What better time than May Day to begin a month-long focus on jobs and work in MInnesota's future? Weigh in with your comments, and join us for one of our community conversations. The Daily Planet's New Normal Project is a series of news stories and community conversations devoted to identifying community priorities as we face serious economic challenges. Every month we'll tackle a different topic, including neighborhoods, the state budget, education, health care, public services, immigrant communities, the environment, work and inequality. You're invited to join the conversation, either online (by commenting on articles like this one) or by participating in a community conversation (see the list of this month's conversations at the end of this story.) The Challenge: How do we create good jobs for Minnesotans, and prepare a workforce with the skills required to fill them?MORE »  I wasn't going to write about the Southern Theater. I heard about the news of their financial difficulty on Facebook. An acquaintance of mine names Charles Cambell posted a status update on his wall: "O Southern, Southern, Southern. My heart goes out to you. (Although my gall bladder remains seething in my gut.)" Moments later, I had read Rohan Preston's article and felt myself shocked, saddened, and worried about one of my favorite places in Minneapolis.MORE »
Some audience members may compare Sexy Librarian to other Joseph Scrimshaw shows and say that it's not as funny as The Damn Audition or as thought-provoking as Fat Man Crying, but here's the most direct point of reference for me: out of a sample of two, this is by far the best original local rock musical about an ugly duckling magically transformed into a bombshell that I've ever seen.MORE » In 2003, Joan Didion's husband of 39 years, John Gregory Dunne, died of a heart attack at the couple's dinner table. Didion's memoir The Year of Magical Thinking recounts the writer's grief at that event even as the couple's adult daughter Quintana struggled with serious health issues that ultimately led to her death in 2005 at the age of 39—after Magical Thinking had been published as a book, but before Didion adapted the book into the play that debuted in 2007 and is now having its regional premiere presented by Nimbus.MORE » By Marisa Wojcik, The Uptake To what degree would the requirement for a voter to present a photo identification card at the polls impact a state election in Minnesota? The answer is, we're not entirely sure yet.MORE » The latest information on what is happening to the former 3M site on Seventh Street – now being called Beacon Bluff – was shared by the St. Paul Port Authority at a recent meeting of the 3M Site Advisory Committee. At the sparsely attended meeting, Monte Hillman of the Port, and others, gave presentations.MORE » Inside the Daily Planet, 5/2/11
Vaccine researcher brings anti-abortion advocacy to House hearing by Andy Birkey, Minnesota Independent • On Thursday, the House Health and Human Services Reform Committee will hear a presentation on vaccine safety by a researcher who asserts that the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine may not be safe for children — and part of the basis for the concern appears to stem from her religious opposition to the use of human cells in the vaccine. The testimony of Dr. Theresa Deisher is part of an official informational hearing, but Deisher's assertions regarding autism and vaccines have been debunked by many researchers. Deisher — who is the hearing's only testifier — has earned praise for her work from both the anti-vaccine and anti–abortion rights movements.
Jewish Family Service of St. Paul at 100 by Staff, American Jewish World • Jewish Family Service of St. Paul (JFS) will celebrate 100 years of accomplishments during a May 8 celebration at the historic James. J. Hill House in St. Paul. The celebration will feature music performed by members of the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, hors d'oeuvres, desserts, wine and docent-led tours of the Hill House.
Reflections of New Minnesotans: Luis Argueta and the Postville Raid by Nekessa Opoti, New Minnesotans Speak • In 2008, over 900 federal agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) executed a raid on Agriprocessors Inc, the nations' largest Kosher meat-packing plant in the US. What followed were gross violations of civil liberties of over 400 undocumented immigrants; and a discovery of prolonged bad labor practices by the owners of the meat plant.
Mission proved "possible" for MN March campaign by Sharon Rolenc, Minnesota News Connection • Minnesota's March Campaign organizers denied it was a "Mission Impossible" this year, when they set out to match last year's ambitious goal of collecting 12 million pounds-and-dollars of food. While early reports from the state's food shelves had them a little worried, the final numbers have been tallied. Sue Kainz, March Campaign coordinator for Minnesota FoodShare, has an update.
'Social promotion' to promote literacy by Kris Berggren, Session Weekly/Session Daily • Third-graders who can't read could be required to repeat the year. Retention, or holding students back if they're not academically ready to advance, is a strategy that's working in Florida — and in a St. Paul charter school.
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BARATARIA | A royal mess by Erik Hare • The happy couple looks not just fabulous, but very English as they make their way through the ceremonies steeped in tradition like a cup of very strong tea. A proper Royal Wedding may seem like a bit much to most people, including 80% of Brits according to one poll, but it's much more than that. To me, it's a cheap excuse for a history lesson – a reflection on not only what it means to be English, but what we as Americans inherited from the grand mess.
GOVERNOR ARNE CARLSON'S BLOG | No more "happy budgeting" – please by Arne Carlson • With the firm declarations from the Republican leadership in the House and Senate summarily dismissing any and all revenue increases, the prospects for a government shutdown clearly increase and should now become part of the overall political discussion.
MN BUDGET BITES | Proposed constitutional amendments would create gridlock and hurt economic growth by Christina Wessel • Sometimes I listen to the news and think, "I'm sure glad we aren't California." Sure, we face big budget deficits, but not astronomical budget deficits. Plus, we don't have a bunch of constitutional amendments that tie the hands of policymakers trying to come up with a solution. We can be thankful that our elected officials have a whole range of tools at their disposal, even if they don't always use them.
SAINT PAUL ALMANAC | High water by Bob Deck • A grizzled old towboat mate of twenty-six named Steamboat Bill explained the dangers of working in high water to me in very simple, very direct terms. "Rule number-one is: Don't fall in! If you fall in, you're dead. It's that simple. The current will drag you under and you'll drown!" He told me this from the deck of a barge moored in South Saint Paul in the spring of 1975, when the Mississippi River was rising fast.
FLYOVER LAND | The Local in Minneapolis by Amy Rea • OK, so, I had an amazing treat this week, something I've never tried before, and something I now find myself daydreaming about.
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