We let insurrectionists walk away, yet arrest Line 3 peaceful protesters To the Editor: We all watched in horror this week as insurrectionists stormed the nation’s Capitol. Many of us …
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1/14/21
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For longtime Midway residents, you may notice every spring you receive a copy of the Midway Chamber directory with one of the regular issues of the Monitor. The directory lists all Midway Chamber …
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By CHAD KULAS,
Midway Chamber of Commerce Executive Director
chad@midwaychamber.com
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1/14/21
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Tensions rose as people stared at the TV screen, at each other. As eyes met, the questions began, and so did the ridicule. Comments spread like wildfire, catching everyone’s ears as they tore …
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By Abha Karnick
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1/14/21
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Happy New Year! My heart is with you as we all continue to make it work in the pandemic. I’m looking to 2021 with determination to recover and rebuild. COVID has demonstrated even more clearly …
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By Mitra Jalali
ward4@ci.stpaul.mn.us
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1/14/21
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How many of you readers have a favorite Midway Stadium memory? Some of you, I’m sure, go all the way back to the old Midway Stadium built in 1956 on a gravel pit east of Snelling. Share your …
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By Andy Dawkins
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12/9/20
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2020 might become known as the year of the pivot.In the newspaper business, we’ve been zig-zagging for years now, since the Internet changed the business we knew. In some ways, that prepared us …
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By TESHA M. CHRISTENSEN,
Owner & Editor
Tesha@LongfellowNokomisMessenger.com
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12/9/20
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In a presidential election year and in the midst of the dual crises of the coronavirus pandemic and widespread economic misery, the divisions among Americans can seem to easily overwhelm the bonds …
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By DEAN RIDINGS CEO, America's Newspapers
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12/9/20
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Dear Editor: Since the beginning of this year we have been fighting an ever-changing battle to protect our families, our neighbors and our communities at large. Our foe in this battle is a virus. A …
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12/9/20
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We are now about nine months into the pandemic. Many have tried to maintain sanity by making jokes (today is the 265th day of March) as we all hear the same phrases used over and over (“in …
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By CHAD KULAS,
Midway Chamber of Commerce Executive Director
chad@midwaychamber.com
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12/9/20
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by Z Akhmetova
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12/9/20
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Season greetings, Monitor readers, This has been the most strangest, weirdest, and craziest Leap Year I have experienced since 1984; instead of having national leadership in deep denial of HIV/AIDS, …
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By Melvin Giles
peacebubbles@q.com
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12/9/20
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It was with great sadness that I read the announcement from the Southwest Journal this month that the longtime Minneapolis newspaper will be shutting down operations at the end of this year. Their …
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By Denis Woulfe,
denis@MonitorSaintPaul.com
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11/11/20
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Dear Editor: Your October 2020 article about 2 Scoops Ice Cream was uplifting and moving to read. Thanks for sharing about a local business that is doing good work in the community. I look forward to …
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11/11/20
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Dear Editor: We have lived in the Hamline-Midway for approximately 40 years and have always enjoyed the Monitor. However, we must say that the new look/content is an improvement. Nice color …
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11/11/20
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Does anybody remember the old Midway Shopping Center sign at the corner of Snelling and University, looking like a rooster until more careful study? It had no words, only bright colors – and it …
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By Andy Dawkins
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11/11/20
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School has started. For some students, the excitement of the beginning of a new school year is dampened by the dread of an Individualized Education Program, (IEP) meeting. I was one of those …
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Our friends on Saint Paul’s East Side like to remind us the sun rises in the East, as a way to playfully tell us their neighborhood is blessed and full of opportunities. And it is fitting, as a …
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By CHAD KULAS,
Midway Chamber of Commerce Executive Director
chad@midwaychamber.com
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11/11/20
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Mike Reynolds By Mike Reynolds, HMC Board Secretary The Hamline Midway Coalition (HMC) engages the voice and power of the community to serve the neighborhood. HMC plays a specific role representing …
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10/18/20
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By CHAD KULAS,
Midway Chamber of Commerce Executive Director
chad@midwaychamber.com
As we fully embrace the fall season, two statements about the rebuild of University Avenue appear …
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10/18/20
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Artika Tyner (Photo submitted)
The 2020 U.S. Census is of critical importance. It will shape the future of our community. To raise awareness about the Census, Planting People Growing Justice in …
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by Dr. Artika R. Tyner
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9/24/20
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