Pillsbury celebrates 30 years of community engagement
It’s been over a week since Maureen Onyelobi and Jeffery L. Young started their pursuit of a Juris Doctorate degree from Mitchell Hamline School of Law. These two are just like the other law students at their school—they took their LSAT exam, applied to school, and are attending their classes. The only difference is, Onyelobi and Young are both currently in state prisons.
“This business of art being behind a bar or a piece of glass and there’s an alarm that you’re going to set off, and you’re going to police the kind of experience that I have with that art just feels so disingenuous,” Harriday said. “Why’d you make it in the first place?” Harriday continued. “And I appreciate that [Saar] talks about wanting to go ahead and touch it, be in relationship with it—that’s the kind of art that I think heals and does the things that we aim for.”
Northside bus tour visits local contamination sites
By Cole Miska Contributing Writer This month, Pillsbury House and Theater is hosting a bronze sculp ture by Allison Saar, a renowned Black female sculptor whose work has been featured in Times Square. The sculpture, titled “To Sit Awhile,” depicts famed Black playwright Lor raine Hansberry, who was the first Black woman to have a show per formed on Broadway. The statue was the center point of a celebratory Aug. 20 block party, which served as the kickoff for a month of celebrations for the the ater’s 30th anniversary.
The two-hour “Toxic Tour,” held on Aug. 20, was co-sponsored by Minnesota Doctors for Health Equity, Minnesota Public Health Association, American Lung Association, Minne sota Association of African American Physicians, and Twin Cities Medical Society. It concluded with brunch at Breaking Bread Cafe on West Broadway Avenue. The groups are focused on systemic inequities in Minnesota and the brewing public health crisis that will
Time-battered old waste plant in near North Minneapolis
By Charles Hallman Contributing Writer The Minneapolis Parks and Recreation Board (MPRB) Planning Committee last week voted 3-1 to move the Hiawatha Golf Course Master Plan to the full board at their next meeting in September. Whether or not it is approved, the Master Plan may have cre ated a cultural and racial rift between two local communi ties of Introducedcolor. in 2018, the plan—which would create a new way for water to flow from the course to Lake Hiawatha and cut the course from 18 to nine holes—has been both praised and criti cized by Park Board members and community residents. It has failed to pass in the past couple of years. In a packed meeting room last Wednesday at MPRB headquarters, the Park Board heard from over 50 people as well as written comments on the Hiawatha plan. Most who supported the plan were Native Americans and Whites, while the majority against it were Blacks. MPRB officials claim that the plan is a compromise to address the longstand ing water problems while at the same time keeping a golf course. Opponents want the course to stay as is and claim that the Park Board is not rec ognizing the cultural and his torical significance that it has for the city’s Black community.
The pair started classes on Monday, August 15 while serving their sentences at prisons in Shakopee and Stillwater respec tively. Their enrollment in the law school is made possible by the law school’s rela tionship with All Square, a nonprofit social enterprise that invests in people impacted
The Community Members for Environmental Justice (CMEJ) and Health Profes sionals for a Healthy Climate (HPHC) invited the commu nity, organizational leaders, media and political members to tour some sites that were and still are contributing to environmental issues in and around North Minneapolis.
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When industrial planning meets minority communities it’s never an equitable pro cess regarding whose health will suffer. It is this historic green-light zoning practice that allows industrial plants to sit within or near commu nities of color. A coalition of organiza tions recently came together to bring awareness to envi ronmental justice by high lighting the health risks of living in or near industrial zones, specifically waste pro cessing facilities and sheet metal companies.
A White man in atten dance said he supports keeping Hiawatha as it is. A White woman called the plan
MSR CEO and Publisher Tracey Williams-Dillard offered a quote on an office chair representing Hans berry’s time working as a journalist for Freedom magazine; writer Sharon Bridgforth wrote on a stool represent ing Hansberry’s time as an LGBTQ activist; Minneapolis City Council President Andrea Jenkins wrote on an ottoman representing Hansberry’s time educating Robert Kennedy on civil rights; local playwright Vinecia Coleman wrote on a modernist chair representing Hansberry also being a playwright; and local artist Milky Osman wrote on a bentwood chair to represent Hansberry’s childhood home and first play.
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Former Hennepin County Commissioner Peter McLaugh lin said the Board should hear all public comments and “allow for a real compromise” before making any final decisions.
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Communities of color bear the brunt of toxic waste
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“That sculpture honors both the work and legacy of Lorainne Hans berry, who is a brilliant playwright, brilliant journalist. She was a brilliant civil rights activist both for Black people and the LGBTQ community,” said Elise Gumm, Pillsbury’s commu nication manager. Saar hopes the statue will invite the community to “never be afraid to sit back and think,” and encourages the community to sit on the sculpture. Pillsbury’s Artistic Producing Director Signe Harriday, who has been working with the theater for over 20 years, spoke on how this allows the sculpture to better con nect to the community.
From soil with lead levels too high to grow healthy gardens, to polluted drinking waters and toxic air, minority communities like North Min neapolis are experiencing a slow form of toxic poison ing— and everyone knows it.
Nicole Cavender argued that the Hiawatha plan is a good compromise because it “provides a reparation for dis possessed land of the Dakota,” and Black golfers and others will still be able to play golf at the South Minneapolis public course.BillEnglish called the plan “a disgrace to the Black com munity” and predicted if the Park Board continues to push it, “This is going to be a fight!” “I hate golf, but I understand” Hiawatha’s cultural signifi cance to the Black community, said a White woman who told commissioners she is against the plan.
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Pillsbury is running an “Audacious Artists” series alongside the statute, where 20 local Black female artists were encouraged to make art related to Hansberry. Five of the artists were asked to write contributions relating to Hansberry’s life on the five chairs accompanying the sculpture.
Roxxanne O’Brien informs tour attendees about waste plant in North Minneapolis.
PARK BOARD’S HIAWATHA PLAN MOVES FORWARD Communities sharply divided in their response
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Last week, students at Re lentless Academy gave family members, teachers, support ers and sponsors something to be proud of. In a packed auditorium at the Brooklyn Center Community Center, students from first to eighth grade gleefully presented some of their classroom high lights and achievements at the academy’s summer showcase. The students took turns presenting drumming and sci ence demonstrations. Natural ly, the “candy DNA“ exercise seemed to be a big hit with the majority of first- through third-graders, though a few also cited soil samples.
“Tonight was amazing!” Re lentless Academy Founder and Executive Director Nic oshia Wynn beamed after the event. “We had almost 50 kids come in and talk about what they’ve learned in their classrooms. Parents showed up, sponsors showed up, and it was another successful year—number two.
“We are here for the commu nity, to make sure kids are learn ing, they don’t have academic slide, and to make sure kids are OK. We’re here to stay—we’re not going anywhere.” For more info about Relent less Academy, go to www.re lentlessacademy.org.
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things work, move, and how they are created, which in creases their brain power.” She added, “If you have a foundation in science, there are various fields your kids can go into. Horticulture is one of them, even culinary arts is another one. There’s a food science career—nobody knows about that. We want to expose our kids to as much as we can to say hey, the sky is theZanlimit.”Tomko, a student vol unteer at Hennepin Technical College’s horticulture pro gram, relished the experience of working with the students. “These kid were led by their curiosity,” Tomko said. “One time a toad showed up, an other time a caterpillar, and these were teachable mo ments about the natural world around them.” Tomko and Brenda John son of Brookdale Covenant Church worked together to come up with the horticul ture curriculum. “I wish I had more time with the students,” Tomko said. Relentless Academy was also able to partner with Cre ateMpls to expand from coding and robotics to include droning. “We also partnered with AKN Wellness to provide yoga classes,” Wynn noted. “Our campus has a holistic approach to everything. We don’t just work on academics; we don’t just focus on STEM, but we care about the whole child and their families.” In addition to an increase in programming, with the addition of more grants and corporate sponsorships this year, the school increased its staffing and overcame the challenges of finding teachers for a 16-hour-a-week com mitment during the summer. Looking to the future, Wynn said, “My plan is to expand to at least house 100 kids or more in the summer months. That would require us to start looking for a different facility to operate out of.” The program is currently housed in Brookdale Covenant Church in Brooklyn Center. “We’re reaching capacity pretty quickly here,” Wynn added. “There are so many empty buildings here in Brooklyn Center. It’s just a matter of getting the funding from sponsors or corporate partners or federal funding to make that happen for us.” Savoring the comple tion of a second year, Wynn said, “Our mission really is to help prepare the next gen eration of fiscally responsible, S.M.A.R.T. leaders that the world will need in genera tions to come.
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“One of the things that we are super proud about is that we partnered with Brookdale Covenant Church as well as the [Hennepin Technical Col lege’s Horticulture Depart ment] for our gardening pro gram to expand more learning to our children,” Wynn said. “[The students] learned more about how vegetables grow, making recipes, and eating the vegetables. We actually had kids who never liked green vegetables eat green vegetables,” Wynn laughed. “They learned how to think strategically—how Nicoshia Wynn Student presenting at the summer showcase Photos by Paige Elliott “If you have variousfoundationainscience,therearefieldsyourkidscangointo.”
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Retired Vikings kicker and announcer Greg Coleman presented retired profes sional soccer player and St. Paul native Tony Sanneh with the Champion in the Community Award at the Greg Coleman Celebrity Golf Tournament Tuesday, Aug 16. at the Bunker Hill Golf Course. Through the aid of sponsors and golfers, Coleman raised thousands of dollars for the YMCA of the North mentoring and youth programs. Sanneh has also helped thousands of underserved people in Minnesota through his Sanneh Foundation.
“Our children got to show case what they’ve learned all summer long through a 10-week period in the areas of science, math, art, read ing, and technology—we have music and financial literacy as well,” Wynn said. The Aug. 18 showcase took place on the heels of the school’s “Community is Every thing” event on Aug. 6, which provided 400 backpacks to families in Brooklyn Center. Wynn launched Relentless Academy in 2021 with the goal of offering STEM (sci ence, technology, engineer ing, and mathematics) classes to supplement the academic needs of students of color and to prevent academic slide during the summer. In its inaugural year, the program provided over 270+ hours of academic and enrich ment classes to 25 youth who completed the summer pro gram. The majority of the stu dents, 97%, were exposed to coding for the first time. The academy also launched the Relentless Robotics monthly coding club for grades 2-8. This year, the number of graduates in the STEM pro gram doubled, with a 100% return rate of students who completed the program from the previous year. Through sponsors like Emerson, 3M, and Donaldson, the school was able to broaden its scope to include horticulture les sons, as well as a health and wellness component.
