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Mark Dayton

Keith Ellison

Betty McCollum

Alan Page

John Harrington

Rena Moran

Bobby Joe Champion

Jeff Hayden

Toni Carter

John Choi

T. Williams

Chanda Smith Baker

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Insight News endorses Mark Dayton for Governor of Minnesota.

Mark Dayton’s voice is progressive and prophetic. It is forged by a lifetime of public service. And his voice is tempered by peak and valley experiences in his public and private life that deepen compassion and insight as he seeks to serve the people of our state.

Day one, Dayton says, state departments that break state laws by failing to produce the state mandated inclusion goals, will be held to task. Money will be restored to public education. He promises to find ways to make higher education more affordable too. Clean air and the environment are critical, he says, championing policy that reflects that our environment is our future.

In this election, all eyes are focus on whether the Barack Obama call for change will be sustained. Mark Dayton means change for Minnesota.

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Open letter: Face to face with Minnesota’s future To Mark Dayton, Tom Emmer and Tom Horner, As November 2nd approaches and Minnesotans will make a choice for their next governor we are hesitant and worried about the future. We have tried to connect with each of you and had the most success with Mr. Horner. We are yet to meet you face to face.

Who is ALANA? We are the new face of Minnesota. We go beyond the old minority-majority paradigm towards a vision of One Minnesota free of racial barriers that impede individual and social progress. We are the face of the new world – global and connected.

We are a multiethnic nonpartisan collaborative of the ALANA (African Latino Asian and Native American) communities of Minnesota with a purchasing power of over $12

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billion which is greater than the GDP of many countries in the world. We are over 12 percent of the population of Minnesota. Our workers are at both the high skilled and low skilled section of the economy. Our entrepreneurs are revitalizing both the commercial

corridors as well as information highways of Minnesota. Our trade networks bring billions of investments to Minnesota. Our cultural capital makes Minnesota a global destination. We pay at least a billion dollars in state and local taxes. We add value

and wealth to the economy and society in Minnesota.

Why is this meeting with us important? We have tried for a long time to bring you together for a gubernatorial forum to dialog with us and even to meet informally according to your

schedule.

We are unique unlike other groups you have met during your campaign. We do not have a personal agenda but a collective vision to make Minnesota a globally competitive state and the best place to live work and raise a family. We offer our talents and our assets to help make this vision possible.

We are concerned that the Minnesotan policy machine is stuck in an outdated view of our communities – mainly as burdens and not as assets. We however look at our young population as Minnesota’s future workforce and tax base and as entrepreneurs that will help make Minnesota a globally competitive state. We bring to the table new concepts and ideas – for example the potential of ethnic cultural tourism and a free trade zone in Minnesota to

attract global capital. We bring new ideas on how Minnesota needs to retool its schools and universities to prepare our students for the new technologies of the future. We bring diversity of skills and a global network to help forge new relationships and opportunities for Minnesotans.

We want to create the healthiest and most versatile economy in the nation and pledge our support to whoever wins the office of the Governor of Minnesota.

We encourage you to engage and dialog with us on this new vision for Minnesota before the elections. We will color the vote on November 2, 2010.

The OneMN.org leadership Team and the Color the Vote Campaign Team. www.onemn. org, www.colorthevote.org, www.alanagreen.org

Booker: Lifetime of achievement Special to the NNPA Veteran civil rights reporter, Simeon Booker, told the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Awards Dinner, “our struggle is far from over,” as he accepted the organization’s 2010 Phoenix Award for lifetime achievement.

Acknowledging the gains made through Black voting power during the past six decades, Booker urged more attention to the remaining “challenges” of enormous Black poverty, high unemployment, a disproportionate black prison

population, too few college grads, and too many teenage pregnancies.

Booker retired in 2007 after more than 50 years as Jet/Ebony Washington Bureau Chief, and is currently working on a retrospective of his half-century of civil rights and political reporting. Recalling his first foray into the Deep South was to cover a voting rights rally in Mississippi in 1955, Booker, who received the NNPA Foundation 2007 Lifetime Achievement Award, described it as a “frightening experience” for a Northernborn and reared reporter. He went on to cover some of the

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most horrific events of the era, including the lynching of civil rights workers, and the Emmett Till kidnapping and murder trial, which sent shock waves across the country, igniting the civil rights movement. In May 1961, after two interstate buses were waylaid by the KKK in Alabama, Attorney General Robert Kennedy responded to reporter Booker’s call for help by sending a plane to rescue the badly beaten Freedom Riders.

A Harvard Nieman Fellow in Journalism in 1951, Booker spoke out on national and international human rights issues as a nationally-broadcast

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commentator for Westinghouse radio stations in the 1970s, and in 1982 was the first Black to receive the National Press Club’s Fourth Estate Award --- its highest honor for journalists.

President Obama brought the 4,000 dinner attendees to their feet with a rallying call for greater political involvement.

The Foundation’s other honorees, entertainer/activist Harry Belafonte, choreographer Judith Jamison, and NJ State Assembly Speaker Sheila Oliver, echoed the call for awareness and action. The dinner, climaxing the Caucus’s Legislative Week, is an annual fundraiser for the CBCF.

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Statements from the candidates:

Governor Mark Dayton Democratic-Farmer-Labor Mark has a long record of working with African-American leaders in Minnesota to create jobs, improve education, and improve the communities in which African Americans live.

As Governor, Mark Dayton will continue to work with AfricanAmerican leaders to achieve these goals..

From his experience teaching in a New York City public school, Mark Dayton knows the importance of education. As a U.S. Senator, he voted against No Child Left Behind, because its excessive testing label students and schools.

He offered seven amendments to fully fund the federal commitment to special education. As Governor, he will work to increase funding for early childhood education and state-funded optional all-day kindergarten.

Mark will work to stop relying on property taxes to fund public schools, which creates inequality between school districts. He will work to ensure that all our children receive a world-class education wherever they live. Mark also knows funding alone is not the answer; he’ll work to reform education to ensure better student achievement.

Mark also understands the severity of Minnesota’s foreclosure crisis and knows that housing turnover devastates communities

and neighborhoods.

As Governor, Mark will work with Representative Jeff Hayden and other legislative leaders to help Minnesotans stay in their homes.

Mark Dayton will be Minnesota’s next Jobs Governor. He has served twice as Minnesota’s Commissioner of Economic Development.

He helped businesses create jobs throughout our state. As U.S. Senator, he helped secure funding for transportation projects including Metro-area bus services, the Hiawatha Light Rail Line, the Central Corridor Light Rail project, and the Northstar Commuter Rail Line; he also secured funding for Youthbuild, a program that helps urban youth earn high school credit while developing their job skills building affordable housing.

As Governor, Mark will create a Clean Energy Savings Fund, which will put people to work, save taxpayer dollars, and reduce energy consumption by making public buildings more energy efficient. As Governor, Mark will enforce state laws giving minorityowned businesses percentagepreferences in bidding for state contracts.

Mark has worked with and for Minnesota’s African Americans in the past, and he will do so again as Governor!

Tom Horner Independence It is critical to our future that we invest in education. Real opportunities to learn, grow and prosper must be afforded to every citizen of Minnesota.

Our children must have

access to the very best teachers from the beginning of their school years. Our teachers must be empowered to teach.

