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Category Archives: Blog
Ice Safety: what to do if you go through
Minneapolis Fire Department firefighters present an ice safety demonstration to a group of parents and children at the Lyndale Farmstead Park ice rink. Pictured from left to right are FMO Dean Anderson (kneeling), Capt. Dennis Scott, and Firefighters Pete Hallstrom … Continue reading
Posted in Blog
Tagged 2014, demonstration, drown, drowning, firefighter, fireman, hypothermia, ice, ice conditions, ice safety, Lyndale Farmstead, MFD, Minneapolis, Minneapolis Fire Department, minnesota, rescue, safety, training
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Cancer and a Positive Spirit
My neighbor and friend, Pete, with his radiology team at the University of Minnesota. He’s giving a thumbs-up which reflects his positive spirit. Over the last few weeks I’ve been privileged to accompany my friend Pete, a couple of times, … Continue reading
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Tagged attitude, cancer, immune system, Minneapolis, minnesota, optimism, photo, radiation, treatment, University of Minnesota
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Bragging Rights
Lake Harriet Kite Festival 01/18/2014 In recent years Minnesotans have been feeling a little under appreciated. Climate change has moderated Minnesota winters during the last 10 years. Yes, we have an ongoing drought but we share that distinction with about … Continue reading
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Modern: What’s In A Word
Modern Times Cafe, Minneapolis, MN 12/12/2013 Built in 1909, the Modern has had an interesting past. Most recently as a restaurant in an ethnic neighborhood. But before there was the Modern Times Cafe there had been: Meat Market Dry … Continue reading
Posted in Article, Blog, OpEd, Politics
Tagged 2013, architecture, Art Deco, cafe, liberal, liberal-progressive, Minneapolis, modern, Modern Times Cafe, photo, politics, postmodern, progressive, social justice, Stile Moderne, Tea Party
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Edgar Allen Poe and the Snow Angle
Clean Water Action activist braving -10F windchill to spread the word about toxic chemicals in children’s products. Last night, as the winter darkness froze into place and an arctic wind chilled the air to -10F, I settled down in front … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Color, Politics, Portraits
Tagged 2013, Clean Water Action, door knocking, Edgar Allen Poe, Minneapolis, minnesota, politics, winter
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Invisible People, Invisible Work
Kevin and Jay Collecting Yard Refuse A couple of days ago I was taking my trash out when the garbage truck pulled up. It’s getting towards the end of the lawn cleaning period, before winter settles in, and they were … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, labor
Tagged 2013, environment, garbage, inequality, invisible, labor, Minneapolis, minnesota, politics, recycling, trash
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