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Photo by Chris Juhn By Dr. Nathan Chomilo Guest Contributor 1965 was quite the year. Dr. Martin Luther King. Jr., Amelia Boyton Robinson, John Lewis, Marie Foster, and others in the Civil Rights Movement marched from Selma to Mont gomery, demanding the right to vote in a demonstration that led to the landmark Vot ing Rights Act. A significant piece of our healthcare system also came into being with the passage of the Medicare & Medicaid Act, establishing health insurance for our elders and members in our community with limited incomes. Also, the first two feder ally funded “Neighborhood Health Centers” were ap proved, launching our nation’s community health centers program. Its goal: improve the lives and well-being of Ameri cans regardless of their ability to pay. In Minnesota our commu nity health centers (CHCs) do an incredible job, not only meeting the health and social service needs of many of our neighbors who would other wise face barriers in accessing our state’s health care system as it’s currently structured, but doing so while delivering a high quality of care.
Minnesota joined CHCs across the nation to celebrate National Health Center Week August 7-13. This is an annual time to celebrate and reflect on the hard work that Minne sota’s CHCs perform to keep people healthy and safe in the face of so many institutional and ongoing challenges. Nationwide, CHCs provide preventive and primary care services to nearly 29 mil lion people, including nearly 200,000 individuals across Minnesota. These include neighbors who dispropor tionately suffer from chronic diseases like diabetes or heart disease and lack access to af fordable quality care. CHCs are truly grounded in and led by our communi ties. Each of the 17 Minnesota community health centers tai lors its services based on direc tion from a board of directors comprised of their patients and community members. Collectively, CHCs com prise the backbone of Min nesota’s primary care safetynet system and serve more people living in poverty than any other Minnesota health system.Thistranslates to economic opportunity for our neighbor hoods as well. In 2021, our state’s community health cen ters generated $327 million in economic activity and em ployed a healthcare workforce of nearly 2,000. Minnesota’s CHCs provide access to health care for all, re gardless of their ability to pay, and also address the systemic barriers to care that impact so many of our neighbors—pov erty, lack of stable shelter and food, substance use disorder, mental illness, unemployment, trauma, and racism—by com plementing traditional health care with social services and community-responsive care. Health centers have been critical to the healthcare sys tem in Minnesota for more than 50 years, partnering with and advising hospitals, health systems, health educators, local and state governments, businesses and others, work ing to ensure equitable and inclusive care that improves health outcomes for medically vulnerable and socially disad vantaged Minnesotans. During the COVID-19 pan demic, they’ve quickly shifted to meet the needs of our com munities by offering telehealth, community-based COVID-19 testing and vaccinations, refu gee health screenings, care for the unsheltered, rural health care, and robust social service coordination.Infact,throughout the state’s COVID-19 vaccination campaign, CHCs efforts have consistently reached a higher proportion of Minnesotans from zip code areas of high social disadvantage than any other health care system. CHCs have accomplished this by being present in the community before and dur ing the pandemic and making clear their commitment to re main long after the attention and resources that a global pandemic brings to health care fades Therefore,away.our community health centers are more cru cial now than ever. They con tinue to refine their services to meet the needs of people in their communities as ac cess to basic care continues to erode, COVID-19 exacer bates social and health inequi ties, new challenges like Mon keypox arise, and people lose their health insurance through their job or through Medicaid.
Each year Congress sets discretionary funding for CHCs, but since 2013 that level of funding has barely moved. It is crucial that Con gress invest in both emer gency and long-term funding for our community health centers that have invested in us. This stability is vital to en sure CHCs’ doors remain open to serve our communities through whatever comes next. It is not too late to take part in National Health Cen ter Week 2022. I invite you to support your neighbor hood community health cen ter, celebrate their mission and accomplishments, and let our Congress members know what they mean to you. They will be there when you need them.
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Dr. Nathan T. Chomilo is medical director for the State of Minnesota’s Medicaid/Medi cal Assistance & MinnesotaCare programs and practices as a general pediatrician in Brooklyn Center with Park Nicollet. He is a board member of the Minne sota Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics and an adjunct assistant professor of pediatrics at the University of Minnesota Medical School. He lives in Minneapolis with his wife and son.
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A pathway for Black wealth: for fueling business growth through planning and mentorship by: Photo Getty Images “A mentor can help you navigate the complexities that come with being a Blackowner.”business
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Black businesses are an es sential part of the economy. As one of the fastest-growing segments of the U.S. economy, Black businesses contribute an estimated $200 billion to the national economy an nually. Research shows that entire communities benefit when Black businesses suc ceed. They create jobs, close the racial wealth gap, and strengthen local economies.
In celebration of Black Business Month this August, we recently caught up with Chase Business Banking Area Manager Jacob Derritt, to dis cuss how Chase helps Black business owners achieve growth, while sharing tips for starting a healthy business. Black business growth is exploding right now. What are some key traits for becoming a successful business owner?
• Separating personal and business accounts. While many business owners start companies with their own money, it’s important to keep personal and business finances separate. Starting a small business checking ac count or opening a business credit card can help you keep track of your spending and simplify accounting when it’s time for taxes. What resources and pro grams does Chase have avail able to support Black business owners? And, can you share the impact of these efforts?
While starting a business can be overwhelming, a men tor can help you navigate the complexities that come with being a Black business owner, such as providing access to the right networks, education, financing, tools and resources. This includes access to capital and support with cash flow management. Mentors can also help with social capital by connecting you with their network of contacts to help facilitate strategic growth. In addition to your business mentor, you can also lean on the resources available within your local business commu nity like the National Black Chamber of Commerce or the local SBA Small Business De velopment Center. What other tips do you have for business owners just starting out?
JD: I have worked with hundreds of small business owners in my many years in fi nancial services, and all of the successful ones demonstrate incredible resilience. While it’s true that entrepreneurs must be innovative and selfmotivated, it’s that resilience – which 81% of small business owners say is the most impor tant attribute behind their suc cess– that empowers them to push through the challenging times to build a business. We know that Black busi ness owners face an unequal path to recovery from the pandemic when compared to their white counterparts. But, while new business formation is exploding across the board, we’re seeing a huge boom as the number of Black-owned businesses is around 30% above pre-pandemic levels. What advice do you have for Black business owners who are looking to grow their business?
JD: We have several help ful tools available to assist Black and minority business owners, including through our Advancing Black Path ways initiative, which aims to help the Black community chart stronger paths toward economic success, and our Entrepreneurs of Color Fund, which provides necessary capital to fuel more than 300 U.S. Black and Latino-owned businesses. We provide busi ness owners with access to the Chase for Business Re source Center and the JPM organ Chase Supplier Diver sity Network (SDN) to help ensure the financial health of theirWe’vebusinesses.alsoworked with more than 1,300 diverse small business owners in 19 cities, including GoLogic Solutions in Chicago, who we helped diversify revenue streams and pivot during the pandemic. Over the past few years, our mentors have supported Black businesses who have seen the revenue increase from $100,000 to $3 mil lion in as little as 18 months. These business owners attri bute much of their success to their senior business consul tants providing guidance and expertise.
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JD: Prioritize finding a fi nancial mentor. A great men tor can be the difference be tween barely keeping your business afloat and really thriving. In fact, studies show 70% of small business owners who received mentoring sur vived more than five years in business, which is double the survival rate of non-mentored businesses.
JD: If you are ready to dive into small business ownership, having a plan, understanding your credit health, and build ing a strong foundation can set you up for success. Busi ness owners should also focus on:• Putting a plan on paper. Every business owner should make it a point to reevaluate their business plan to ensure they are meeting the evolv ing needs of customers. This document plays a critical role as you map out your growth.
“Where we have been situated and who we have been over time has always been an organization committed to the love and liberation of Black people.”
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er realized that individuals who were incarcerated didn’t have to wait until their sentences were up to receive a legalMitchelleducation.Hamline Law School Dean Anthony Niedwiecki had the same revelation from the pandemic. “Dur ing COVID when all of the law schools were online, the idea came up saying, ‘I wonder if we can take what we’re learning here through COVID and apply it toward helping those that are currently incarcerated?’” Niedwiecki recalled.
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“Talking through this, the commis sioner thought it would be a better idea if they could actually Zoom in to the on-campus classes as opposed to doing most of their work online,” Nied wiecki said. The planning to put together the first cohort began back in the spring of 2021, and over several months the law school, All Square, and the state’s cor rectional department created a system that would help curate an engaging learning experience for students in prison.The process for students to apply to law school was similar to what most students go through. Dean Niedwiecki, after much discussion, had gotten sup port from the American Bar Association to be able to administer the LSAT exam to incarcerated individuals. Afterward, students applied and had their applications reviewed by the law school’s faculty committee. Much of the recruitment came from All Square, whose relationship with individuals like Onyelobi helped iden tify applicants who had a passion and interest in the law. Onyelobi received her acceptance letter on June 9 and had it hand deliv ered by both Goeppinger and Nied wiecki. New ‘jailhouse lawyers’ Kevin Reese understands the importance of investing in someone while they’re in prison. It was only three years ago that he was serving time himself. After 14 years, Reese regained his freedom and would go on to launch Until We Are All Free, an organization dedicated to supporting incarcerated individuals through the criminal justice system and their reen try into society.
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August 25 - August 31, 2022 5 by the criminal justice system. The partnership between the two was born out of an effort to provide civil legal services for individuals returning home from prison, but in the spring of 2021 they decided to extend their work toward educating incarcer ated individuals in the law. This initiative, entitled the Prisonto-Law Pipeline, is organized through All Square’s subsidiary, the Legal Revolution, which was cofounded by Elizer Darris, Emily Hunt Turner and John Goeppinger. The pipeline is just one phase of a two-part initiative that will empower incarcerated individuals through educating them about the law. Currently, the Legal Revolution supports five students who are incar cerated in Shakopee earning their paralegal degrees at North Hennepin Community College. Phase two is titled “the firm” whereby those who earn their degrees can then become practitioners of the law and assist oth ers through the legal process.
O’Brien continued, “Just look at the rate of cancer, asthma, skin rashes, infant mortal ity, mental health issues, and early memory loss among many Black adults—issues that our com munities are already facing in addition to COVID and chemical contamination. Whether it’s mur der by gun or chemical poisoning, it’s still murder.”
Becka Thomp son told the MSR after the meet ing, “I have been ardently against anything [being done] at Hiawatha, finding it a huge waste of resourc es and capital. Redesigning a golf course…is utterly tone deaf. Despite my protestations, I cannot win over eight other people just by beingThompsonloud.” said of last week’s vote, “The momentum is moving. It will either crash or we can find a way to pivot and find the most desir able answer.”
