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Keith Harris

Opinion

This Week’s Open Thread Asks: Are You Good at Your Job?

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<p>Scott Berger is a suburb-raised but city-awakened multi-modal enthusiast proudly based in St. Paul. A year-round cyclist and rider of Bromptons and E-Bikes, Scott is secretly also a car enthusiast and purist who has somehow lived car-free through the Minnesota winter and in rural France. He is a Union Park District Council Board Member.</p>
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Scott Berger

Stillwater Is a Riverfront Parking Lot With Some Nice Restaurants Attached

Howsabout a ‘What Are You Reading?’ Open Thread

<p>Cara Letofsky is a longtime Minneapolis resident working at the intersection of community organizing and policymaking. She writes <a href="https://caraletofsky.substack.com/">Field Notes from America</a>, a newsletter about her observations on the American experiment through the lens of economic inequality, systemic racism, and history.</p>


Cara Letofsky

Frey’s First 100 Days as a Third-Termer vs. the New Democratic Socialist Mayors of NYC, Seattle

Let’s Talk About Moms on This Week’s Open Thread

<p>Betsy Hoody is an independent consultant who has spent her career working in philanthropy on women&#8217;s rights and feminist organizing. She lives in South Minneapolis where she coaches girls hockey, plays hockey, and is always in search of a good sauna.</p>


Betsy Hoody

This Mother’s Day, Let’s See and Celebrate the Organizing Power of Moms 

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<p>Carly Pruszinske is a writer and middle school teacher. She is often found at parks, cinemas, and arts events throughout the Twin Cities.</p>


Carly Pruszinske

Arts

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Jessica Armbruster

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Jay Boller

Technology

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<p>Em Cassel (she/they) is a cyclist, a metalcore apologist, and a co-owner and editor of Racket.</p>


Em Cassel

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Music

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