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Morality and money and state budget decisions: Tom Gillaspy helps make sense of the underlying issues. Spending, investment and moral obligations: State demographer's message for the future of Minnesota As a state, Minnesota must both invest in the future and meet our moral obligations, state demographer Tom Gillaspy told the Civic Caucus on January 28.MORE » Meet the Minneapolis School Board: Jill Davis on addressing inequity, strengthening community Last month, Jill Davis was elected chair of the Minneapolis School Board, where she has served for the past two years. Coming from a social work background, Davis values early childhood education and improving equity among all the schools in the district. She also aims to find ways to make Minneapolis schools more equitable, and has advocated encouraging parents to send kids to theiMORE » VISUAL ARTS | Ta-coumba Aiken, "In the Spirit" and in the zone at Metro State's Gordon Parks Gallery The Gordon Parks Gallery at Metropolitan State University's St. Paul campus hosted a reception on Thursday night, February 3, for In the Spirit, a new exhibit featuring the work of Ta-coumba Aiken. The showing includes mixed media paintings by the St. Paul artist who is perhaps best known for his public murals and his mentoring work with area youth.MORE » MPS superintendent supports North High CoalitionDespite an earlier call for its demise, North High School's supporters insist it is alive and moving forward. "North is open, first and foremost," proclaims Marcus Owens, a spokesperson for the North High Community Coalition, a group of alumni, parents, teachers, students and community members who have been meeting on a regular basis since last fall. "It is not closing.MORE » Dayton vetoes budget billThe first bill passed by the House and Senate this year became Gov. Mark Dayton's first veto Feb. 10. The so-called "phase one" budget bill would have cut more than $901 million in state spending.MORE » Inside the Daily Planet, 02/14/11Minneapolis Riverfront Design competition winner announced by Joe Sixta, TC Daily Planet • On Thursday, the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board and the Minneapolis Parks Foundation announced that Tom Leader Studio of Berkley, California and Kennedy & Violich Architecture of Boston, Massachusetts are the winning design team for the Minneapolis Riverfront Design Competition. Hmoob Cup 2011 by Tom LaVenture, Asian American Press • Hmong, summer and soccer are three in the same as indicated by the number of tournaments - and a new tournament is designed to showcase the best Hmong players and get back the purity of the sport. English-only legislation leaves many speechless by Christina Kolar, KFAI Radio • Legislation to make English the official language of Minnesota has some opponents in an uproar. The bill, supported by House of Representative and Senate Republicans, would impose new standards for immigrants in government work and eliminate the law requiring some government employees to be bilingual. Christina Kolar has this story. MUSIC | Grant Hart pushes forward in wake of house fire by David Jarnstrom, TC Daily Planet • Grant Hart played a solo set in Minneapolis at Cause Spirits and Soundbar on Friday, February 4-mere days after a fire consumed two rooms in the indie rock icon's South St. Paul house and left him hospitalized for a few hours. NEW IN BLOGS SAINT PAUL ALMANAC | A seventh grader reviews Saint Paul classic, Mickey's Diner by Sebastian Tippett • It was dinnertime. Well, actually, it was ten o'clock at night and my mom had just finished a big show. I was hungry, cranky, and tired. "Mom, I'm hungry, where are we going to eat?" I mumbled and growled at the same time. LOON COMMONS | Sustainable farming's most critical conversation by Brian DeVore • What is the most critical discussion that needs to take place to ensure a sustainable food and farming system long into the future? Is it one on policy, farming techniques, green technology, consumer preferences or soil fertility? No. It's the conversation that takes place between Nettie and Gerald in LSP's most recent Ear to the Ground podcast. NORTH BY NORTHSIDE | Riverfront Design #3 is a Win-Win-Win for Hawthorne! by Jeff Skrenes • Earlier today, The RiverFIRST proposal for the Minneapolis Riverfront Design was named as the winner out of four proposals. But in reviewing their video, which can be found here, the real winner is the Hawthorne neighborhood. The video is about eight and a half minutes long, but the first five minutes are dedicated to our side of the Mississippi. Northeast gets a measly 3:30, so there. Maybe we won't charge a toll for Nordeasters to come across Lowry and visit our spiffy new land bridge. FLYOVER LAND | Bon Vie Cafe in St. Paul by Amy Rea • Recently I was in St. Paul for a workshop and decided to grab a quick lunch. I wandered down Selby, looking for somewhere I hadn't already visited. Not that I wasn't tempted by Cheeky Monkey Deli or the Happy Gnome, but I wanted to try something new. Right across from Cheeky Monkey is this place: Bon Vie Cafe. A warm, inviting, unpretentious little spot for breakfast and lunch. SINGLE WHITE FRINGE GEEK | Fringe 2011: Apparently size does matter by Matthew A. Everett • Are Minnesotans, or Fringers in general, just shy? |    |
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