For those going through reentry after serving their sentences, there are many legal and financial pitfalls that may risk re-imprisonment. The law school has been operating a clinic for both currently incarcerated individuals and those who were recently released to discuss things such as expunge ment, custody issues, and rental dis putes.The pipeline will help create more lawyers who are educated on these subjects to help those still in the sys tem find their way out. “We come from a community where that lan guage was not written for us,” Reese said. “The law feels so inaccessible to people. When we get into courtrooms or legal situations we go directly into the belly of the beast.”
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“While I was in prison, I was invested in by the community,” Reese said. “I was able to start my career path for myself while I was in prison.” Reese points to Darris as an exam ple of what legal education can do for someone. Darris was serving a life sentence in state prison, but through the guidance and knowledge of older inmates whose years of incarceration led them to learn about the legal sys tem, Darris learned that he was able to fight for his freedom. He took his case to the State Supreme Court and won his freedom in 2016, having his life sentence over turned. “It was through that education and those mentors that he was able to develop his own pro se argument that his attorney adopted and was the argument that the Supreme Court accepted to release him from his life sentence,” Goeppinger said. “We saw the necessity of what legal education can do for people who are
The “To Sit Awhile” sculp ture will remain in the south parking lot of the Pillsbury House & Theater until Sept. 5. Pillsbury will also be hosting several events over the follow ing“Wemonth.are so excited to be able to celebrate not only [our 30th] anniversary but have it be about our community and for the community,” Gumm said. “And that’s really what Pillsbury Theater is about— being representative of the community. Our community is our artists; they are part of our art and we do it for them. “We have really strived to be a home for all kinds of art mak ers—especially Black art makers.” For a schedule of upcoming Pillsbury events, visit Colepillsburyhouseandtheatre.org/lhi_homepage.Miskawelcomesreaderresponsestocmiska@spokesman-recorder.com. stem from climate change. One has to ask why the imposing trash-toenergy incinerator, Hennepin Energy Recov ery Center (HERC), was ever built so close to North Minneapolis and downtown. According to Angie Timmons, environmental education coordinator for Hennepin County, the facility processes some 360,000 tons of waste yearly. “I have younger staff members who asked that same question,” Timmons said. “The decision was part of a very complicated process in the 1980s. There was a much larger incinerator site in the running farther north, but through nego tiations it was moved. “But ultimately, it was a committee of county and city leaders who decided on the current site,” Timmons continued. “However, there are new efforts to have a zero-waste site developed, so we are working with a group of community partners to determine how we can get to a place where we don’t need incinerators or landfills. But until we get there, the County is committed to operating HERC in the most safe and efficient manner.”
Timmons, however, wouldn’t connect HERC’s output to issues of lead and other air toxins found in the area. “I wouldn’t say that contaminants of lead or other toxins are attrib uted to HERC, but more so from previous prac tices. Our department does quite a bit of work supporting clean-ups of environmental contam inations through our environmental response program,” she said. But are the pollution levels emitted by HERC still dangerous? “Of course they are,” said Roxxanne O’Brien, a founding member of CMEJ and a familiar voice in the environmental justice battles in North Minneapolis. “The devil is always in the details. “There have been numerous studies detailing the harm to communities of color. So when you are constantly breathing in toxins like nitrogen oxide, sulfur dioxide, lead, and other fine particu late matter, of course it’s dangerous.”
“The character and fitness portion does a deep dive on your entire life history, so if you had too many DUIs or have too much credit card debt, these can all be exclusionary factors for let ting you sit for the bar and attaining your legal license,” Goeppinger said. As he and his team at the Legal Revolution work to change these restrictions to be more inclusive of students like Onyelobi, they’re prepar ing to have a place of employment for her once she’s graduated. “It’s first and foremost to figure out how to employ these individuals, and second, to take on cases and matters that are really specific to these com munities.”Although Dean Niedwiecki shared his excitement that Mitchell Hamline was the first law school in the country to do this, he hopes that it’s not the last. After announcing the program, he received an outpouring of support from colleagues in academia and the legal field.
To better understand the feasibility of this program for individuals behind bars, Niedwiecki reached out to Com missioner Paul Schnell of the Depart ment of Corrections. He discussed the online courses that students could take, but the commissioner stated that there could be a way to include incar cerated students in the classroom.
French, a former board com missioner, said the current board is “basically putting two groups of people against each other. It’s really heartbreaking.”“Thesehuge issues, themes and conversations are not going to be solved in a singular project or a sin gular vote,” concluded Thompson. “These long-arching truths need more steps to be resolved, and I hope my colleagues agree.”
Currently, the ABA requires that a licensed attorney supervise the work that any of these incarcerated students might engage in once they receive their degrees. Part of the bar exam evaluates the lawyer’s back ground for any blemishes on their record to evaluate their character.
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“It hurts that two minority groups are pitted against each other,” add ed a White Commissionerfemale.
An impactful 2020 New York Magazine article, “Pollution is Killing Black America,” detailed how people of color always bear the burden of burn ing toxic waste that emits dangerous vapors in the air and finds its way into the water system of the poor in those communities.
“The audacious artist series was born out of this idea of wanting to have intentional engagement with community artists,” Harriday said. “Folks connected to this community— connected to this statue as well.” A short film entitled “Auda cious Artists Salon” was also filmed for the project. Har riday said hosting the statue was perfect for Pillsbury, as it fits in nicely with their opera tions as a community center. “Where we have been situ ated and who we have been over time has always been an organization committed to the love and liberation of Black people,” Harriday said. “We are committed, both individually, myself, as a Blackidentified human, as well as an organization, to being inside of difficult conversation that asks complex questions that don’t have easy answers about how do we make sure that we are not perpetuating colonialism, patri archy, capitalism, homophobia, really all the systems of oppres sion that we acutely experience inside the Black community in a very intersectional way,” Har riday continued.
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While a nation questions how entire Black communities in a city like Flint, Michigan were allowed to drink and bathe in poison water for nearly two years, Flint revealed what many liv ing in communities of color already knew: There is systemic environmental justice that targets people of color. The larger question is how many more Flints are there that we don’t know about? How many residents of poverty-stricken neighborhoods are suffering from cancers, asthma, skin rashes, and forms of degenerative brain functions from breathing toxic particles or coming in direct con tact with lead paint? Organizations like CMEJ and HPHC are ask ing those questions and inviting the public to join them. For more info, visit www.hpforhc.org and www.cmejustice.org.
Willie Forcia and Londell French, who both offered testimo nies at last Wednesday’s meeting, were on opposite sides but agreed that the plan has created a schism between the Black and Native communities. “We don’t want to destroy the land,” said Forcia, American Indian Movement (AIM) chairman.
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In other developments, last week Hiawatha Golf Course was nominated for historic designa tion on the National Register of Historic Places, and the Minnesota State Historic Preservation Review Board is considering it as well. Many opponents of the MPRB plan contend that the board should wait to see if the course’s nomination is approved before making any deci sions on its fate. “I will be proposing an amend ment to the Master Plan that will leave a window open for 18 holes,” said Thompson. She added that her amendment would rescind any restriction on water pumping, which Thompson believes would create “more space, which could be used for nine more holes.”
currently incarcerated, but at the same time what we realized was that those generations that Eli had been able to grow up under were dying out or aging out.”This lack of “jailhouse lawyers” is an example of the lack of knowledge individuals have as they go through the legal system. “Part of incarceration is incarcerated information. You can want to study or know more about a thing, but in the prison environment we’re not privy to that,” Reese said. “We live in an information age. They’re still in the dark ages.”
“I think out of anything that I’ve done in my career, this has gotten the most positive response,” he said. “There are so many people out in the world that really do want to do some thing different.” In the next five years, Mitchell Hamline will accept two students a year into their program from state pris ons like Shakopee and Stillwater. The JD program for incarcerated individu als is four years long as students are on a part-time schedule.
“We’ve got five years of this particu lar agreement with the ABA, and at that point I think we can look and see if we want to expand it,” Niedwiecki said. “We’re already looking at different states and different law schools and how can we replicate this throughout the country. This isn’t just a Minnesota innovation. This is really a national innovation,” Goeppinger said.
The program takes shape Although the relationship between All Square and Mitchell Hamline had been going on for years and there had been some thoughts about this program in the past, it wasn’t until the disruption of COVID that everyone realized that law students didn’t nec essarily have to be in the classroom. In the spring of 2020, Goeppinger was studying at the University of Minnesota law school, where he had to upend his classroom education and transition to a virtual one. “We went into the beginnings of COVID, and that forced a migration to online learning,” Goeppinger said. “We were remote Zooming into all our classes.” While attending courses through Zoom and digitally corresponding with classmates and professors, Goepping
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As we prepare to go back to school, let us remember that it’s not just the students who should be prepared but all who are involved in the educational system—parents, bus drivers, hall monitors, teachers, office staff, princi pals, coaches, and yes, the dis trict officers and school board members. You may have heard my motto, “manners are memo rable,” so put your best foot forward and claim your seat at the table. When you are at the table, you are better posi tioned for success. Well, at any point in time, we may be at the “table to gether.” Picture the “table” as an analogy for the different spaces and places that our lives intersect. Here are a few examples: The bus stop, the school bus and the public bus, the class room, the district board meet ing, and of course, the cafeteria. Now picture the table with guests who reflect the diver sity of our population—age differences, cultural and eth nic differences, education and background differences, etc. If each person at the table is doing their own thing with no consideration of others, what would the table look like? What would it be like? Scary image, right? In creating an environment that is positive and productive for all, we must be mindful of and intentional about the way we come to the table togeth er. Here are a few tips to help us prepare for a successful school year. These are just a few. I will include a fuller list of tips on my website: lifetiquetteinstitute.com.www. Whether pre-k or college or corporate, establish a rou tine for getting ready for the school or workday. If you are a working parent, then you know that you want to reach your workplace calm and col lected so that you can have a productive day. Your children need the same. You might get some resis tance from older children, so be sure to involve them in es tablishing a routine. Establish mealtime, bath time, bedtime and wake-up and get-ready time, study time, screen time and play/recreation time. Whether starting a new school or starting a new job or even entering a new worksite, children, youth and adults may experience the jitters. They may feel nervous and anxious about entering a new situation. To help overcome or at least face new situations, consider these strategies: Identify and affirm your strengths (your child’s strengths and positive attributes). Arrange a visit be fore the first day and familiar ize yourself (your child) with the environment. Play games that encourage communication and expres sions of thoughts, feelings and behaviors. Practice introduc tion skills—saying your name, making eye contact, smiling, and some topics to talk about. Discuss expectations for your home environment as well as expectations for all the areas of the day—bus, school, hallways and common areas, classroom, cafeteria, library and the office. If your child (or you) is a su per introvert and painfully shy, you might need a bit more preparation than others. Seek help in overcoming shyness including television programs, groups or clubs or therapeutic intervention.Otherpreparations that can help to overcome the ner vousness and anxiety are to get physical or tangible things in order: select your wardrobe (what you are going to wear). Try selecting your outfits for a week at a time. It can be done, and you’ll appreciate it once you start. Make lunch menus if you take lunch. Set up your back pack, book bag or briefcase with the supplies you need for school and/or work. Get a lay of the land—the physical school or office building. Again, whether you are a child or an adult, it helps to establish open and respectful communication. Some ways to get started on the “good foot” are to learn names. This includes bus drivers, teachers and cafeteria workers—any one your child or you come in contact with during the day. Parents may feel more at ease and more willing to sup port a teacher if they know their background, experience and teaching style. Be an advocate for your child, the teachers, and the school. Some of the most im portant things we can do to achieve school and job suc cess are to practice school and workday etiquette. Mitchell welcomes reader responses to spokesman-recorder.com.jmitchell@ courtesy of Pexels
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Hello everyone, it’s been a while since I have shared one of my life etiquette articles. I’ve pondered lots of topics, and frankly I was reticent to share because I was experi encing a “block” on topics that I believed would be interest ing and noteworthy to you. Well, this is it! How could the subject of school success not be important? I’m not just talking about reading, writ ing and ‘rithmetic. I’m talking about preparation for engage ment with others for success ful relationships.