Our school principals must be chosen from among our best and brightest, and we must provide them with the training and support to lead effective schools where every child can prosper and grow.

I favor increased funding for early childhood education and believe we must set a goal that every child is reading at grade level by third grade.

I support alternative licensure initiatives to clear the way for people of accomplishment from all walks of life to become teachers.

They can be among the best role models for our young people.

To prosper in our evolving 21st century economy – with its emphasis on rapid communication and global markets – we will need more residents with post-high school education. Access to our twoand four-year colleges should be enhanced through investments by the state, not reduced by misdirected cuts in the higher education budget.

My name is Tom Horner and I am running for governor of Minnesota.

Attorney General Lori Swanson Democratic-Farmer-Labor The Attorney General can do a lot to bring about justice for ordinary people. Special interests and big corporations hire armies of lawyers and lobbyists to represent them, while people of more modest

Mark Dayton

Tom Horner

Lori Swanson

Chris Barden

Annie Young

Keith Ellison

Lynne Torgerson

Linda Higgins

Krysia Weidell

Joe Mullery

Gary Mazzotta

Jeff Hayden

Rena Moran

Blair Tremere

Barry Lazarus

Rebecca Gagnon

Matt Bostrom

David Schultz

means often face a stacked deck when treated unfairly. We’ve worked hard in the Attorney General’s Office to help ordinary people--whether it’s shutting down predatory mortgage consultants, taking action against insurance companies that rip off the elderly, halting unfair credit card arbitration proceedings, advocating for individuals and small businesses against unfair power company practices, or stopping shady foreclosure consultants. It is an honor to serve as your Attorney General, and I want to keep going to bat for ordinary people who are dealt and unfair hand. I ask for your vote.

Chris Barden Republican My wife of 23 years, Robin, and I love raising our four children just blocks from where I was raised in Minnesota.

As a private citizen, attorney, and national expert on health care issues, I have become increasingly concerned for our state’s future. I wish to change and reform the anti-business, scandal filled recent history of the Attorney General’s Office so our state can build businesses and provide new jobs.. My top priorities as Minnesota’s Attorney General are to improve the business climate to bring jobs to Minnesota, ensure the integrity of our election process by implementing Photo ID requirements, vigorously protect consumers, improve our criminal justice system to better protect children and families, and challenge the unwise and unconstitutional Federal Health Care Law. As a non-incumbent, non-politician citizen I will represent all the people of Minnesota. After 40 years of continuous control by the DFL its time for reform.

State Auditor Annie Young Green Party I am running for State Auditor because I understand the principles of life cycle cost accounting and the importance of sustainability values in the oversight of government work. I have working experience with audits of government agencies from 21 years of service on the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board. I believe I will provide a fresh, independent perspective on auditing and proven leadership.

I am seeking the office of State Auditor to advance the Green Party’s platform of environmental stewardship, social justice, grassroots democracy, and local control.

If I receive five percent of the statewide vote, it will restore the Green Party’s place on the ballot and give Minnesotans a real alternative.

We need to have government agencies analyze the impact of actions carried out on the local level. Taxpayers want to know their money is spent wisely and efficiently while knowing the effect it has on their community

assets.

US Representative District 5 Keith Ellison Democratic-Farmer-Labor I’m Congressman Keith Ellison, and I have represented Minnesota’s Fifth Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives since taking office on January 4, 2007. My legislative priorities include peace, prosperity for working families, environmental sustainability, and civil and human rights.

I’m asking for your vote on November 2. If re-elected, job creation will continue being my top priority. Our economy is improving, but we must do more to create good paying jobs.

I’ve supported policies like the Recovery Act that provided $288 billion in tax cuts to 98 percent of working families and to small businesses. As we rebuild our economy, I am committed to ensuring that working people’s needs come first. I will push to create jobs by investing in quality education, clean energy, infrastructure projects, and energy efficiency, which will reduce our dependence on foreign oil, decrease energy costs for families, and prepare our children to succeed.

Lynne Torgerson Independent Lynne Torgerson believes in Americas Freedoms, The American Dream, and the US Constitution. She wants to

John Choi expose and stop radical Islam in both its terrorist and stealth jihadist forms. She wants to stop Keith Ellison, who has ties to CAIR and Radical Islamism.

She believes in a strong homeland security and keeping jobs in America. She would like to eliminate dependence on foreign oil, develop clean energy, but not develop nuclear energy. She is green with respect to the environment (and animals), and opposes cloning and genetically altered food.

On social issues, her positions are consistent with the Catholic Church, such as life beginning at conception and traditional marriage, but also supports equal rights for women. She is also big on freedom of speech and freedom of religion, as establishment by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. She also supports our ally Israel, and opposes Iran obtaining a nuclear weapon.

She also supports the Second Amendment, health care reform of some sort, and restrictions on credit card companies.

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BUSINESS Motivational quotes inspire and ignite Plan Your Career

By Julie Desmond julie@insightnews.com A recent discussion on LinkedIn asked, “What’s your favorite motivational quote?”

The responses were many and varied and interesting to

share. Motivational quotes can keep us going when the going gets tough, inspire us to achieve more, or remind us to have some fun once in a while.

Sometimes, simply seeing a quote in front of you every day can actually make you believe something about yourself and your capabilities that you didn’t believe before.

What’s written on your wall?

Are you motivated by practical, common-sense sayings, deep and thought-provoking quotes, or funny one-liners you can

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repeat to your friends?

One might not expect Dolly Parton to dole out much practical advice, but one LinkedIn writer quoted her with saying, “If you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain.” Other quotes in the Practical category include: “They don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care,” a favorite of Zig Ziglar; and, from Henry Ford, “Whether you think you can or think you can’t, you’re right.”

Often, motivational quotes are philosophical and heady, with a deeper meaning than meets the eye. For example, “Give a man a fish, he eats for a day; teach a man to fish and he eats for a lifetime,” credited to Mahatma Gandhi.

And Mother Theresa’s, “To keep a lamp burning, we have to keep putting oil in it.”

Some days, the best motivational quotes are those that inspire a smile and a nod of agreement: “If everything seems under control, you’re

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not going fast enough!” (Mario Andretti) Or, attributed to Thomas Jefferson, “When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang on.”

Minnesotans can appreciate this anonymous but important one, too, “If you think you are too small to be effective, you have never been in the dark with a mosquito.”

Someone said motivation never lasts more than a day; but then, neither does bathing. It helps to repeat the inspirational sayings that get you through

life’s ups and downs. If, after listening to other people’s favorite motivational quotes, you still haven’t found a gem to call your own, I recommend the mother of all motivators, the most memorable, safe and effective, catchall inspirational phrase: “Just Do It!” Julie Desmond is an experienced recruiter and career counselor.

She currently leads job search and career planning workshops for in Edina, MN. Write to julie@insightnews.com.

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MPS seeks to increase business opportunities The Minneapolis Board of Education on September 14 voted to implement a policy that will enhance equal employment and business opportunities for minorities, women and diverse communities. Policy 3310: Business Partner Diversity promotes the participation of businesses owned and operated by minorities, women and diverse communities in

school district procurement and contracts for goods and services. The policy is a proactive effort of the Minneapolis Public School district to partner with and foster economic development in the Minneapolis community.

