Two young bicycle mechanics made the wonder of air travel a reality. Wilbur and Orville Wright built on centuries of unsuccessful attempts by …
Greetings, neighbors. This is your State Representative Michael V. Nelson. I want to start off by thanking you for choosing me to represent yo…
The settlement near the end of 2022 of a civil lawsuit involving a Crystal woman brought to a close a couple of criminal and civil proceedings…
Students and families throughout Minnesota could gain a lot from a lawsuit filed on Jan. 6 by two Washington state school districts. That’s be…
A new year, and a new semester. We officially welcomed nearly 4,000 students to the start of spring term on January 9. We’re offering nearly 6…
I am learning to quilt. That sounds impressive but it’s really not. What I am learning to do – after five years of off and on, starts and stop…
As chair of the Metropolitan Council’s Transportation Committee, I am often reminded that while effective transportation planning is costly an…
Storytelling, the act or art of telling what happened, goes back to when folks sat around the fire at night and told of the day’s hunting and …
The past year has been a tumultuous one, ranging from war in Euro-Asia to proliferation of mass shootings in this country to the unexpected re…
The settlement near the end of 2022 of a civil lawsuit involving a Crystal woman brought to a close a couple of criminal and civil proceedings…
Students and families throughout Minnesota could gain a lot from a lawsuit filed on Jan. 6 by two Washington state school districts. That’s be…
A new year, and a new semester. We officially welcomed nearly 4,000 students to the start of spring term on January 9. We’re offering nearly 6…
I am learning to quilt. That sounds impressive but it’s really not. What I am learning to do – after five years of off and on, starts and stop…
As chair of the Metropolitan Council’s Transportation Committee, I am often reminded that while effective transportation planning is costly an…
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As our name implies, North Hennepin Community College is deeply rooted in and around our community. We believe in the power of education to ch…
The subject of school safety will undoubtedly be discussed, either formally or informally, as educators from the quad communities join their c…
I read the Sunday obituaries looking for very old people. People who are 100 years old or older. Since I started doing this, I am surprised to…
My showers generally take less than five minutes. She easily takes 10. If I shave my head, add another 90 seconds. If she shaves her legs, add…
When I was 11, my dad gave me a Boy Scout knife with a can opener, screw driver, and bottle opener. He taught me to use knives carefully, as tools.
The distribution of anti-Semitic flyers in portions of the Twin Cities, including some in the western suburbs surrounding the quad communities…
Fulfilling our mission to “create opportunities for students to reach their academic goals, succeed in their chosen professions, and make a di…
There has been justified frustration with the planned extension of the METRO Blue Line (BLRT), including the failure to negotiate rail access …
We are long-time members of the Wedge, the food co-op nearest Golden Valley. Co-ops emerged to assure access to healthy, organic food for thos…
I read a story about a man and his daughters. When one daughter was hospitalized, friends and family came with home-cooked meals, reached out …
Small towns are known for their familiarity. Part of it is the human scale of many small communities in Minnesota. It’s hard not to be noticed…
The scourge of gun violence has not left the quad communities untouched. Nor has it gone unnoticed.
Fall semester starts August 22 and we couldn’t be more excited to welcome students, faculty and staff to reconnect and engage on campus as a c…
When it comes to homeowner nightmares, an aging, cracked pipe connecting your home to the city sewer line is right at the top of the list. Tre…
I moved into our current house, which was built in 1968, in 1988. The yard was professionally landscaped with bushes, trees and lots of river …
In my 10-year-old mind, Main Street hill in Mankato was massive. Even today, the hill, which spans roughly four city blocks, is not one you’d …
As inflation rises to its highest levels in 40 years, it was disheartening this spring to experience the price point for purchases from the th…
I met Dr. Walter Enloe, Professor of Global Education at Hamline, in the late 1980s when he came to Minnesota from Japan. We connected because…
What if you had unlimited opportunity? At North Hennepin Community College, we promote a culture of learning at any stage, no matter where you…
“City of New Orleans,” a song written by Steve Goodman, goes: “The sons of Pullman porters and the sons of engineers ride their father’s magic…
The past year has been a tumultuous one, ranging from war in Euro-Asia to proliferation of mass shootings in this country to the unexpected re…
I am thrilled to announce North Hennepin Community College has been designated a Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation Campus Center!
