst socio-economic crisis in history. As I predicted a month ago, conflict, violence, and death have further erupted along the Venezuela-Colombia border. No one knows the true casualty figures, although foreign news media are indicating it is, so far, a small number of persons […]
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What role will the U.S. play in Venezuela’s crisis?
Over the three days of researching and writing this column, the NYT published over a dozen separate articles on how Venezuela current political crisis will impact the world’s nations and cities.
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Could Trump allegations lead to a constitutional crisis?
As this column is being written, the nation is on edge, waiting to know whether to trust President Trump with the protection of America and its constitution.
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The good, the bad, and the ugly of 2018
Minnesota has had its share of The Good, the Bad and the Ugly in 2018. The good includes historic elections and appointments, including the election of a Black attorney general for the first time in the state’s history. The 5th Congressional District elected another Muslim to represent its political future.
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Why are we so focused on Trump’s impeachment?
For months, many in mainstream media have been giddy with joyful anticipation of the impeachment of President Donald Trump, as well as his potential jail time. Yet, impeachment is extremely doubtful unless what the media believes about Trump’s high crimes turns out to actually be true.
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Black Silence: When will we address the opioid epidemic?
There continues to be a very frightening silence in the Twin Cities’ African American communities regarding the spike of African American deaths from drug overdose and what to do about it. While it affects all races, colors, and creeds, people of color are disproportionately represented. The Minnesota Department of Health’s “Race Rate Disparity in Drug […]
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No surprises in the 2018 midterm election
I also celebrate that Minnesota has the first-ever Black winner of a seat on the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners and an African American winning the 5th Congressional District. I wish both of these women the very best.
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A nation dangerously divided
As of the writing of this column, a series of hate-driven, murderous events have taken place, either racially or religiously motivated, from October 24 – 27, across the country. Among them are the following hate crimes: The two African Americans were murdered at a supermarket in Jeffersontown, Kentucky on Oct. 24. One, a man, was […]
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What happened to ‘innocent until proven guilty’?
Judge Brett Kavanaugh off the United States Supreme Court at any cost and by any means necessary.
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Injustice for African Americans: ‘business as usual’
Why is our constitutional guarantee of “checks and balances,” i.e. fairness also for the accused, too often absent in the county courthouses and city offices?
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We need a signal from the mayor on Chief Arradondo’s status
As interim chief, Arradondo’s job is to continue to lead the MPD until his term ends December 31, 2018. With the end near, there needs to be a signal from Mayor Jacob Frey, who is the appointing authority, as to whether there is to be continuity or the time-taking process and turmoil of seeking a new chief from applicants across the country.
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Another death at the hands of police
The initial accounts by media and St. Paul officials left a lot to be desired. From my onsite visits and multiple phone calls since that Sunday, I learned that Hughes had a gun, which he shot from his home at the intruders and he then called 911.
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14 bosses…is that right?
One council member had the guts to force through a motion to allow the Public Safety & Emergency Committee to hold a public hearing and allow the community to speak their truth to this action. Chief Arradondo was never conferred with, which is one of the reasons, in this column, that I sounded the warning six months ago that Chief Arradondo was an intended target.
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In the matter of Thurman Blevins…
There has been much written and talked about regarding this tragedy. And then, as if nothing happened, silence has descended with the sentiment to “let’s just all move on.” How is that possible for his loved ones?
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Is the MPD Chief’s Job safe?
There is uneasy discomfort among observers of the political pressure and mixed signals surrounding the leadership of the Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) in general. And, in particular, whether Chief Medaria Arradondo will be appointed to the permanent rank of Chief of the MPD, beginning in January 2019.