Hopes may be a bit higher than reality as members of the Minnesota Vikings practice in Eagan, getting the 60-year old club ready to enter a se…
As I reflect upon the month of September, three events come to mind that are quite different – Hispanic Heritage Month, the 20-year anniversar…
The Old Gardening Party encourages reading Dawn Pape’s regular Sun Post environmental column. Dawn is the outreach and education coordinator f…
On behalf of North Hennepin Community College, I’m excited to welcome our employees, students, and community to fall semester and our new brand!
Billionaire Jeff Bezos’ short sub-orbital spaceflight July 20 in the first crewed flight of his rocket ship, New Shepard NS-16, launched by Be…
The past couple of months have been a bad time for movie theater buffs with the COVID-generated demise of a couple of landmark facilities in t…
For as long as I have been in politics, I have put a particular focus on tangible and collaborative public safety reforms. As Mayor of Brookly…
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We’ve learned many lessons in the many months since COVID-19 dominated every aspect of our being.
My 1970 draft notice and broadcast degree arrived in the same day’s mail. When I returned in 1972 from my all-expenses-paid overseas trip, the…
The American Legion’s 100-mile Walk for Hope began April 1 and goes until Aug. 31, and I am once again in the middle of it, doing the OGP’s wo…
This year marks the 90th anniversary of one of the most important days in the history of the First Amendment and freedom of expression in this…
Whether it is out of concern for the environment, the treatment of animals or for health reasons, plant-based diets have become increasingly p…
In just a few days on Sunday, June 20, we’ll celebrate the astronomical start of summer, the summer solstice. On this day, we’ll experience th…
I got my shot! For a procrastinator such as myself, that is a big deal. I usually wait for priorities to set themselves. Toilet won’t flush? B…
The OGP promotes courage and compassion, both evident on Feb. 3, 1943, when a German submarine torpedoed the army transport Dorchester. Four c…
One word that comes to mind this month is celebrate. In May, we’ll have the opportunity to celebrate NHCC graduates, Mental Health Awareness M…
How did your weight fare during the last year? Results from a recent survey of nearly 1,000 men and women engaged in a weight loss program or …
The Bassett Creek Watershed Management Commission realizes that our actions on land, even in our yards, are connected to the health of our wat…
The decision by the Anoka City Council last month to disband its Human Rights Commission recalls some of the tussles that have taken place wit…
Tears have been flowing steadily in Brooklyn Center this past week. Every resident — and former resident, like me — has been struck with angui…
The OGP advocates offering children a bigger picture of war other than the usual media glorification of it. A simple way to do that early on i…
Last week California Congresswoman Maxine Waters, speaking to a passionate crowd in Brooklyn Center, said she was hoping for a guilty verdict …
We are learning more and more about how the condition of our gut affects our general health. Did you know that the bacteria and microbes in ou…
When the story aired in late March of a disgruntled boss paying a former employee what was owed to him in over 91,000 pennies, my first though…
My family and I are enjoying our first April here since moving from Florida in June. Many people have warned me that this month can bring pred…
It has often been remarked that the right to freedom of speech under the First Amendment extends to offensive, repugnant and even vulgar matte…
Are you itching to get out to spruce up your gardens? After this unprecedented pandemic winter, it’s only natural to want to get a jump start …
Citizens for Global Solutions recently pointed me to UNICEF’s Child Friendly City Initiative, an effort originating with the United Nations’ D…
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