It is December. It is cold and dark. Winter is here, whether there be snow or not. I long for snow because it reflects the light and makes thi…
Nicholas of Myra was born into a wealthy family in 270 A.D. As a priest, he began sharing his wealth with poor families forgotten at Christmas…
The guy one seat over, and one row in front of me craned his head, scrunched the black-frame glasses up off the bridge of his nose and peered …
During the spring 2022 semester, North Hennepin Community College implemented Guided Pathways to deliver on the college’s continued efforts to…
An unusual but not unprecedented issue has been under consideration in Golden Valley that would, if implemented, impose limitations on the len…
Autumn. Wonderful, colorful, splendorific autumn!
My grandson, Lincoln, lettered on the Lakeville varsity trapshooting team when he was in middle school. He turns 16 in November, and is still …
University of Minnesota Regent Steve Sviggum’s recent question about the possibility of too much diversity offers students, faculty and staff …
Bullies come in all shapes and sizes.
As our name implies, North Hennepin Community College is deeply rooted in and around our community. We believe in the power of education to ch…
The subject of school safety will undoubtedly be discussed, either formally or informally, as educators from the quad communities join their c…
I read the Sunday obituaries looking for very old people. People who are 100 years old or older. Since I started doing this, I am surprised to…
My showers generally take less than five minutes. She easily takes 10. If I shave my head, add another 90 seconds. If she shaves her legs, add…
When I was 11, my dad gave me a Boy Scout knife with a can opener, screw driver, and bottle opener. He taught me to use knives carefully, as tools.
The distribution of anti-Semitic flyers in portions of the Twin Cities, including some in the western suburbs surrounding the quad communities…
Fulfilling our mission to “create opportunities for students to reach their academic goals, succeed in their chosen professions, and make a di…
There has been justified frustration with the planned extension of the METRO Blue Line (BLRT), including the failure to negotiate rail access …
We are long-time members of the Wedge, the food co-op nearest Golden Valley. Co-ops emerged to assure access to healthy, organic food for thos…
During the spring 2022 semester, North Hennepin Community College implemented Guided Pathways to deliver on the college’s continued efforts to…
An unusual but not unprecedented issue has been under consideration in Golden Valley that would, if implemented, impose limitations on the len…
Autumn. Wonderful, colorful, splendorific autumn!
My grandson, Lincoln, lettered on the Lakeville varsity trapshooting team when he was in middle school. He turns 16 in November, and is still …
University of Minnesota Regent Steve Sviggum’s recent question about the possibility of too much diversity offers students, faculty and staff …
Bullies come in all shapes and sizes.
As our name implies, North Hennepin Community College is deeply rooted in and around our community. We believe in the power of education to ch…
The subject of school safety will undoubtedly be discussed, either formally or informally, as educators from the quad communities join their c…
I read the Sunday obituaries looking for very old people. People who are 100 years old or older. Since I started doing this, I am surprised to…
My showers generally take less than five minutes. She easily takes 10. If I shave my head, add another 90 seconds. If she shaves her legs, add…
When I was 11, my dad gave me a Boy Scout knife with a can opener, screw driver, and bottle opener. He taught me to use knives carefully, as tools.
The distribution of anti-Semitic flyers in portions of the Twin Cities, including some in the western suburbs surrounding the quad communities…
Fulfilling our mission to “create opportunities for students to reach their academic goals, succeed in their chosen professions, and make a di…
There has been justified frustration with the planned extension of the METRO Blue Line (BLRT), including the failure to negotiate rail access …