In light of this policy, the board established the Minority, Women and Diverse Business Participation

Oversight Committee for the construction of the new MPS Educational Service Center.

The committee is composed of five voting members and two Minneapolis school board members. Committee members include Velma Korbel, Director, City of Minneapolis, Civil Rights Department; Luz Maria Frias, Director, City of St. Paul, Human Rights and

Equal Economic Opportunity Department; Craig Taylor, Director, Office of Business and Community Economic Development, University of Minnesota; Jordan Park Community Representative, who will be designated by the Office of Councilmember Don Samuels; and Bishop Richard D. Howell, Jr., Bishop, Shiloh Temple International Ministries.

It will convene periodically to monitor and evaluate the participation of minority, women and diverse businesses in the construction of the Educational Service Center as well as review reports provided by the MPS Office of Equity and Diversity. The committee will also be charged with certifying that MPS met or exceeded its minority, women and diverse

business participation goals for the construction.

“The Minneapolis Public Schools are grateful for the strong support of the community for this project,” said MPS Superintendent Bernadeia Johnson. “We pledge to use this investment of public resources to help all children succeed and benefit local businesses and residents.”

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State Senator District 58 Linda Higgins Democratic-Farmer-Labor I am seeking reelection to the Minnesota State Senate to continue my work on behalf of the residents of District 58 and the state of Minnesota.

I have served four terms in the Senate. I focus on issues that affect the residents of our district – foreclosures,

healthcare, jobs, fair elections, crime prevention, housing, veterans. This term, I chaired the Public Safety Finance Division, which provides funding for law enforcement, crime prevention services, reentry, corrections, and the courts.

I was the chief advocate in the Senate for bills as diverse as foreclosure prevention, blighted housing rehabilitation, electronic waste recycling, funding for summer jobs for Minneapolis youth, prevention of the sale of children’s jewelry containing lead or cadmium, and designating Juneteenth as an official state observance, and

many, many more.

I ask for your vote on Tuesday, November 2.

State Senator District 67 Krysia Weidell Republican I entered this race because I love St. Paul and Minnesota. I have over 10 years of business experience and have my MBA. One of the most critical issues facing the East Side of St Paul is job loss and home foreclosures.

The government needs to create a better business

insightnews.com environment through relaxed regulations, reduced taxes, and unfunded federal mandates elimination. We need to change the mindset that the federal government knows best how to run Minnesota. When our small businesses are allowed to flourish, foreclosures will decrease and employment will increase.

Minnesota is facing a $6B+ deficit in the next biennium – this is not a revenue shortage problem; it is a spending/ mismanagement of funds issue. A business approach needs to be applied to the budget - streamline processes,

procedures, and departments.

If there is fraud in a system identify and eliminate it.

State Representative District 58A Joe Mullery Democratic-Farmer-Labor I am the leader at the Capitol on issue after issue that makes a difference in the lives of people on our Northside. If you want someone who is capable of reforming the way things are done, I’m the one who is actually a leader in creating change.

Because of my leadership on youth development, the National Conference of State Legislatures appointed me to its 13-member Advisory Board on Youth. I’m working on ending the intransigent poverty in our minority community by providing training and an opportunity for a good job.

I’m the leader on juvenile justice reform and re-entry services for ex-offenders. I received Legislator of the Year awards from both the National Alliance on Mental Illness and

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AESTHETICS

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Tanya Hamilton

Night Catches Us: Tanya Hamilton interview

By Alaina Lewis Contributing Writer We’ve heard of love in the time of war, but sometimes war supercedes the time that is necessary for creating love.

But not through the eyes of Tanya Hamilton.

Hamilton’s debut feature film Night Catches Us, is an urban tale centered on the love of Marcus Washington (Anthony Mackie), a former Black Panther turned drifter, and Patricia Wilson (Kerry Washington), the whisper of a love that he’d left behind when he fled Philadelphia.

Washington finds himself returning home to the grounds where his political journey began. Yet time has given him new eyes and no longer does he agree with the direction his comrades have taken their mission. As his love for the movement fades, his heart begins to collect those lost shadows, bringing to him an unrequited desire to meld the haze of yesterday with a love that’s here and now.

Night Catches Us, premiered on the third night of The First Annual Twin Cities Film Festival. Hamilton was also presented with a “Distinction in Filmmaking” award by Minnesota Women In Film & Television, an organization which also assisted Hamilton in finding some of the resources necessary to explore her vision within the canvas of filmmaking.

Hamilton has become not only a pivotal voice for women in film, but also a sought after truth in the urban film industry.

Insight News was able to catch up with this dynamic woman, and learn more of the latest cinematic treasure that is Night Catches Us. Insight News: How did you go from painting to becoming a filmmaking?

Tanya Hamilton: I went to an accelerated high school arts program; the kind where you do relatively questionable academics during the first part of the day and very sophisticated arts during the second half of the day. Very early on I was painting and drawing. Then I went into an undergrad program that was equally as intense. They had a film division on the fifth floor. I used to paint these 13- and 14foot paintings, and they were all completely narrative, every last one of them. There was always a story to them. It was an inferred story. I loved doing portraits, but the stuff I did in college was where I started bringing in other characters instead of just painting a portrait of one person. While I was there I started making narrative movies with my friends. I got accepted to Columbia University for graduate school and that’s where I learned how to write.

Insight News: Since this is your first film, how did you broker all these amazing actors like Kerry Washington and

Anthony Mackie?

Hamilton: I’d have to say that was the easier part. Finding the money and the financing was the hardest part and the uphill climb. Once we got that, it was really about synergy.

We managed to get actors who, I think, in their own private lives have some sort of relationship with activism and Black history. We had an entirely different plan for this film and that kind of fell apart.

We had to scramble around and put the machine back together.

It seemed tragic at the time, but actually turned out well.

People were interested in rallying around the story and rallying around the world that the story portrays. I had a great casting agent. I know that’s a bit cliché, but you need to have someone who is really willing to work super hard, and ours did.

Insight News: What would you tell other artists who want to follow in your footsteps as Black female screenwriters and film directors?

Hamilton: Making movies has no map. That is both a great thing and at the same time it’s a bit of a scary thing. It’s hard to make movies with people of color that are from an of color perspective- meaning there aren’t other people involved in retelling the stories, like looking at South Africa through the eyes of a white journalist from Massachusetts.

Our stories are really hard to make for many reasons.

I think one of the reasons relates more to us rather than other people and that is this idea of what we consume; by

‘we’ I mean people of color.

I think it’s about what we allow ourselves to consume. I think it’s cool to consume the left and the right. It’s great to do the gangster movies and Tyler Perry because I think it’s awesome, it’s about company.

But I think in the center there’s no company, there’s no great content in the center.

That’s where I come in. This is my first film, and I hope to make more. There’s no sort or African American independent cinema, or Asian American independent cinema, or even Latin American independent cinema, except in those countries, but not as strong here in the U.S. This is our country, and there’s no content. For me as a filmmaker, what I always try to say is that our job is to populate that middle with films that are mindful of commerce.

At the beginning of this I was a little naïve about content and commerce and how they fit together, but unfortunately we don’t live in a country that finances movies. We don’t live in Europe or Canada. We have to make movies that occupy that middle in a way, that can service commerce and I think as consumers we have to readjust what we consume, and not just over here, and over there, but also the stuff in the middle.