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The City and the MDHR soon began negotiations, only for the City to pause them as it accused the MDHR of not hav ing evidence that its officers spied on activists using social media. They have since agreed to resume negotiations with the stated intent of reaching an agreement this fall. During the negotiations, the MDHR, in partnership with the Minnesota Justice Research Center, conducted outreach to communities who have received the brunt of racist and sexist po licing, and also hosted five public meetings throughout the city. At those meetings, they heard the consent decree needs to affect changes in use of force, traffic stops, social me dia, accountability, and training, and to emphasize seeing the humanity in one another.
State aims to rein in Minneapolis police Many doubt a consent decree will get the job done
Readers have until Aug. 31 to suggest to MDHR what to include in the consent de cree. They may do so online ormn.gov/mdhr/mpd/contactusatbycalling651-539-1100andleavingamessage.
The MDHR began investigat ing the MPD days after former MPD officer Derek Chauvin and his former colleagues Tou Thao, J. Alexander Kueng, and Thomas Lane murdered George Floyd at 38th and Chicago in May 2020. During the investigation, the MDHR met with over 2,200 community members, includ ing Minneapolis police officers, who wrote or described their experiences with the MPD. They found in May of this year that the MPD did indeed en gage in patterns of racist and sexistThepolicing.72-page report found Black people were more likely to be stopped, searched, cited and arrested than White peo ple. They also found officers used racial and sexual epithets on body camera footage and spied on activists on social media for no apparent public safety purpose.
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Both the City of Minneapolis and the Department of Human Rights (MDHR) have agreed to enter into a consent decree, an agreement where the court holds parties accountable to change. To decide what to in clude in the decree, they’ve hosted meetings, primarily with and in communities affected by discriminatory policing. But not everyone thinks the consent decree will result in meaningful change. “We think it’s…a political grandstanding thing, which is good. It puts some public pressure on the City of Minneapolis,” said Linden Gawboy of Twin Cities Coalition for Justice for Jamar. “We’re not against the consent decree—we just don’t have faith in it.”
Ta’Mara Hill facilitates a group of people discussing the consent decree. Photo by Henry Pan “We’re not against the consent decree—we just don’t have faith in it.”
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“One thing that bothers me is that because of who I am, and the job that I do, I feel I’m not welcome in my own city,” said Lewis, who declined a followup interview after the meeting ended. “You have to include the people like me who actually do the job. It can’t just be people who don’t have the experi ence dictating what they think should and should not be.” MDHR did not respond to this allegation as of press time.
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Although the Twin Cities Coalition for Justice For Jamar has not reached out to MDHR about the consent decree, they are considering proposing the Minneapolis Police Depart ment release all data associated with closed complaints over the last 10 years, in addition to fighting for community control of the police, which they state requires a charter amendment, something the consent decree can’t“Thedo.racist thugs, the ones who have had multiple com plaints that are completely sealed right now, [should be opened so] the public knows what’s going on,” said Gawboy. “They should be part of the pub lic record and part of the public accountability.”
For the past several months, the Minnesota Department of Human Rights has connected with community members over how best to rein in the patterns of racism and sexism it found in the Minneapolis Police Depart ment (MPD), the subject of a two-year investigation.
At one of those meetings held downtown at the West minster Presbyterian Church in late July, Yolanda Roth echoed that sentiment but said change must go beyond the consent decree. “It’s going to be the union changing the trainings that they’re sending people to and understanding and finally agreeing that racism is what is running our police department, and that is what has to change,” saidFounderRoth. of Global Rights of Women Cheryl Thomas, who was also at the downtown meeting, said the consent de cree needs to address how MPD fails to take domestic violence and sexual assault seri ously. “We have a police depart ment in Minneapolis that does not report or investigate crimes of domestic violence and sexual assault,” said Thomas. “Our community of advo cates in Minneapolis has writ ten report after report about vi olence against women and girls that is most deeply suffered by communities of color and immi grantOtherscommunities.”withlittle faith in the consent decree process include Minneapolis Police Sgt. Renee Lewis, who attended the event after her shift. She accuses the MDHR of leaving her out.
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The DOC has changed this into a department policy that accommodates its own finan cial aspirations, which allows a small number of people out on work release 12 months prior to a person’s release date. Currently there are only 190 (fiscal year 2020) work release participants, and this is to “en hance public safety” according to the DOC. However, empirical re search suggests a positive association between employ ment and a participant in work release deciding not to com mit crimes. For each person in work release, taxpayers save up to $16,086 a year. Less than two percent of those on work release committed new offenses while participating in theWorkprogram.release is cost-ef fective. Participants reside in community-based correctional facilities for an average cost of $67 per day. Work release participants contribute to their own transition. During fiscal year 2019, those on work re lease paid $517,000 in room and board. If the elected officials, in cluding the governor, stopped spending your hard-earned money outfitting the police in the community to look like sol diers going to war, they could then enforce the DOC to fol low the statue handed down by the people you elected, and 20% of the incarcerated population could be released tomorrow on work release. The funding that would go towards warehousing would instead go towards drug and alcohol treatment facilities, mental health therapy, sexual crime prevention and treat ment facilities, and education al and vocational program
We could all use some good news out of Washington. I’ve got some. The passage and signing of the Inflation Reduc tion Act this month is good news for families, the economy, the planet, and even our de mocracy. This is a major win for Congress and President Biden thisThissummer.isabig deal. For starters, it is the biggest investment in fighting climate change in our country’s history. The bill puts a whopping $360 billion toward developing af fordable, clean energy sources. It creates tax breaks if you buy an electric vehicle. Support ers say it will slash carbon emis sions by 40% in just eight years, great news for our kids and grandkids, but also great news for all of us right now. Because not only will we have cleaner air and measur able progress against climate change, but also the investment in renewable energy generation should save families money on their electric bills. It also means we should suffer less from big ups and downs in oil prices caused by turmoil in unstable parts of the world. I especially like the parts of the bill that include money for cities being hit particularly hard by climate change and for Na tive American communities. The harms caused by climate change aren’t shared equally. This legis lation recognizes that and does something about it. The bill also promises to put more money back in families’ pockets by using the govern ment’s bargaining power to lower Medicare prescription drug prices. That is great news for seniors in our communities. And it tackles a nagging problem we’ve had for years: getting big corporations to pay their fair share in taxes. The bill creates a 15% minimum tax on corporations that make more than $1 billion in profits. It gives the IRS more money to collect taxes from big businesses and wealthy people who use loop holes and legal tricks to avoid paying what they owe. The bill will also put down ward pressure on inflation. It may take a little while to see all the effects, but saving families money on health care, pre scriptions and energy—while reducing the deficit—is a firm push in the right direction for theTheeconomy.billisn’t perfect. Because of the political compromises necessary to get it passed, some important pieces were dropped. For example, it doesn’t extend the federal Child Tax Credit en acted as part of COVID relief, which had a big impact on chil dren living in poverty. There is more work to be done, but this bill shows what serious, committed public ser vants— in this case, Senate Democrats—can accomplish when they work together. If there’s a cloud around this silver lining, it’s that not one Re publican senator voted for this bill. Not one. Maybe they’re worried about ticking off the big drug companies, which fought lower drug prices tooth and nail. Maybe they think voters will forget by November. But I don’t think they will. I don’t think Americans will forget who voted for lower drug prices, clean en ergy, and making billionaires and corporations pay their taxes— and who didn’t. We hear a lot about the growing gulf between the two major parties in America. But there’s a difference between politicians and voters. The people of Kansas just voted to protect the right to abortion care under the state constitu tion in the face of Republican legislators’ efforts to impose a complete ban on abortion. I think there are a lot of people—including Republicans— who need lower drug costs and smaller energy bills and think the richest people and compa nies in America should not get a free pass to avoid paying their fair share of taxes. When we step into the vot ing booth, we are voting for in dividuals. And those individuals have voting records. This fall, voters get to decide whether our elected representatives are serving us or working against our best interests, our families, and our future. If your member of Congress isn’t putting you first, you can vote them out. If they are do ing what’s best for you, you can send them back. And that’s the best news of all.
Because inside prison, these people have demon strated over time they have stayed discipline-free and shown a willingness towards restorative justice.
Contemplating a red-blue ‘national divorce’
I am currently incarcerated at Rush City prison. We as a voiceless, invisible population of society really need the help of our families, friends, and respective communities to come together as a collective to combat mass incarceration. I know, I know, I can hear you now saying, “All this crime in the streets, I don’t want to hear that, lock ‘em up.” I hear you, and I understand; howev er, may I give a bit of informa tion you may not be aware of? First, from myself and the majority of those incarcerated, we offer our deepest apology for the harm we’ve committed against our respective commu nities and the crime that’s taking place in our communities now. When we were convicted or pleaded guilty of our crimes, then sentenced through the criminal injustice system—whether oversentenced, under-sentenced, wrongfully convicted or other wise—we were committed to the Department of Corrections (DOC) to serve our sentence. A great deal of your hard-earned taxpayers’ money goes to the DOC for rehabilitating those of us within its care. Now for one of the DOC’s little ugly secrets: Did you know, community, that the max and close custody prisons have little to no work, work programs, or educational pro gramming available for men in order to gain some skill or be productive while incarcerated? And the medium custody fa cilities are so overcrowded—in Faribault medium, for example, there’s over 2000 incarcerat ed—that what is available can’t possibly be taken advantage of by those wanting to better themselves because there are long waiting lists. If there isn’t enough work and educational programming for most, what solution has the DOC come up with for the incarcerated?
