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November 16 was the big Give to the Max day, and we thank all of you who contributed. We raised  $3700, from 62 donors. Other recent donations (since November 1) bring the total to over $5200. If you haven't contributed yet, now's the time, as our fall fundraising campaign continues. Here's what  board member Dennis Schapiro says: "The Daily Planet is a real forum for multi-cultural exchange. It provides insight into what the Twin Cities needs to be." If you agree, click and contribute! Minneapolis Community and Technical College joins top universities in education reform project By Lisa Steinmann By Lisa Steinmann, TC Daily Planet One thing is clear about the future of higher education, according to Linnea Stenson, Associate Vice President and Dean of Academic Affairs at Minneapolis Community and Technical College (MCTC): "The days of a single career track are gone." Students must prepare for a future where they will probably change jobs ten times in their lifetime. "The reason general education courses are important," said Stenson, "is because you have to learn how to change jobs and how to change your life."  MORE » The Eyes and Ears: AIM Patrol returns to the streets of Phillips after a twenty-year absence By Jon Lurie, The Circle Current AIM Patrol director, Mike Forcia (46, Bad River Ojibwe) is no stranger to violence at the hands of the Minneapolis Police Department. In November, 1999, Forcia was brutalized by officers who claimed to have "misidentified him as a suspect." He was eventually awarded $125,000 by the MPD who settled his case in 2002.  MORE » U preps for controversial UMore Park mining lease By Ashley Bray and Conor Shine, The Minnesota Daily Richard Brand is no stranger to change. His farm, which lies just outside Rosemount, has been around since the 1920s and is one of the last remaining operations on the border of UMore Park.  MORE » Providing for the poor: Lawmaker describes how GOP legislature will approach spending By Cynthia Boyd, MinnPost Republicans soon will take control of the Legislature facing a $6 billion biennial budget deficit, and spending cuts are in the offing, including possible reductions in so-called "safety-net" programs.  MORE » Twin-Cities based photographer Uche enjoys capturing & creating images of the world around him By Mary Garza, African News Journal Uchechukwu Iroegbu, outstanding Twin-Cities based photographer and owner of Uchefotography, enjoys capturing and creating images of the world around him.  Uchechukwu shoots events, portraitures, families, fashion, and conceptual photography, and especially likes doing weddings, cultural events, and covering social justice issues. His passion captures emotional and physical aspects of the human expression, allowing him to catch what's within, the different characters of each of us, and portraitures, in particular, reflect the sacredness of the bond between people in their own spaces, within the community, and in the studio.  MORE » Inside the Daily Planet, 11/19/10 MUSIC | At First Avenue, Cloud Cult are welcomed warmly home by Natalie Gallagher, TC Daily Planet • The energy at Cloud Cult's Wednesday night show at First Avenue (first of two they've nearly sold out, with openers Fort Wilson Riot) was a lot like a welcome home party—a joyous night that had more of a family vibe than a rock show vibe. For what it's worth, Cloud Cult have earned the right to celebrate a little. New House committee chairs named by Nick Busse, Session Daily • Republican leaders named the new House and Senate committee chairs for the 2011-12 legislative biennium. Number of House committees/divisions to drop by Mike Cook, Session Daily • The legislative committee structure will be more streamlined in the 2011-2012 biennium. House DFL leaders named by Nick Busse, Session Daily • House Minority Leader-elect Rep. Paul Thissen (DFL-Mpls) announced the House DFL leadership team for the upcoming legislative biennium. 2010 Mondale Award presented to Asian Pages' Dean Potter and his wife Masako by Phyllis Louise Harris, Asian Pages • Asian Pages' own Dean Potter and his wife Masako, were presented with the Japan America Society of Minnesota's prestigious 2010 Mondale Award on October 23rd at the Edina Country Club. In making the presentation former Vice President and Ambassador to Japan Walter Mondale praised Dean and his wife Masako for over fifty years of building cultural bridges between Japan and Minnesota. Vigil for slain Kenyan family in Minnesota  by Sahra Mohamud, Mshale • Kenyans in Minnesota held a vigil in the city of Vadnais Heights, Minnesota on Wednesday October 20 to mourn the death of Bilha Omare, 32, and her two children 12-year-old Kinley Ogendi and 9-year-old Ivyn Ogendi. NEW IN BLOGS MINNESOTA PROGRESSIVE PROJECT | It's not a spending problem, it's a revenue problem by Joe Bodell • Defense, Social Security, Medicare/Medicaid. Lather, rinse, repeat. Why talk about such a small number of federal programs? Because those programs, when lumped together, take up about three-quarters of the federal budget. Everything else -- the Department of Education, federal earmarks, transportation funding, poverty reduction, even farm subsidies -- fits into the other quarter. OUTSIDE THE WALLS | Muslims of the Midwest: From the 1880s to 2010/node/41141 by Dick Bernard • Back on September 5, 2010, I posted "A Close Encounter With a Mosque," remembering a friendship in the 8th grade in Ross, North Dakota in 1953-54. In the mysterious ways such things work, someone saw the blog post, liked it, and on November 13, 2010, I found myself on stage at the annual celebration and awards banquet of the Islamic Resource Group of Minnesota (IRG), and my blog post printed in their program booklet. THINK FORWARD | Exporting privatization by Andrew Ranallo • When Obama visited India last week, saying India "has already emerged" as a power in Asia and globally, his compliments were loaded. GROWTH AND JUSTICE | Check out "Soul of the Community'' to see how Minnesotans love their amenities, aesthetics and public stuff by Dane Smith • It's sometimes hard to get top business executives to locate to Minnesota -- what with the cold weather and progressive income taxes -- but once they've lived here a while, it's even harder to get them to leave. I've heard some version of that story many times in business quarters, most recently at a BioBusiness event in Rochester. HINDSIGHT 2020 | Scott Walker's long walk home by Riordan Frost • High-speed rail (HSR) in Wisconsin is a big deal for Minnesotans because it is an essential link in the corridor to Chicago. CRAZY BOY FARM | Inducing labor...naturally by Amy Doeun • Effie Luoth is finally here. While we had hoped for homebirth, things did not turn out that way.
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