If you have money you can do anything --find a casting agent, get a cast. The true fact is that good content for African American actors and actresses is very, very small.

The problem starts with money.

If you have no money, you’re locked out of the system.

Insight News: With the buzz and success surrounding this film, do you think it will be easier for you next time to get what you need to make a movie?

Hamilton: Certainly. When you have product to show it’s a lot easier to get where I need to go. It just depends on your product. With a film like mine, some people, like you and me, are going to respond to it in the way they respond meaning they will feel connected whether it’s because they’re Black or a woman- whatever it is. But then there’s this other issue of film being a class driven industry.

If I’d made a film that was much more clearly defined and had more of a mainstream and commercial sensibility I might not have gotten a meeting with those agents at Sundance that bought my film. It might have gone a completely different way. I think the product I’m willing to put out in the world because I’m dedicated to that middle, is not necessarily going to open a bunch of doors as if I were to make something over here or something over there.

It’s just a proven formula, and I don’t blame the system for being the way it is. It’s like, if you show me some money, I’m going to open the door, but if I have to guess just by looking at your thing and not knowing who’s going to like it, well then the system wonders how they can trust you.

Insight News: So what’s next for you?

Hamilton: I feel sort of dedicated to this content. I feel that we as African Americans need to realize that it’s there

in front of us, and it is such a wide-open field. For my next movie, I’m interested in American Indian tribes, and I’m working on a screenplay

that I’m trying to finish about two brothers.

For more information please visit www.NightCatchesUs.com

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By Chris Garner Contributing Writer Thanks to Lourdes Cancel, his University of Minnesota scholarship advisor, Louis Adams III has become one of the Minnesota Twins most valuable interns. After a brief over the phone encounter with his now boss, Emerging Markets manager Miguel Ramos in Cancels office, and later an in-person interview, Adams has been able to get his foot in the door to began what he calls his number one work experience.

Adams, a recent college graduate, has worked many jobs, however, he believes nothing has prepared him for his career as much as this internship with Minnesota Twins. Within his short period of interning with the Twins, Adams said he was forced to step up to the plate and show his talents when Ramos underwent quadruple bypass surgery.

For three months, Adams independently worked and as he says “enveloped” Ramos’ vision of Emerging Markets. Only supplied with the help of former Emerging Markets intern and current Twins full time employee, Alejandra Cabrera, Adams had to host events welcoming the community to the Twins.

“We are committed to building relationships with minority and immigrant communities, and helping leverage their educational and economic resources,” said Adams of his department’s mission.

“What I do every day is figure out strategies and implement them as I see fit in order build relationships in the community.

Endorsements From 1 Insight also endorses: Keith Ellison for US House of Representatives, District 5, and Betty McCollum for US House of Representatives, District 4.

Ellison and McCollum provide

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Louis Adams III The best way to do that is to find out how to best connect with the target market,” he said.

Adams has worked hard to find out the most efficient ways to pull in his minority market and he credits his education and experiences with helping him find potential answers. Before finding his place in marketing, Adams majored in computer engineering for two years, basing his decision solely on financial

means. It wasn’t until he realized he had a different purpose and knack for communicating and understanding the needs of others that he changed his major to Business Marketing and Psychology. Adams said he was able to uncover this talent after working various jobs from real estate property liaison, insurance consultant, to working in the emergency room. In each job, he saw that the primary focus was to best support the wants and

desires of people.

His love for people also transcends out of the office. In his free time Adams volunteers.

He has worked with children at Fair School in Crystal as well as countless others through his fraternity. As a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., Adams also has showcased his talents as a stepper, performing in over 15 step shows. When he is not stepping or volunteering, he faithfully plays basketball.

Adams hopes that this opportunity with the Twins will eventually lead him to a job with the Twins like his predecessor, Cabrera. He knows that he has all of the qualifications to continue to expand the Minnesota Twins brand. “It’s not about doing what needs to be done, it’s about doing things that aren’t required,” said Adams.

“My motto is the Golden Rule,” said Adams, and he makes sure it transcends in everything

he does and to everyone he talks to. Whether he is talking to the custodian, fellow employees in the hall, or even the Twins president, he gives off genuine concern and charm.

In a place where one could easily get lost, this once small town boy of Prescott, WI, has grown to be a stand-out team player committed to building relationships and diversifying the brand.

tireless, principled, effective leadership to our nation and for our state and their constituents.

Ellison and McCollum, we believe, keep change moving forward.

We endorse Bobby Joe Champion for State House of Representatives for House District 58B in North Minneapolis, and we endorse Jeff Hayden for House of

Representatives in District 61B in South Minneapolis. Both have performed admirable as the Minnesota Black Legislative Caucus, giving voice to the voiceless, defending the rights of the common man, and ringing the bell for freedom and inclusion for our people and for all their constituents and all residents of our state.

We endorse former St. Paul Police Chief John Harrington for State Senate in District 67 and we endorse Rena Moran for House of Representatives for 65A. Harrington and Moran will mean a 100% increase in Minnesota’s Black Legislative Caucus. It means we are keeping it moving in the right direction.

St. Paul Commissioner

Toni Carter earns Insight’s full endorsement for her visionary, in the trenches leadership. She has made sure our people get the information we need, understand the information, and mobilize ourselves to make our interests clear. Toni Carter keeps it moving forward.

We endorse John Choi, an effective leader of St. Paul’s legal

department, for Ramsey County Attorney.

We endorse Alan Page for Minnesota Supreme Court Justice.

In Minneapolis, a lot is riding on decisions we make about education.

Insight endorses T Williams and Chanda Smith Baker for the two At Large Positions on Minneapolis School board.

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Friend’s spirit inspires the homeless “Wes was a dear, personal friend, an incredibly talented person,” said Jeanna Brown, life coach, author and Twin Cities native now living in California who spoke in Wes Revely’s honor last Saturday, October 9 to At Home Group’s homeless clients in downtown Minneapolis. “I am excited to be able to honor Wes and continue his legacy of volunteerism and community involvement,” said Brown.

Revely’s friends describe him as an amazing man, a gifted Lockheed Martin engineer who was awarded six patents during his 10-year employment with the company in Eagan, MN. He was a mentor to Twin Cities youth and a tireless advocate of volunteerism and community involvement. Revely touched hundreds of lives with his kindness and support and was deeply mourned when he lost his battle with sickle cell disease in April of this year.

Brown and Revely’s close friends have started giving back in his name through the creation of a fund that buys the clothes, bus fare and tools homeless workers need to return to a job.

At Home Group (AHG) set it up as the Wes Revely Tools for the Trade fund. Kathy Olson, AHG executive director, explains that clients are “homeless not

voices, believe in yourself and stay true to your goals you’ll get where you want to be. And don’t forget to celebrate your achievements!”

“It’s awesome what you’re doing,” Brown said of Olson and AHG. “You’re supplying the bridge people need. A little help, a small push that can help produce big changes.”

Wes Revely

Photos coutresy of At Home Group

Walter Bell, Joseph Garcia, Khadyah Hardin, standing Jeanna Brown helpless” and all it generally takes is a small sum – “usually the price of a pair of work shoes, a bus pass or drivers license – to help a person get back to work and on the way to stable housing.”