“LOCK THEM IN CELLS!” for most of the day. Here at Rush City, half the prison is locked in all day on al ternating weekend days. The lack of work, education al programming, the last two years of the pandemic, lack of treatment programs, men tal health therapy, plus being locked in our cells more often, all this has really taken a psy chological toll on the incarcer ated population. As a result, guys are abus ing each other’s psych meds in large doses to escape their re ality—I’m sure it’s the same in Shakopee, the women’s prison, as well. People are dying from overdoses that look like heart attacks, allergic reactions, or like the suicides some have been committing lately—R.I.P. young Brotha D-Lord—be cause they see no hope in sight. Community, every year your tax dollars are promised to go towards “CORRECTING” Min nesota’s crime problem, not making it worse by creating mentally challenged drug ad dicts, then releasing these same to our respective communities to have the community deal with the resulting repetitive drug addiction and crime. But there is a solution, an organization called “Incar cerated Workers Organizing Committee,” (IWOC). This organization has been help ing the incarcerated invisible population be heard. The lat est push is to get the elected officials who created Minne sota Statute 244.065 to force the DOC to go by state statute and not their own DOC policy. The statute states: “When consistent with the public interest and the public safety, the commissioner of corrections may conditionally release an inmate to work at paid employment, seek em ployment, or participate in vo cational training or educational program, as provided in sec tion 241.26, if the inmate has served at least one half of the term of imprisonment.”
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D.C. delivers some good news— yes, really
August 25 - August 31, 2022 9 Opinion Work release is underutilized in MN prisons The DOC needlessly squanders taxpayer dollars
By Ben Jealous
For each person in work release, taxpayers save up to $16,086 a year.
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Ben Jealous serves as president of People For the American Way and Professor of the Practice at the University of Pennsylvania. A New York Times best-selling au thor, his next book “Never Forget Our People Were Always Free” will be published by Harper Collins in December 2022.
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Thomas L. Knapp (Twitter: @ thomaslknapp) is director and senior news analyst at the Wil liam Lloyd Garrison Center for Libertarian Advocacy Journalism (thegarrisoncenter.org). He lives and works in north central Florida.
Late last year, U.S. Rep resentative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) ran a Twitter poll asking her followers to weigh in on a “national divorce” between “Republican” and “Democratic” states. (Since her Twitter account has since been suspended, I’m relying on re portage from the New York Post to describe it.)
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Perceived connection to, or distaste for, a particular political party doesn’t seem like a good way of divvying up territory. ming. These are all areas best suited for the incarcerated to transition back into the com munity through work release— the longer the better.
The non-scientific results: 43% favored a “national divorce,” 48% opposed it, 9% pronounced themselves undecided. The “national divorce” talk has only increased since then, and of course there’s nothing new about the concept. As you may recall from high school history classes, hundreds of thousands died in a war over the last attempt at such a thing in the mid-19th century. I’ve got nothing against secession as such. If people don’t want to remain affiliated with a polity, they should be free to exit the relationship. In fact, the namesake of the me dia center I write for, William Lloyd Garrison, encouraged Northern secession: “No union with slaveholders!” On the other hand, the no tion of such a “divorce” at the level of the existing states rais es some serious questions that most supporters don’t seem interested in addressing. First and foremost, per ceived connection to, or dis taste for, a particular political party doesn’t seem like a good way of divvying up territory. Different pollsters use dif ferent formulas to calculate the “partisan leans” of states, but let’s use the 2020 presi dential election result as a proxy. Wyoming is the “red dest” state, won by Republican Donald Trump with 69.9% of the vote. Democrat Joe Biden’s best performance (excluding the District of Columbia, which isn’t a state, where he received 92.1%) was in Vermont, where he polled 66.6%. So even in the “reddest” or “bluest” states, around 1/3 of voters (not to mention the to tal population) aren’t “red” or “blue.” Secession would maroon them in de facto one-party states, as opposed to offering them representation in nation al bodies where their preferred parties have a voice. Even hand-waving all that away, there are other “nuts and bolts” issues to think about. For example, what happens to Washington’s “national debt” when the states leave? Does it just get defaulted on? Or does it get split up…and if so, how? Pro rata by popula tion? Weighted on the basis of whether the state was an over all “donor to” or “beneficiary of” federal largess? How about military assets? Does New Mexico suddenly become the world’s secondlargest nuclear power because so many U.S. nuclear weapons happen to be stored at Kirt land Air Force Base, or does each state get a few warheads, along with a proportional dis tribution of aircraft, helicop ters, tanks, etc.? Oh, and we should probably discuss borders and travel. Will the former U.S. operate like the Schengen Area’s 26 Eu ropean countries which allow mutual travel without pass ports and border searches, or will a New York to Los Angeles flight with a layover in Denver turn into the customs night mare equivalent of traveling from Moscow to Buenos Aires via Mozambique? Divorces get messy even when they’re amicable. Would this one be worth it? Perhaps we should all consult our attorneys first.
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William Wesley Green departed this earth peacefully on June 26, 2022, at the age of 88 in Stoughton, MA. Bill proudly served in the U.S. Army, in the Korean war. He attended Northwestern University in criminal justice and eventually opened his own private security firm. He later worked at and retired from Massachusetts General Hospital as a security guard. Upon retirement, Bill started a new ca reer training for the American Red Cross in CPR (re)certification and first aid. Bill loved to fish, especially competitive (bass) tournament fishing. He started baking and selling cakes to family and friends. Re cently, he had made plans to join a friend in the food truck business. Bill was preceded in death by his moth er Ruth Stewart, father Arthur Green, sis ter Priscilla Davis, brothers Melvin Stewart, Donald Hall, Eugene Green, and Grandson D’Anthony Green. Bill is survived by his daughter Wanda Green, Stoughton, MA; sisters Elizabeth Ri ley, Minneapolis, MN, and Sarah Coleman, Lowell, MA; and many nieces, nephews and other relatives. A memorial service was held in Stough ton, MA, on July 10, 2022. Bill had request ed to be at Fort Snelling National Ceme tery with his brother, and therefore an honor guard service will be held on Sept 9, 2022, at 9 am at Ft Snelling. Family, friends, and food will follow at the Wold-Chamberlain Amer ican Legion Post 99.
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NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THE RIGHT TO VERIFICATION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTITY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION.
WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTEREDUNDERMINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMINING, AMONGOTHERTHINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED PREMISES ARE IMPROVEDWITHARESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTYUSED IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED.
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IN THE MATTER OF THE CONDEMNATION OF CERTAIN LANDS FOR TRUNK HIGHWAY PURPOSES
THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. FORECLOSURE DATA Minn. Stat. Sec. 580.025
Dated: August 23, 2022 Alabama 2, LLC Assignee of Mortgagee HOELSCHER LAW FIRM, PLLC By: /s/ Brian G. Hoelscher Brian G. Hoelscher #0238752 for Assignee of Mortgagee 13100 Wayzata Boulevard, Suite 100 Minnetonka, MN 55305
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CONDEMNATION STATE OF MINNESOTA IN DISTRICT COURT COUNTY OF HENNEPIN FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT FILE NO. 27-CV-22-10824 State of Minnesota, by its Commissioner of Transportation, vs.Petitioner,RocktoolCo., LLC, et al.
It is the intention of the above-named petitioner to move the court for an order authorizing the Court Administrator to accept and deposit in an interest bearing account payments from the petitioner to the court pursuant to Minnesota statutes. Further, it is the intention of the above-named petitioner to move the court for an order transferring title and possession of the parcels herein described, prior to the filing of an award by the court appointed commissioners, pursuant to Minnesota Statutes §117.042. The petitioner reserves its right to recover costs of clean up and testing and all other damages arising from the presence of pollutants, contaminants, or hazardous materials on the property described herein, from all potential responsible parties, including respondents herein where appropriate, in a separate legal action to the extent permitted by law.
All of the following: That part of Lots 1 and 2, Block 1, NEW HOPE HIGHLANDS, shown as Parcel 215A on Minnesota Department of Transportation Right of Way Numbered 27-237 as the same on file and of record in the office of the County Recorder in and for Hennepin County, Minnesota; together with other rights as set forth below, forming and being part of said Parcel 215A: Temporary Easement: A temporary easement for highway purposes as shown on said as to said Parcel 215A by the temporary easement symbol, said easement shall cease on December 1, 2025, or on such earlier date upon which the Commissioner of Transportation determines by formal order that it is no longer needed for highway purposes. Names of parties interested in the above described land and nature of interest: Lee G. Ganz Fee Marlynn Ganz Truist Bank Mortgage Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. Mortgage County of Hennepin Taxes and Special Assessments Justin Ganz Occupant
All of the following: That part of Lots 3 and 4, Block 1, NEW HOPE HIGLANDS, shown as Parcel 215C on Minnesota Department of Transportation Right of Way Numbered 27-237 as the same on file and of record in the office of the County Recorder in and for Hennepin County, Minnesota; together with other rights as set forth below, forming and being part of said Parcel 215C: Temporary Easement:
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LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: Lot 3, Block 94, Remington’s 2nd Addition to Minneapolis PROPERTY ADDRESS: 3736 Lyndale Avenue S, Minneapolis, MN 55409 COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Hennepin AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED TO BE DUE AS OF DATE OF NOTICE, INCLUDING TAXES, IF ANY, PAID BY MORTGAGEE: $71,650.62 THAT there has been compliance with all pre-foreclosure requirements; that no action or proceeding has been instituted at law or otherwise to recover the debt secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof; THAT pursuant to the power of sale contained in said mortgage, the above-described property will be sold by the Sheriff of Hennepin County as follows: DATE AND TIME OF SALE: October 13, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. PLACE OF SALE: Hennepin County Sheriff's Office, Room 30, 350 South Fifth Street, Minneapolis, Minnesota to pay the debt secured by said mortgage and taxes, if any, on said premises and the costs and disbursements, including attorneys' fees allowed by law subject to redemption within six (6) months from the date of said sale by the mortgagor(s), their personal repre sentatives or assigns. The date on or before which the mortgagor must vacate the propertyif the mortgage is not reinstated under section 580.30 or the property redeemed under section580.23: April 13, 2023, at 11:59 p.m. THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAGOR'S PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAYBEREDUCED TO FIVE
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that default has occurred in the conditions of the following described mortgage: DATE OF MORTGAGE: September 19, 2002 ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $65,000.00 MORTGAGOR(S): David L. Frey MORTGAGEE: Discover Bank DATE AND PLACE OF RECORDING: Recorded with the County Recorder in and for the County of Hennepin, State of Minnesota, on the 4th day of December, 2002, as Document No. 7876121.
