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OCTOBER 2008

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South High student recognized for literary achievement

by Dennis Geisinger
published October 6, 08


Molly Hensley-Clancy, winner of the Davidson Institute Fellows Scholarship.

South High senior Molly Hensley Clancyhas been awarded a $10,000 Davidson Institute Fellows Scholarship for authoring a series of stories told through the eyes of young female characters who show that common bonds bring us all together as human beings.

Among the 20 students nationwide named as 2008 Davidson Fellows, Hensley-Clancy received her award at a ceremony held on Sept. 24 at the Library of Congress. While in Washington, she and another Davidson Fellows Scholarship winner from Minnesota, Edina High School senior Michael Cherkassky, met with Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobucher and the office of Sen. Norm Coleman, Reps. Jim Ramstad and Keith Ellison and the House Committee on Education and Labor to discuss challenges faced by gifted students.

Lies, big lies, and Norm Coleman

by Ed Felien
published October 6, 08

The biggest lies are sometimes not the things said, but, rather, the things left unsaid.

For most of his time in the U. S. Senate, Norm Coleman has been chair of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations.

Harry Truman was chair of that committee at the outbreak of World War II. He investigated war profiteering and saved the taxpayers millions of dollars. He also investigated businesses that were helping the Nazis, and he closed them down. In 1942, he closed down Union Bank for selling bonds to re-arm Germany.

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Do you say Murderapolis?

by Dennis Geisinger
published October 6, 08

Depending who you talk to, there is good evidence on both sides for a debate over whether as the summer of 2008 draws to a close, our city can be legitimately tagged “Murderapolis.” The Minneapolis City Council says in a press release published Sept. 12 that according to the results of the 2008 Minneapolis Resident Survey, 86 percent of Minneapolis residents rate the city as a very good or good place to live. Poll numbers say 84 percent say their neighborhood is a safe place to live and 79 percent say that people in their neighborhoods look out for each other.

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Nokomis:

The secret life of beekeepers

by Aimee McAdams
published Oct. 13, 08

With fall in the air, winter just around the corner, and many animals looking toward hibernation, it seems odd to write about bees. Bees are the denizens of spring and summer, busily visiting flowers and gardens everywhere. This year though, while bees take the winter off, a group of people will be busy trying to legalize beekeeping in Minneapolis.

Candidates for the Minnesota State Legislature

by Ed Felien
published Oct. 6, 08

The General Election is Tuesday, Nov. 4. We do not have the space or time to give you background information on all the candidates that will be on the ballot, but we thought we could give you background information on the legislative candidates running in our community.

Medical report cards will damage patient privacy

by Kip Sullivan
published Oct 6, 08

Last May Governor Tim Pawlenty signed a law authored by Sen. Linda Berglin that requires the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) to publish medical report cards. The new law authorizes MDH to collect the medical records of all 5 million Minnesotans and use them to publish report cards on all 17,000 doctors and all 131 hospitals in Minnesota.

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Riverside:

The Minnesota Licensed Family Child Care Association has honored Longfellow neighborhood residents Robbie Newberg and Sheryl Warner as Providers of the Year

Newberg has been a licensed early childhood professional for over 30 years and is the owner of New Offerings Child Care. “What gives me the most satisfaction, I believe, is seeing children grow and learn into happy, active kids every day,” he says.

Warner has been a licensed early childhood professional for 20 years and is the owner of Loving to Learn Child Care. She follows the innovative philosophy of Reggio Emilia, incorporating natural materials, group projects, exploration and discovery into daily routines. “My most proud day continues to be each time I see a child from my child care succeed in school and living a happy life,” she says.

Neighborhoods lose in battle to keep NRP local

by Dennis Geisinger
published Oct. 20, 08

“That’s cute,” said at-large rep. for the Neighborhood Revitalization Project Policy Board, Debbie Evans, when Southside Pride asked her if the creation of the new (9/26) “Neighborhood and Community Engagement Commission” by the City of Minneapolis was a victory for the neighborhoods.

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Federal, state and local forces clash with
teachers and supporters on Morelos highway: Dissident teachers call for international support

by Johnny Hazard
published Oct. 20, 08

As the teachers’ strike in Morelos, south of Mexico City, nears the two-month mark, supporters in the Coordinadora Nacional de Trabajadores de la Educación (CNTE), the best-organized dissident faction of the national union, installed a human blockade in front of the national office of the Department of Education in Mexico City.

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Letters to the Editor

We are living with a public health crisis that demands our attention. “Fetal Alcohol Syndrome is 100 percent preventable. Simply don’t drink during pregnancy.”

Dear Editor,
On behalf of the Minnesota Organization of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (MOFAS), I would like to thank Senator Linda Berglin for her leadership in the Senate and for speaking on behalf of infants, children, and adults living with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD), a neurological and behavioral disorder caused when a woman drinks alcohol during pregnancy.

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