AHG clients shared personal stories with Brown of how they’d been able to turn their lives around through help from the organization. One young mother who attended the meeting with her daughter described how she’d been injured in an auto accident in 2006. Unable to work, she lost her job and eventually her

housing. She approached AHG in April for help with bus fare and a uniform. She reacalled: “I was blessed to get a seasonal job which just turned into permanent employment.”

She and her daughter are now getting ready to move into their own home.

“We ask clients what they need to go back to work,” said Olson. “Usually for under $50 we can get a homeless client back to work. Uniforms, shoes and bus fare are the biggest needs.”

Other AHG clients told Brown how a set of tools,

computer classes and/or a pair of work shoes help them get back to work and stabilize their lives.

Brown congratulated clients on their success and spoke about the continued power of believing in oneself and the importance of taking deliberate, small steps toward goals. “Make a list, write down daily goals, stay accountable, go step-by-step and cross off each goal as you complete it,” she said. “Visualize results and surround yourself with supportive, positive people.” Brown talked about the importance of protecting one’s personal space and of sometimes having to say “no.” “You need courage and discipline to get where you want to go,” she said, “and sometimes you may feel as if you’re out there by yourself, but if you squash the negative

Brown said it was exciting to volunteer in honor of Revely and hear the success stories of AHG clients. “You get, you give, you get and give back – and you keep the cycle going.

This is a fantastic organization.

It proves that sometimes all a person needs is just one thing to get back on track and establish stability,” said Brown.

Vote Tues., Nov. 2

Our State Senator Linda Higgins It is an honor to serve you. I ask for your vote so I can continue working on behalf of the residents of District 58. Thank you! x Support a strong education system x Invest in early childhood education i End healthcare racial and gender disparities x Build safe, strong neighborhoods x Improve transit/transportation options x Invest in North Minneapolis x Protect pension funds x Fair, equitable taxation x Clean air and water for all Prepared and paid for by Higgins for Senate, 1715 Emerson Ave. N., Mpls 55411. Bruce Center, Treasurer. 612 522 2776 lhiggins@nmpls.com . Www.senatorlinda.com

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HEALTH Health care reform means middle class tax cuts

By Sharon Rolenc Minnesota News Connection They’ve crunched the numbers and they say it looks good. The health care consumer advocate group Families USA says the new health care reform law will bring a huge tax break for working people - one worth $110 billion by 2014.

The tax cuts are fully refundable, which means you get money back

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even if you don’t owe any taxes, according to Kathleen Stoll with Families USA. “The new premium tax credits in the Affordable Care Act really constitute the largest middleincome tax cut in history. These new tax credits are going to enable hard-working folks in Minnesota to afford health premiums that up to now have really stretched their family budget,” said Stoll.

Stoll says their research shows nearly 500,000 people in

Minnesota will share about $1.8 billion dollars. Since it will be part of the subsidies built into the new health care exchanges, she says people will get the money immediately when they sign up for health insurance and won’t have to wait until they file their taxes.

Dan McGrath, executive director of TakeAction Minnesota, says his organization has spoken with tens of thousands of Minnesotans over the past

four years who have shared their concerns about health care.

“While the faces and the places are different, the story is always the same: The soaring cost of health care is the single most urgent problem that Minnesotans are facing. This report shows that relief is on the way for hundreds of thousands of Minnesota families,” McGrath said.

US Sen. Al Franken points to one health care reform obstacle for Minnesota, one that prevents

the state from receiving federal medical relief. In August, Gov. Tim Pawlenty issued an executive order directing state agencies to decline all discretionary participation in the Affordable Care Act. As a result, in this year alone Minnesota has lost out on hundreds of millions of dollars that could have helped uninsured families, Franken says.

Said Franken: “All Minnesotans should be outraged that they are at risk of being

left behind while other states are in the process of accepting urgently needed federal relief. It’s important that people speak up.”

Franken says unless the new governor rescinds the order, the tax credits and associated federal funding won’t be coming to Minnesota.

The Families USA report, including state-by-state numbers, is available at www.familiesusa. org.

Whatever the fate of North High School (which I attended 195154), every effort must be made to save KBEM/88.5, one of the nation’s few remaining alljazz stations which is housed at North. As we long-time KBEM members and volunteers well

know, KBEM not only is the main source in this area of all genres of broadcast jazz, but the station also trains North and other MPS students in on-air broadcasting and other radio techniques. The North library contains a special section

of valuable jazz books and recordings donated by KBEM and its supporters and available to students and the community.

If North cannot be KBEM’s permanent home, efforts must begin now to find an alternate location, in another MPS

school or perhaps a college, university or community center.

We must avoid at all costs a repeat of the tragic end of WCAL a few years ago when a misguided college board sold the license to MPR. Those interested in

learning more about how they can help KBEM may contact station manager Michele Jansen at michele. jansen@mpls.k12.mn.us.

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SPORTS Wolf pack resdesigned for upcoming season Flynn, and the fresh rookie Wesley Johnson. Both young fellas have those types of smiles that make folks think that they couldn’t hurt a fly, but their court game is so steady that the smiles can become dangerous illusions to teams taking their trip to the Target Center for granted.

Toss in the sneaky smile of slim defensive forward Corey Brewer, and the smile you can hope to get from Darko Milicic – who was only second to LeBron James in the 2003 NBA Draft, and ahead of Carmelo Anthony

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Wesley Johnson, Jonny Flynn and Kevin Love

Mr. T’s Sports Report

By Ryan T. Scott ryan@insightnews.com Watch out now.

The Timberwolves seem to have a new groove. Whether you agree with that possibility or not, the Wolves have several new players, and that’s a fact. Pre-season observation of this adjusted pack of Wolves seems to show a team with some improved lift on the court – or maybe it could be that Wolves’ GM David Kahn, who rarely seems to smile himself, is lining up a set of the most genuine smiles that the NBA has to offer. I smell a “Minnesota Nice” promotional campaign coming. Considering the price of tickets to Wolves games these days, it just might work.

A nice fact about the new

look Wolves that may actually matter on the court is that their roster now represents seven players who were lottery picks in the NBA Draft this decade.

In a recent article I said that talent would win out in the case of Michael Vick versus Kevin Kolb for the Philadelphia Eagles starting quarterback position.

Here is how the talent for the Wolves shakes out: Martell Webster was the #6 pick in the 2005 draft. Webster came straight from high school to the NBA in the last year that it was allowed to come straight from high school. But in Portland, Webster got lost on a Trailblazers team that has been saturated with players of Webster’s size and style for a long time. Having a team full of forwards is a recipe for the Los Angeles Clippers, which has been the NBA caboose for more than a long time. It’s easy to understand how Webster could have been lost on that team, and seeing as he is originally from the northwest U.S. region, probably

provides all the more reason that his shipping date out of Portland took so long. But thus far his presence in the Wolves preseason has been pretty strong for a team in need of proper athleticism and shooting to compliment the steady talents of pillars like Kevin Love. Webster is a real wildcard in the mix, which is why I list him first. If Webster can form a clear identity, he would seem to be the ideal compliment for the Wolves’ biggest addition, Michael Beasley.