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I. That Trunk Highway numbered 169, being Route numbered 005, has been located according to law and passes the lands herein described. That it is duly covered by Right of Way Plat Order numbered 99591.
IN THE MATTER OF THE CONDEMNATION OF CERTAIN LANDS FOR TRUNK HIGHWAY PURPOSES NOTICE
Dated: August 18, 2022 KEITH ELLISON Attorney General State of Minnesota s/William Young_ WILLIAM YOUNG General No. Suite 1800 St. Minnesota 55101-2128 ATTORNEY FOR PETITIONER CONDEMNATION STATE OF MINNESOTA IN DISTRICT COURT COUNTY OF HENNEPIN FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT State of Minnesota, by its Commissioner of Transportation, Petitioner, vs. Rocktool Co., LLC, Lee G. Ganz, Marlynn Ganz, Truist Bank, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., County of Hennepin, Justin Ganz, Carroll L. Howland, Compu-Link Corporation, doing business as Celink, United States of America, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., Earnestine Mc Donald, Benjamin M Schatz, Ellisha Marongelli, Theodore C Schatz, Erin Bergevin, New Covenant Properties, LLC, LoanCare, LLC, Royal Credit Union, Nancy Marin-Marquez, Rafael Alvarado, Kelly Mann, Jeanette Mann, NANDRI, LLC, William Davies, Samuel Melby, Xijiang Wang, Crystal Evangelical Free Church, d/b/a New Hope Church EFCA, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church of New Hope, Thrivent Financial Bank, Wels Church Extension Fund, Inc., also all other persons unknown claiming any right, title, estate, interest or lien in the real estate described in the Petition herein, Respondents.
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III. That the following described lands in these proceedings taken are situated in Hennepin County, Minnesota; that the names of all persons appearing of record or known to your petitioner to be the owners of said lands or interested therein, including all whom your petitioner has been able by investiga tion and inquiry to discover, together with the nature of the ownership of each, as nearly as can be ascertained, are as follows:
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(1) the physical street address, city, and zip code of the mortgaged premises is 3736 Lyndale Avenue S, Minneapolis, MN 55409; (2) the name of the transaction agent, residential mortgage servicer, and the lender or broker, as defined in section 58.02, if the person holding the mortgage is a transactionagent as defined in section 58.02, subdivision 30 are as follows: – not applicable; or thename of the residen tial mortgage servicer and the lender or broker, as defined in section58.02, if the person holding the mortgage is not a transaction agent as defined in section 58.02, subdivision 30 are as follows: residential mortgage servicer – Alabama 2, LLC, lender or broker – Alabama 2, LLC; (3) the tax parcel identification number of the mortgaged premises is: 04-028-24-44-0186; (4) if stated on the mortgage, the transaction agent's mortgage identification number is: - not applicable; (5) if stated on the mortgage, the name of the residential mortgage originator as definedinsection 58.02 is: Discover Bank Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder
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II. That the Commissioner of Transportation deems it necessary that the State of Minnesota for trunk highway purposes obtain the lands herein described in fee simple absolute, together with the following rights: To acquire a temporary easement in those cases which are herein particularly mentioned, and to acquire all trees, shrubs, grass and herbage within the right of way herein to be taken, and to keep and have the exclusive control of the same.
To the Respondents hereinabove named: You, and each of you, are hereby notified that on December 12, 2022, at 1:00 pm., or as soon thereafter as counsel can be heard, before Judge Joseph R. Klein, via remote hearing, from the at Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, the above named petitioner will present to the above named Court petition now on file herein for the condemnation of certain lands for trunk highway purposes. You are notified this matter is set for remote hearing. This hearing will not be in person at the courthouse. The remote hearing may be accessed by video at https://Zoomgov.com/join, or by phone at 833-5688864. For either method, the Meeting ID is 161 976 9066 and the Meeting Password is 069902. A copy of said petition is attached hereto and incorporated herein. YOU, AND EACH OF YOU, ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED, That at the above time and place the above-named petitioner will also move the court for an order transferring title and possession to petitioner of the parcels described in the petition in accordance with Minn. Stat. §117.042, as of January 16, 2023. YOU, AND EACH OF YOU, ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED, that all persons occupying the property described in the petition must VACATE THE AREA BEING ACQUIRED AND MOVE ALL OF YOUR PERSONAL PROPERTY FROM THE AREA BEING ACQUIRED ON OR BE FORE JANUARY 16, 2023. All advertising signs or devices located on the property being acquired must be removed by January 16, 2023. YOU, AND EACH OF YOU, ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED, that (1) a party wishing to challenge the public use or public purpose, necessity, or authority for a taking must appear at the court hearing and state the objection or must appeal within 60 days of a court order; and (2) a court order approving the public use or public purpose, necessity, and authority for the taking is final unless an appeal is brought within 60 days after service of the order on the party.
PETITION To the District Court above named the State of Minnesota brings this Petition and respectfully states and alleges:
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ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE: Assigned to Morgan Stanley Private Bank, N.A. as Successor by Merger to Morgan Stanley Credit Corporation in Assignment of Mortgage datedJuly 16, 2012, recorded February 20, 2013, as Document No. 9921142; further assigned to Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., successor by merger to Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota, N.A., as Indenture Trustee for MSDWCC HELOC Trust 2003-1 in Assignment of Mortgage dated February 4, 2013, recorded Feb ruary 20, 2013, as Document No. 9921143; further assigned to FV-I, Inc. in trust for Morgan Stanley Mortgage Capital Holdings LLC in Assignment of Mortgage dated February 6, 2015, recorded March 2, 2015, as Document No. 10167057; further assigned to Palm Avenue Hialeah Trust, a Delaware statutory trust, for and on behalf and solely with respect to Series 2014-1 in Assignment of Mortgage dated April 4, 2019, recorded April 25, 2019, as Document No. 10653680; further assigned to ARCPE 1, LLC in Assignment of Mortgage dated April 29, 2020, recorded May 4, 2020, as Document No. 10782599; further assigned to Alabama 2, LLC in Assignment of Mortgage dated July 18, 2022, recorded August 5, 2022, as Document No. 11135301
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With reference to Parcel 215C, there appears a mortgage executed by Carroll L. Howland, of Hennepin County, Minnesota, as mortgagors, to the United States of America, acting through the, United States Department Housing and Urban Development, mortgagee, and filed in the office of the Hen nepin County Recorder in Minnesota, as follows: Dated Date Filed Document No. November 10, 2008 November 26, 2008 9209659
FEE ACQUISITION Parcel 215C C.S. 2772 (169=5;383) 909 S.P. 2772-115RW
FEE ACQUISITION Parcel 215A C.S. 2772 (169=5;383) 909 S.P. 2772-115RW
Earnestine McDonald Lessee County of Hennepin
Lessee Rafael Alvarado Lessee Kelly Mann Lessee Jeanette Mann County of Hennepin
Dated: August 1, 2022 KEITH ELLISON Attorney General State of Minnesota s/William Young WILLIAM YOUNG Assistant Attorney General Atty. Reg. No. 0393502 445 Minnesota Street, Suite 1800 St. Paul, Minnesota 55101-2128 (651) 757-1386 (Voice) (651) 297-1235 (Fax) william.young@ag.state.mn.us ATTORNEY FOR PETITIONER
FEE ACQUISITION Parcel 216 C.S. 2772 (169=5;383) 909 S.P. 2772-115RW
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All of the following: A temporary easement for highway purposes in that part of Lot 9, Block 1, NEW HOPE HIGHLANDS, shown as Parcel 215H on Minnesota Department of Transportation Right of Way Numbered 27-237 as the same on file and of record in the office of the County Recorder in and for Hennepin County, Minnesota, by the temporary easement symbol, said easement shall cease on December 1, 2025, or on such earlier date upon which the Commissioner of Transportation determines by formal order that it is no longer needed for highway purposes.
United States of America Mortgage Department of Housing and Urban Development Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. Mortgage
Names of parties interested in the above described land and nature of interest: Holy Trinity Lutheran Church Fee of New Hope Thrivent Financial Bank Mortgage Wels Church Extension Fund, Inc. Mortgage WHEREFORE, Your petitioner prays that commissioners be appointed to appraise the damages which may be occasioned by such taking, and that such proceedings may be had herein as are provided by law.
TODD Beneficiary Erin Bergevin
All of the following: That part of Lots 5 and 6, Block 1, NEW HOPE HIGHLANDS, shown as Parcel 215D on Minnesota Department of Transportation Right of Way Numbered 27-237 as the same on file and of record in the office of the County Recorder in and for Hennepin County, Minnesota; together with other rights as set forth below, forming and being part of said Parcel 215D: Temporary Easement: A temporary easement for highway purposes as shown on said as to said Parcel 215D by the temporary easement symbol, said easement shall cease on December 1, 2025, or on such earlier date upon which the Commissioner of Transportation determines by formal order that it is no longer needed for highway purposes. Names of parties interested in the above described land and nature of interest: New Covenant Properties, LLC Fee Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. Mortgage LoanCare, LLC Royal Credit Union Mortgage Nancy Marin-Marquez
Names of parties interested in the above described land and nature of interest: Carroll L. Howland Fee Compu-Link Corporation, doing business as Celink Mortgage
Names of parties interested in the above described land and nature of interest: Rocktool Co., LLC Fee County of Hennepin
FEE ACQUISITION Parcel 215F C.S. 2772 (169=5;383) 909 S.P. 2772-115RW
Parcel 215K C.S. 2772 (169=5;383) 909 S.P. 2772-115RW
The party or parties on whose behalf the attached document is served acknowledge through their undersigned counsel that sanctions may be imposed pursuant to Minn. Stat. § 549.211.
Dated: August 1, 2022 KEITH ELLISON Attorney General State of Minnesota s/William Young WILLIAM YOUNG Assistant Attorney General Atty. Reg. No. 0393502 445 Minnesota Street, Suite 1800 St. Paul, Minnesota 55101-2128 (651) 757-1386 (Voice) (651) 297-1235 (Fax) william.young@ag.state.mn.us ATTORNEY
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All of the following: That part of Tract A, Registered Land Survey No. 1028, shown as Parcel 216A on Minnesota Department of Transportation Right of Way Numbered 27-237 as the same on file and of record in the office of the Registrar of Titles in and for Hennepin County, Minnesota; the title thereto being registered as evi denced by Certificate of Title No. 507449; together with other rights as set forth below, forming and being part of said Parcel 216A: Temporary Easement: A temporary easement for highway purposes as shown on said as to said Parcel 216A by the temporary easement symbol, said easement shall cease on December 1, 2025, or on such earlier date upon which the Commissioner of Transportation determines by formal order that it is no longer needed for highway purposes.
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A temporary easement for highway purposes as shown on said as to said Parcel 215C by the temporary easement symbol, said easement shall cease on December 1, 2025, or on such earlier date upon which the Commissioner of Transportation determines by formal order that it is no longer needed for highway purposes.
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All of the following: A temporary easement for highway purposes in that part of Lot 1, Block 1, NEW HOPE HIGHLANDS 4TH ADDITION, shown as Parcel 215K on Minnesota Department of Transportation Right of Way Numbered 27-237 as the same on file and of record in the office of the County Recorder in and for Hennepin County, Minnesota, by the temporary easement symbol, said easement shall cease on December 1, 2025, or on such earlier date upon which the Commissioner of Transportation determines by formal order that it is no longer needed for highway purposes.
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TODD Beneficiary Ellisha Marongelli Theodore C Schatz
FEE ACQUISITION Parcel 215D C.S. 2772 (169=5;383) 909 S.P. 2772-115RW
All of the following: That part of Lots 7 and 8, Block 1, NEW HOPE HIGHLANDS, shown as Parcel 215F on Minnesota Department of Transportation Right of Way Numbered 27-237 as the same on file and of record in the office of the County Recorder in and for Hennepin County, Minnesota; together with other rights as set forth below, forming and being part of said Parcel 215F: Temporary Easement: A temporary easement for highway purposes as shown on said as to said Parcel 215F by the temporary easement symbol, said easement shall cease on December 1, 2025, or on such earlier date upon which the Commissioner of Transportation determines by formal order that it is no longer needed for highway purposes.
MINN. STAT. § 549.211 ACKNOWLEDGMENT
All of the following: That part of the West Half of the Northwest Quarter of Section 18, Township 118 North, Range 21 West, shown as Parcel 216 on Minnesota Department of Transportation Right of Way Numbered 27-237 as the same on file and of record in the office of the County Recorder in and for Hennepin County, Minnesota; containing 1506 more or less; together with other rights as set forth below, forming and being part of said Parcel 216: Temporary Easement: A temporary easement for highway purposes as shown on said as to said Parcel 216 by the temporary easement symbol, said easement shall cease on December 1, 2025, or on such earlier date upon which the Commissioner of Transportation determines by formal order that it is no longer needed for highway purposes.
FEE ACQUISITION Parcel 216A C.S. 2772 (169=5;383) 909 S.P. 2772-115RW
Benjamin M Schatz
Names of parties interested in the above described land and nature of interest: Xijiang Wang Fee County of Hennepin Taxes and Special Assessments
Names of parties interested in the above described land and nature of interest: NANDRI, LLC Fee William Davies Lessee Samuel Melby Lessee County of Hennepin Taxes and Special Assessments Parcel 215H C.S. 2772 (169=5;383) 909 S.P. 2772-115RW
Names of parties interested in the above described land and nature of interest: Crystal Evangelical Free Church, Fee d/b/a New Hope Church EFCA County of Hennepin Special Assessments
Dated: July 15, 2022 SWOR AND GATTO, P.A. By: Isl John Paul J. Gatto John Paul J. Gatto (#0387730) Paul J. Gatto paulg@sworgatto.comjpg@sworgatto.com651-454-3600Saint1177ATTORNEYS(#33741)FORPLAINTIFFSWestSeventhStreetPaul,Minnesota55102
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State of Minnesota District Court Ramsey County Second Judicial District Court File Number: 62-DA-FA-22-712 Case Type: Domestic Abuse
State of Minnesota District Court Ramsey County Second Judicial District Court File Number: 62-DA-FA-22-730 Case Type: Domestic Abuse In The Matter Of Shanqual Jones Vs Lasalle James, Jr. Notice of Hearing by Publication (Minn. Stat. § 518B.01, subd. 8)
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To Respondent named above: An order has been issued directing you to appear at the Ramsey County Juvenile and Family Justice Center, 25 W 7th St, St. Paul MN 55102 on August 29, 2022 at 8:15 AM and explain why the relief sought in the Petition for the Order for Protection should not be granted. You may obtain a copy of the Petition and any order issued from the court from the Ramsey County Court Administrator's Office. If you do not appear at the scheduled hearing, the Petitioner's request may be granted as a default matter. Failure to appear will not be a defense to prosecution for violation of the Court's Order.
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IS DIRECTED TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS: HAWEYA CHAFEH DJAMA AND AHMED AWIL ASHKIR. 1. YOU ARE BEING SUED. The Plaintiff has started a lawsuit against you. The Plaintiff's Complaint against you is attached to this Summons. Do not throw these papers away. They are official papers that affect your rights. You must respond to this lawsuit even though it may not yet be filed with the Court and there may be no court file number on this Summons.
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2. YOU MUST REPLY WITHIN 21 DAYS TO PROTECT YOUR RIGHTS. You must give or mail to the person who signed this summons a written response called an Answer within 21 days of the date on which you received this Summons. You must send a copy of your Answer to the person who signed this summons located at: Swor & Gatto, P.A. 1177 West Seventh Street Saint Paul, MN 55102 3. YOU MUST RESPOND TO EACH CLAIM. The Answer is your written response to the Plaintiff's Complaint. In your Answer you must state whether you agree or disagree with each paragraph of the Complaint. If you believe the Plaintiff should not be given everything asked for in the Complaint, you must say so in your Answer.
Dated: April 25, 2022 By _______________________ C. Jeremy Lagasse (#396834) Attorney for Plaintiff 2700 Snelling Ave N Suite 460 Roseville, MN 55113 (651) 493-0426 Jeremy@AaronFergusonLaw.com Spokesman-Recorder and 8, 2002
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STATE OF MINNESOTA DISTRICT COURT COUNTY OF MILLE LACS SEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT Case Type: Personal Injury Court File No.: TBD Jacquelyn Peltier, Plaintiff, vs. SUMMONS Kehoe Enterprise, LLC dba Mr. Tubbs/Sun Clean Center, THEDefendant.STATE OF MINNESOTA TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANT: 1. YOU ARE BEING SUED. The Plaintiff has started a lawsuit against you. The Plaintiff’s Complaint against you is attached to this summons. Do not throw these papers away. They are official papers that affect your rights. You must respond to this lawsuit even though it maynot yet be filed with the Court and there may be no court file number on this summons. 2. YOU MUST REPLY WITHIN 20 DAYS TO PROTECT YOUR RIGHTS. You must give or mail to the person who signed this summons a written response called an Answer within 20 days of the date on which you received this Summons. You must send a copy of your Answer to the person who signed this summons located at: 2700 Snelling Ave N, Suite 460, Roseville, MN 55113. 3. YOU MUST RESPOND TO EACH CLAIM. The Answer is your written response to the Plaintiff’s Complaint. In your Answer you must state whether you agree or disagree with each paragraph of the Complaint. If you believe the Plaintiff should not be given everything askedfor in the Complaint, you must say so in your Answer.
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4. YOU WILL LOSE YOUR CASE IF YOU DO NOT SEND A WRITTEN RE SPONSE TO THE COMPLAINT TO THE PERSON WHO SIGNED THIS SUM MONS. If you do not Answer within 21 days, you will lose this case. You will not get to tell your side of the story, and the Court may decide against you and award the Plaintiff everything asked for in the Complaint. If you do not want to contest the claims stated in the Complaint, you do not need to respond. A default judgment can then be entered against you for the relief requested in the Complaint.
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4. YOU WILL LOSE YOUR CASE IF YOU DO NOT SEND A WRITTEN RESPONSE TO THE COMPLAINT TO THE PERSON WHO SIGNED THIS SUMMONS. If you do not Answer within 20 days, you will lose this case. You will not get to tell your side of the story, and the Court may decide against you and award the Plaintiff everything asked for in the complaint. If you do not want to contest the claims stated in the complaint, you do not need to respond. A default judgment can then be entered against you for the relief requested in the complaint. 5. LEGAL ASSISTANCE. You may wish to get legal help from a lawyer. If you do not have a lawyer, the Court Administrator may have information about places where you can get legal assistance. Even if you cannot get legal help, you must still provide a written Answer to protect your rights or you may lose the case. 6. ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION. The parties may agree to or be ordered to participate in an alternative dispute resolution process under Rule 114 of the Minnesota Gen eral Rules of Practice. You must still send your written response to the Complaint even if you expect to use alternative means of resolving this dispute.
STATE OF MINNESOTA DISTRICT COURT COUNTY OF MILLE LACS SEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT Case Type: Personal Injury Court File No.: TBD Jacquelyn Peltier, Plaintiff, vs. COMPLAINT Kehoe Enterprise, LLC dba Mr. Tubbs/Sun Clean Center, THEDefendant.STATE OF MINNESOTA TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANT: Plaintiff, for her claim for relief states and alleges that: RESIDENCE 1. Ms. Jacquelyn Peltier (“Ms. Peltier”) was and is a resident of the City of Onamia, Coun ty of Mille Lacs, State of Minnesota. 2. Upon information and belief, Kehoe Enterprise, LLC dba Mr. Tubbs/Sun Clean Center, the business in control of the premises where the injuries occurred, was located in the City ofOnamia, County of Mille Lacs, State ofVENUEMinnesota.
This Summons is an official document that affects your rights, even ifit does not have a court file number listed. Read this Summons and the attached Petition can fully. If you do not understand it, contact an attorney for legal advice.
1. Venue is proper in this Court pursuant to Minn. Stat. § 542.095 as Mille Lacs County is the County where the occurence at issue took place.
6. ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION. The parties may agree to or be ordered to participate in an alternative dispute resolution process under Rule 114 of the Minnesota General Rules of Practice. You must still send your written response to the Complaint even if you expect to use alternative means of resolving this dispute. I hereby acknowledge that sanctions may be awarded pursuant to Minn. Stat. §549.211. Dated: April 11, 2022 SWOR AND GATTO, P.A. /s/ John Paul J. Gatto Marcus P. Gatto (#0391160) John Paul J. Gatto (#0387730)
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2. You must serve upon Petitioner and file wrth the Court a wntten Answer to the Petition, and you must pay the required filing fee WJless it js wawed by the Court. Answer forms are available on the Minnesota Judicial Branch webpage at www.mncourts gov/forms 3.You must serve your Answer upon the Petitioner within 20 days of the date you were served with this Summons, not counting the day of service. If you do not serve and file an Answer, the Court may decide custody and give Petitioner everything he or she is asking for in the attached Petition.