Beasley is Minnesota’s gift from the Miami Heat, since LeBron James decided to “take his talents to South Beach,” and in doing so limited Miami’s ability to afford keeping Beasley, their #1draft pick (#2 overall) from the 2008 Draft. Beasley was viewed by most as the best player coming out of college in 2008, though most of the leading awards went to a mix of other players; this was mostly due to the prestige of those player’s schools. But Beasley’s presence in the college basketball scene

easily drew the common quote “a man amongst boys”.

Beasley seemed to be a young man caught in the funk of massive expectations during his first years in Miami with Dwayne Wade, who had recently come off of winning a championship in 2006. Beasley and Shaquille O’Neal, were supposed to be the additions that brought championship glory back to South Beach.

That didn’t work. But what is working is the big smile and energy that Beasley has brought to the Wolves. Who knew? But we all know Minnesota can be a good relaxation from big city hustle, bustle, and competition.

So in addition to his “big man on campus” talent, Beasley is blessing the Target Center crowds, and his teammates, with a smile and energy that may make folks care less that the Wolves will be fortunate to finish the season with a .500 record.

In addition to Beasley’s big youthful smile are the smiles of second year point guard Jonny

– and the Wolves certainly have the talent to surprise a weakening Western Conference.

But all the youth, talent, and smiles begin and end with Love.

Kevin Love that is. “That boy good,” as the kids would say.

And hopefully you can fade out on reading this article with Stephanie Mills’ “I’ve Learned to Respect the Power of Love” like I am right now. If they bump that song at the Target Center before every game everybody wins.

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LIFESTYLE Celebrating Minnesota’s fabulous Fall season Style on a Dime

By Marcia Humphrey marcia@insightnews.com At the risk of exposing myself to the potential of hate mail, I confess that my family does not celebrate Halloween (yet we love those that do!) However, we do love to celebrate the beautiful changes that accompany autumn. Change is good and it’s necessary, so instead of complaining that winter is right around the corner, simply enjoy the right now! Here are a few ideas on how to embrace our fabulous Fall season.

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I’m a national leader on consumer protection such as fighting wrongful foreclosures and fraudulent collectors.

I would be honored to continue helping the people of the Northside.

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Grab the person(s) you love and take a hike! No, really, go for a walk. Experience all of fall’s beauty; the sights of the colorful foliage and sounds of leaves crunching underfoot.

Help the children make a pile of leaves and jump in-you, too!

Whether you walk around your neighborhood block or through one of the many convenient trails in the area, just do it. If you want to take it a step further, consider spending some time at Minnesota Landscape Arboretum. You will find over 1,000 acres of gardens, model landscapes, natural areas, and the widest variety of trees anywhere in the state. Tickets are $9 for adults, and free for children under 15. Call or go online for further details. www.arboretum. umn.edu/default.aspx.

(3675 Arboretum Drive, Chaska MN Gary Mazzotta Republican I have my B.A. from the University of Pittsburgh and live downtown Minneapolis.

I’m certified in Six Sigma, having worked for public and private companies. As a process improvement expert, I’ve identified broken processes and reduced cost. I’m active in the community through United Way and Basilica of St. Mary.

My main focus, if elected, will be reducing taxes and overbearing regulations so that we can create more private sector jobs and strengthen the economy. I will also make K-12 education and public safety a top priority. Today, an expansive and expensive state government has crippled our business environments and is causing a loss of our greatest resource, our people. In addition, the people and businesses of our great state have been burdened with regressive, job-killing taxes. I believe public education is an investment in our future, and Minnesota has demonstrated its willingness to invest in education. Also, residents have a right to feel safe in their homes, on the streets and in the parks.

55318, 952-443-1400) Have you been apple picking lately? If not, you may be missing out. There are several great apple orchards that you can get to in one hour

or less. Most have many fun fall activities like corn mazes, scarecrows, petting zoos, fresh baked goodies, wagon rides, etc.

Some orchards charge a small admission, while others are free

to get in. Just remember to call in advance for details. Here are a few: Aamodt’s Apple Farm.

(6428 Manning Ave, Stillwater).

Aamodt’s offers many activities for the kids, including pony rides, and a petting zoo. (651) 439-3127.

Afton Apple Orchard.

(14421 South 90th Street, Hastings). Afton features a 5-mile corn maze and hay rides.

(651) 436-8385.

Apple Jack Orchards.

(4875 37th Street SE, Delano.)

Weekend musical events are offered. Kids can enjoy the Cow Train, the Apple Cannon, and the 5-mile corn maze. (763) 9726673.

Emma Krumbee’s Orchard & Farm. (501 East South Street, Belle Plaine). Emma Krumbee’s has lots going on. This orchard

State Representative District 61B

we take our first step forward toward positive future for Minnesota.

our community. Together we will rise. Together we have the power.

Together we are stronger.”

State Representative District 65A

Hennepin County Commissioner District 2

Rena Moran Democratic-Farmer-Labor “Ten years ago, my family and I moved to this community with everything we owned in garbage bags. Although we were homeless, we had faith that Saint Paul would prove the foundation for us to overcome adversity and thrive. Step by step, we did just that. Now, my husband and I are homeowners and four of our children have graduated from our public schools, with just two to go. Over the years I have worked to give back the strength that community has given me. Now I ask for your vote to take the strength of all our communities to the Capitol, where together, we will make sure it is felt. We will work together to create living wage jobs, success in school for all our children, and affordable quality health care for everyone in

Blair Tremere I am dedicated to delivering experienced, decisive, and accountable policy-making to the residents of the Second District. I am a forty year county resident, public affairs consultant, and have been active in local, regional, and state governance, including service as a mayor and councilmember during that period. Linda and I have been married 42 years.

I closely follow community issues, including public safety needs and the imposition of Bottineau Boulevard Light Rail Transit. The county can and should be more supportive of joint crime prevention including child protection efforts aimed at the sources of violence. That is a priority core service. The proposed LRT is NOT a core service and it is

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Jeff Hayden Democratic-Farmer-Labor We are living in challenging times. The home foreclosure crisis continues to weaken our communities and displace families. Jobs have been lost and they haven’t come back.

Far too many Minnesotans are losing access to basic health care coverage.

I am running to return as your state representative because together, we can meet these challenges and rebuild a Minnesota where we all get better.

If re-elected, I will support a fairly balanced budget that asks the wealthiest Minnesotans to pay their fair share. I will work to improve our schools to provide all our children an opportunity to succeed. I will listen to your concerns, and advocate vigorously for our community.

Senator Paul Wellstone famously said, “we all get better when we all get better.” To begin this important work, we all need to get out and vote.

Join me on November 2nd as

includes a restaurant, bakery, ice cream shop, play areas, general store, and even its own motel. Among other attractions; a scarecrow festival, pony and camel rides. (952) 873-3006.

Here in the twin cities, we have enjoyed some wonderful fall weather.

Take this opportunity to take pleasure in the last days of fab fall 2010 with a sense of gratitude for its blessings. Whether we like it or not, change is coming…again and again. Embrace it all-its benefits and challenges, and you will be better for it. Enjoy!

Marcia Humphrey is an interior decorator and home stager who specializes in achieving high style at low costs. A native of Michigan, she and her husband, Lonnie, have three children.

an unproven political monument to incumbent politicians. It will be highly disruptive and will NOT economically benefit to the North Side. The better alternative is the originally planned Bus Rapid Transit (BRT).

See my Action Agenda at www.blairtremere.com.

District 3 Barry Lazarus Barry Lazarus is committed to job creation and seeing ways to make spending efficient, effective and accountable.

As commissioner, Barry’s priorities will be: Economic development and job creation ~ Barry will work to produce more jobs in the Third District and throughout Hennepin County.

The Budget: Ensuring fiscal restraint and accountable spending ~ Barry will lead the fight against wasteful government spending and look for ways to reduce costs by partnering with other Governmental entities and eliminating duplicate services.

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From 10 Reducing property taxes ~ Barry believes that property taxes are high enough in Hennepin County and that by better prioritizing discretionary spending, we can keep the lid on property taxes.

Vote Barry Lazarus on November 2. For more information, please go to www.barrylazarus.com

Minneapolis School Board Rebecca Gagnon I dedicate my time volunteering in my neighborhood, school, church, and citywide community. I serve in my children’s three schools (SWHS, LHCS, & Whittier IB), in Zone 3 as co-chair of the Steering Committee, at a policy level on three Parent Advisory Councils (Districtwide, Title 1, and Special Ed) and extensively to support needs within my community.

A vibrant community depends upon dedicated volunteers.

A vibrant community also depends upon strong schools!

MPS is at a “tipping point” as described by author Malcolm Gladwell. Combining seemingly small factors can “tip” MPS towards increasing achievement for ALL students.

In isolation, stakeholder collaboration, transparent communication, involved parents, early childhood education, strong curriculum, rigorous instruction, and high student expectations would have little impact. Simultaneously, we tip in the direction of real change. I BELIEVE in every

Correction: The article published in the October 11 edition of Insight News entitled “ Alecia Carter named Mrs. St. Paul International 2011,” incorrectly listed the title for Dr. Cheryl Chatman. Chatman is Concordia University Executive Vice President, and Dean of Diversity. Concordia College was stated in error.

Insight News • October 25 - October 31, 2010 • Page 11 child’s ability to succeed, but all stakeholders must be held accountable when our children fail.

Ramsey County Sheriff Matt Bostrom I’ve been with the Saint Paul Police Department for 28 years, rising through the ranks to Assistant Chief of Operations, Division of Homeland Security.

I have directed hundreds of personnel, collaborated with federal, state, and local law enforcement, and successfully managed multi-million dollar budgets.

I’ve been honored to receive more than 50 awards and commendations, including special recognition for emergency support on the 35W bridge response and the Association of Minnesota Emergency Managers 2009 Preparedness Award.

My formal education includes a Doctorate in Public Administration. I am a graduate of the FBI National

Academy and a certified State of Minnesota Emergency Manager.

A few key values shape my vision for the Ramsey County Sheriff’s Department: · Provide safety through community policing · Restore trust through fiscal responsibility · Collaborate with local law enforcement · Encourage diversity to reflect the community · Improve service through technology · Connect with youth to build for the future I’ve been with the Saint Paul Police Department for 28 years, rising through the ranks to Assistant Chief of Operations, Division of Homeland Security.

I have directed hundreds of personnel, collaborated with federal, state, and local law enforcement, and successfully managed multi-million dollar budgets.

I’ve been honored to receive more than 50 awards and commendations, including special recognition for

emergency support on the 35W bridge response and the Association of Minnesota Emergency Managers 2009 Preparedness Award.

My formal education includes a Doctorate in Public Administration. I am a graduate of the FBI National Academy and a certified State of Minnesota Emergency Manager.

A few key values shape my vision for the Ramsey County Sheriff’s Department: · Provide safety through community policing · Restore trust through fiscal responsibility · Collaborate with local law enforcement · Encourage diversity to reflect the community · Improve service through technology · Connect with youth to build for the future

Ramsey County Attorney David Schultz I am campaigning to be your

Ramsey County Attorney because our children need a safe place to grow up, our parents need a safe place to grow old, and we all need a justice system that is fair. I have spent 25 years in courtrooms all across the country working for justice – 11 years as an Assistant Attorney General prosecuting criminals who preyed on seniors and keeping sexual predators away from kids; 14 years in a private law firm. As Chair of The Innocence Project, I worked to free innocent people like Sherman Townsend and Tyrone Armstrong. As a member of the Council on Crime and Justice, I have worked to achieve justice for those who have paid their debts to society. As a member of Russ Balenger’s Circle of Peace, I am working to end violence in our community. As your County Attorney, I will work for you.

John Choi I had the honor of serving as the Saint Paul City Attorney from 2006-2010. I am the only candidate in this race with experience managing prosecutors. As City Attorney, I had a very successful tenure and was recognized as the Top City Attorney in North America by a national organization of city attorneys in 2009. I have a proven record of finding innovative solutions, including pioneering the use of civil injunctions to fight gang violence in Minnesota. I am also the only candidate in this race with the support of our police and firefighters. They trust me to be the next County Attorney because they know I have the experience to do the job well from the first day.

If elected, I’ll focus on domestic violence and juvenile crime.

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Events Calendar Send Community Calendar information to us by: email, andrew@insightnews. com, by fax: 612-588-2031, by phone: (612) 588-1313 or by mail: 1815 Bryant Ave. N. Minneapolis, MN 55411, Attn: Andrew Notsch. Free or low cost events preferred.

2nd Annual African American Family Scholarship Information Night Oct 26 — 5–8:30pm at the North Community YMCA Youth & Teen Enrichment Center, located at 1711 West Broadway, Minneapolis, 55411.

Waiting for “Superman” Community Forum - Oct 27 — The controversial film Waiting for “Superman” has challenged us to think about the problem. Now it is time to dialogue together and act to find solutions. Wed., October 27, 6:30-8:30pm Jefferson Community School 1200 W. 26th St. Mpls, MN 55405.

Thrive! 25 Years of Living Positive - Oct 28-Nov 7 — Thrive! is a freerange narrative-meant for everyone who has been touched by HIV/AIDS and for everyone who hasn’t - told by

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a consummate storyteller. Thu., Oct. 28-Sat., Oct. 30 @ 8pm; Sun., Oct. 31 @ 7pm; Fri., Nov. 5-Sat., Nov. 6 @ 8pm; Sun., Nov. 7 @ 7pm; At Patrick’s Cabaret 3010 Minnehaha Ave. S. Mpls, MN 55406 $20 tickets available at the door only.

Promoting the Welfare of Black Children and Families - Oct 29 — The Minnesota Chapter of the National Association of Black Social Workers (MNABSW) announces their annual conference on the Black family Building a Strong Voice in the Community: Promoting the Welfare of Black Children and Families. Friday October 29, at Urban Ventures 3041 Fourth Ave. S. Mpls.

Cleaner, Safer, Greener Event - Oct 30 — Sat. Oct. 30, Projects start at 8:30am. Food and fun 11am-1pm.

Volunteers will meet at 8:30am at Merwins. (Corner of W. Broadway and Lyndale Ave. N.) Food and fun for everyone! Trick or Treating with the area businesses for the children 13 and under and in costume. More info: 612353-5178 or bianca@westbroadway.org

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Soap Boxing Poetry Slam - Nov 1 — Members of all three local Slam teams, as well as many other exceptional performance poets compete at the Soap Boxing Slam every month. This really is the best in spoken word. Mon, Nov. 1, Doors at 7pm. $5 cover - free if you compete. www.soap-boxing.com Michael Colyar reads from East Side Krazy - Nov 3 — East Side Krazy is the true story of one man’s struggle to survive in the worst neighborhood of Chicago and his eventual rise out of the lifestyle which has claimed thousands of lives to drugs and gang violence.

7:30pm, Wed., Nov. 3, at Magers & Quinn Booksellers (3038 Hennepin Ave S, Minneapolis; 612/822-4611).

Who Pays? Taking the Maze Out of Funding - Nov 4 — A free workshop for parents of children with special health care needs or disabilities. It is on Thur., Nov. 4, from 6:30-9pm, at PACER Center, 8161 Normandale Blvd., Bloomington, MN. Words to Dead Lips - Nov 5-7 — Aniccha Arts immerses sinuous, percussive Indian-based dance in an atmosphere of captivating e l e c t r o n i c soundscapes and hypnotic hand-drawn animations in this world premiere performance that ultimately questions the psychological dimensions of crowd control and the politics of sound.

Fri-Sun,

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Nov. 5-7 8PM at Intermedia Arts 2822 Lyndale Ave. S., Mpls, MN 55408.

Christian Meditation: Saturday Morning Meditation - Nov 6, 13 & 20 — These one and a half hour meditation sessions include a short reading or teaching from The Cloud of Unknowing, a book about the quest for God, as well as two 25 minute sitting meditations and a walking meditation. FREE 1890 Randolph Ave., St. Paul. For more information or to register for a class: www.wisdomwayscenter.org Annual Holiday Bazaar at Luther Memorial - Nov 6 — Beautiful handmade gift items. Homemade baked goods. Men’s Corner with tools and more. Granny’s Attic with gently used household items. Café Stuga with great food, including our new menu item the Hmong Delight meal. Fresh homemade eggrolls. Sat. Nov. 6th Luther Memorial Lutheran Church, 3751 Sheridan Ave. N., 55412.

Vessels of Valor - Arising and Shining in God’s Glory - Nov 6 — Guest speaker Bishop Keith Jenkins. Nov. 6 @ Harvestime Global Ministries, 7308 Aspen Ave. N. Brooklyn Park, MN. 2:30pm with reception to follow. Please RSVP by Oct. 30, contacting Prophetess R’Gina R. Sellers at 952.846.9579 or email: celebrations22@aol.com Africans in the Bible Who Shaped Our Faith” Bible Study - Nov. 7, 14, 21 & 28 — Cherokee Park United Church will host a bible study “Africans in the Bible Who Shaped Our Faith” on Sundays November 7, 14, 21, and 28, from 6-7:30 p.m. Child care available by registering in advance. To register, contact Pastor Tim Johnson at 651-2274275 or cpuc@usfamily.net. Cherokee

Hallie Q. Brown Community Center Substitute Teacher DEPT: Early Learning Center SUPERVISED BY: Youth Program Manager TITLES SUPERVISED: N/A FLSA: Non-Exempt SALARY GRADE: $10-13/hour POSITION SUMMARY: This is a substitute position designed to fill in as needed on a short or long term basis for permanent teaching staff. Substitute Teacher participates in long and short range activities for students in accordance with curriculum objectives and engages students in developmentally appropriate activities. Assists with ensuring that the classroom is appropriately staffed and maintained to provide a safe and secure environment for each child.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES: 1.

Works with teaching staff to implement program curriculum and coordinate students activities.

2.

Plans and supervises the arrangement of the classroom environment in accordance to program goals and philosophy.

3. Maintains a safe and healthy environment, including safely managing developmental activities for the participants.

4.

Keeps all appropriate records such as records, attendance, time sheets and accident reports.

5.

Maintains open communication with parents/guardians of the program participants regarding the developmental needs of the participants.

QUALIFICATIONS: Education: Associates degree or equivalent in early childhood development. B.S. in Early childhood Development preferred.

Licensing and Certifications: CPR and Meet all applicable licensing regulations. Valid Driver’s License and proof of insurance. Minnesota Teachers’ License (preferred).

Work Experience: 5 years of Child Care Center or related experience required.

Other Requirements: • Dealing with confidential information.

• Tight deadlines.

• Dealing with unfavorable weather conditions.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Ability to work effectively with employees, colleagues and manager.

• Agree to mandated child abuse reporting guidelines.

• Ability to relate to children from diverse socio-economic and cultural backgrounds.

To apply, send a cover letter, resume, salary requirements and references to: Hallie Q. Brown Community Center ATTN: Human Resources 270 N. Kent Street Saint Paul, MN 55102 651-224-7074-Fax hr@hallieqbrown.org

Concert and Book Signing - Oct 27 Please come and hear MacPhail Jazz Ensemble (Adam Linz and the Dakota Combo) perform music from Carei Thomas’s new book Compositions and Concepts. Wed., Oct. 27, 7PM - Free at MacPhail Center for Music 501 South 2nd St. Mpls. MN. Carei will be signing books before and after the concert.

You can see more details at www. musicbycarei.com

Park United Church, 371 Baker St W (1/2 block east of Smith), St. Paul, MN 55107. More details at www. cherokeeparkunited.org.

A Taste of Golden Valley - Nov 10 — Join us for an evening filled with music, conversation, and great food from a variety of Golden Valley restaurants. A silent auction will feature theme baskets donated by local businesses. Wed. Nov. 10, 5:30-8pm. @ Metropolitan Ballroom 5418 Wayzata Blvd.

Come One Come All!!!! - Nov 14 — Mighty Fortress International Ministries of Brooklyn Park, Minnesota will be celebrating the 17th Pastoral Anniversary of Dr. Tom R. Williams & Lady Sabrina R. Williams on Sun. Nov. 14, 2010 @ 11am and 5pm. Special Guest Bishop Iona Locke, International Speaker and Pastor of Abyssinia Christ Centered Ministries of Detroit, Michigan. For more information call 763-515-4800.

NRRC Board of Directors Elections Nov 16 — Nov. 16 8am-9pm at UROC - 2001 Plymouth Ave. N. NRRC is comprised of 13 districts that represent the residents of Willard-Hay and Near North Neighborhoods. This year’s elections will be for odd numbered districts - 2 representatives for each district. NRRC board positions are volunteer and require a minimum time commitment of 4-6 hours per month.

Nominations are open until Nov. 9. If interested or for more info, contact: aramadan@nrrc.org or call 612-3355924.

Assumed Name 1. State the exact assumed name under which the business is or will be conducted: Sensational Sweets 2. State the address of the principal place of business: 432 N. 1st Street #208, Minneapolis, MN 55401 3. List the name and complete street address of all persons conducting business under the above Assumed Name OR if an entity, provide the legal corporate, LLC, or Limited Partnership name and registered office address. Attach additional sheet(s) if necessary: Sensational Sweets LLC, 432 N. 1st Street #208, Minneapolis, MN 55401 4. I certify that I am authorized to sign this certificate and I further certify that I understand that by signing this certificate, I am subject to the penalties of perjury as set forth in Minnesota Statues section 609.48 as if I had signed this certificate under oath.

Signed by: Nina Person Date Filed: 10/4/2010 Insight News 10/18/2010, 10/25/2010

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