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4. YOU WILL LOSE YOUR CASE IF YOU DO NOT SEND A WRITTEN RESPONSE TO THE COMPLAINT TO THE PERSON WHO SIGNED THIS SUMMONS. If you do not Answer within 21 days, you will lose this case. You will not get to tell your side of the story, and the Court may decide against you and award the Plaintiff everything asked for in the Complaint. If you do not want to contest the claims stated in the Complaint, you do not need to respond. A default judgment can then be entered against you for the relief requested in the Complaint.
NOTICE: The Petitioner has filed a lawsuit against you to ask for custody of the following minor children: Iyona Mays BORN January 11, 2009 A copy of the Petition for Third Party Custody is served on you with this Summons.
1. The Petitioner (your space) has filed a lawsuit against you asking for a dissolution of your manage (divorce). A copy of the Petition for Dissolution of Marriage is attached to this Summons 2. You must serve upon P petitioner and file with the Court a written Answer to the Petition for Dissolution of Marriage and you must pay the required filing fee. Answer forms are available from the Co Administrator’s office. You must serve your Answer upon Petitioner within thirty 30 days of the date you were served with this Summons not counting the day of service. If you do not serve AND file: your Answer, the Court may give your spouse everything he or she is asking for in the Petition/or Dissolution of Marriage 3. This proceeding involves, affects, or brings into question the real property located at the at the following address: 3621 39th Ave S., Minneapolis, MN 55406 in Hennepin County, with the following legal description: LOT 019 BLK 003 ADDITION: HATCHER 8 HUGHES ADDN TO MPLS 4. (For a second property ) This proceeding involves, affects, or brings into question the real property located at the following address:__________________________________ at the following address_______________________________________City State Zip Code in ______________________ County, with the following legal description: OR This proceeding does not involve real property.
Denitria Marie Gayton, Plaintiff, vs. SUMMONS Johnathan Griesy, Jr., THISDefendant.SUMMONS
6. When Plaintiff climbed onto the tanning bed, as demonstrated, the bed tipped up causing Plaintiff to be thrown to the floor on her right side. 7. Despite her attempt to follow the instructions provided by “Katie”, she was seriously injured as a result of the tanning bed tipping up and throwing her to the ground. 8. As a result of Defendant’s actions and omissions, Plaintiff was grievously injured.
1. YOU ARE BEING SUED. The Plaintiff has started a lawsuit against you. The Plaintiff's Complaint against you is attached to this Summons. Do not throw these papers away. They are official papers that affect your rights. You must respond to this lawsuit even though it may not yet be filed with the Court and there may be no court file number on this Summons.
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State order been issued directing to appear at via Zoom (Location) on September 6, 2022 at 9:40 a.m. and explain why the relief sought in the Petition for the Order for Protection should not be granted. Please call 612-348-8756 for the zoom obtain a copy of the Petition and any order issued from the court from the Hennepin County Court Administrator's Office at 110 South 4th Street, Mpls., MN 55401. If do not appear at the scheduled hearing, the Petitioner's request may be granted as adefault matter. Failure to appear will not be a defense to prosecution for violation of the Court's Order. 15, 2022 /S/ Jessica Rahier Date Court Administrator / Deputy Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder 25, 2022
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WARNING: Your spouse has filed a lawsuit against you for dissolution of your marriage. A copy of the paperwork regarding the lawsuit is served on you with this summons. This summons is an official document from the court that affects your rights. Read this summons carefully. If you don not understand it, contact an attorney for legal advice.
NOTICE OF TEMPORARY RESTRAINING PROVISIONS Under Minnesota law, service of this summons makes the following requirements apply to both parties to the action, unless they are modified by the court or the proceeding is dismissed: (1) Neither party may dispose of any assets except (a) for the necessities of life or for the necessary generation of income or preservation of assets, (b) by an agreement of the parties in writing, or (c) for retaining counsel to carry on or to contest this proceeding. (2) Neither party may harass the other party. (3) All currently available insurance coverage must be maintained and continued without change in coverage or beneficiary designation. (4) Parties to a marriage dissolution proceeding are encouraged to attempt alternative dispute resolution pursuant Minnesota law. Alternative dispute resolution includes mediation, arbitration, and other processes as set forth in the district court rules. You may contact the court administrator about resources in your area. If you cannot pay for media tion or alternative dispute resolution, in some counties, assistance may be available to you through a nonprofit provider or a court program. If you are a victim of domestic abuse or threats as defined in Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 518B, you are not required to try mediation and you will not be penalized by the court in later proceedings. IF YOU VIOLATE ANY OF THESE PROVISIONS, YOU WILL BE SUBJECT TO SANCTIONS BY THE COURT. 7/18/2022 S. Minneapolis, MN 55406
To Respondent named above: An order has been issued directing you to appear at the Ramsey County Juvenile and Family Justice Center, 25 W 7th St, St. Paul MN 55102 on September 06, 2022 at 10:15 AM and explain why the relief sought in the Petition for the Order for Protection should not be granted. You may obtain a copy of the Petition and any order issued from the court from the Ramsey County Court Administrator's Office. If you do not appear at the scheduled hearing, the Petitioner's request may be granted as a default matter. Failure to appear will not be a defense to prosecution for violation of the Court's Order.
2. YOU MUST REPLY WITHIN 21 DAYS TO PROTECT YOUR RIGHTS. You must give or mail to the person who signed this summons a written response called an Answer within 21 days of the date on which you received this Summons. You must send a copy of your Answer to the person who signed this summons located at: Swor & Gatto, P.A. 1177 West Seventh Street Saint Paul, MN 55102 3. YOU MUST RESPOND TO EACH CLAIM. The Answer is your written response to the Plaintiff's Complaint. In your Answer you must state whether you agree or disagree with each paragraph of the Complaint. If you believe the Plaintiff should not be given everything asked for in the Complaint, you must say so in your Answer.
STATE OF MINNESOTA PERSONAL INJURY COUNTY OF RAMSEY DISTRICT COURT SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT Cherrie Lenora Smith, Plaintiff, vs. SUMMONS Haweya Chafeh Djama, and Ahmed Awil Ashkir, THISDefendants.SUMMONS
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5. LEGAL ASSISTANCE. You may wish to get legal help from a lawyer. If you do not have a lawyer, the Court Administrator may have information about places where you can get legal assistance. Even if you cannot get legal help, you must still provide a written Answer to protect your rights or you may lose the case.
CAUSE OF ACTION: NEGLIGENCE 9. Plaintiff restates and re-alleges paragraphs 1 through 9 above as though fully set forth 10.herein.Defendant Kehoe Enterprise, LLC dba Mr. Tubbs/Sun Clean Center, had a duty to keep the premises free from defect and hazard and to provide safe instruction or accommodation for their customers, including Plaintiff. 11. Due to Defendant’s negligence, and failure to keep the premises free from defect and hazard Plaintiff fell and sustained bodily injury. 13. As a direct and proximate cause of Defendant’s negligent actions and omissions, Plain tiff Jacquelyn Peltier sustained injuries to her pelvis, right hand/wrist, low back, and right hip and other body parts, and was otherwise severely injured; has in the past and will in the future incur medical expenses for the treatment of her injuries; and has in the past and will in the future suffer physical and mental pain. WHEREFORE, Plaintiff demands judgment against Defendant as follows: 1. Plaintiff demands judgment against the Defendant in an amount greater than Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00). 2. For all applicable interest, costs, disbursements and attorneys’ fees incurred herein. 3. For such further relief as the Court deems just and equitable. 4. Plaintiff demands a jury trial. Dated: April 25, 2022 C.ByJeremy Lagasse (#396834) Attorney for Plaintiff 2700 Snelling Ave N Suite Roseville,460 MN 55113 Jeremy@AaronFergusonLaw.com(651)493-0426
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2. On March 14, 2019, Plaintiff was at Defendant’s premises in order to use the tanning bed. 3. At the previous visit to Defendant’s premises, just prior to the visit paid to Defendant’s premises on March 14, 2019, the supervisor/manager “Katie” demonstrated how to activate the fan in the vent in order to reduce the ambient temperature in the room. Said demonstration consisted of “Katie” climbing up onto the tanning bed, reaching above her head, and accessing the control for the fan in the vent. “Katie” instructed Plaintiff to imitate her if needed then or in the future. 4. At the visit on March 14, 2019, Plaintiff noticed that the room housing the tanning bed was uncomfortably warm. 5. In order to reduce the heat and make the room more comfortable, Plaintiff climbed up ontothe tanning bed in order to try to access the fan in the vent, which was in accord with theinstruction and demonstration made to her previously by “Katie.”
6. ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION. The parties may agree to or be ordered to participate in an alternative dispute resolution process under Rule 114 of the Minnesota General Rules of Practice. You must still send your written response to the Complaint even if you expect to use alternative means of resolving this dispute.
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lyde Turner passed away a couple of weeks ago. Since then, there have been numerous testi monials about the former Uni versity of Minnesota Golden Gophers basketball star’s im pact through his work as a so cial worker and the basketball camp he created in his name, which ran from 1985-2019. Of all the stories I have read on so cial media or have heard in per son, one of the most compel ling comes from Leonard Jones Jones, a product of the North Side, not only par ticipated in Turner’s camp as a youth; he also became a counselor after a storied ath letic career at the high school and collegiate levels. “I was in Clyde’s camp while in high school,” Jones said. “I also had the privilege to work with his camp as a counselor. Clyde in fluenced my life overall.” What makes Jones’ story so compelling? First let’s talk a little bit about him. Jones went to Minneapo lis Patrick Henry High School from 1986-1990 where, dur ing that time, he became a basketball and track star and earned the name ‘Leapin Léo nard’ due to his ability to rise above others on the court and on the Jonesfield.teamed with Martez Williams to win the 1990 Class AA State track and field cham pionship and went on to play football, basketball, and become a track and field All-American at the University of St. Thomas. Today he is a dean at Rob binsdale Cooper High School, a member of the music group sensation Sounds of Black ness, and duly continues con tributing to community. He says who he is today is partly due to the lessons he learned from Turner as a camper, teen ager and adult. What makes this story most compelling is Jones’ descrip tions of one of the last times he worked at Turner’s camp. “I was a counselor, and we had guest speakers come in to talk to the kids,” Jones said. “On a regular day for camp he got everybody together for the guest speaker. All of sud den, he called my name. He introduced me as the guest speaker. I was working his camp, and he thought enough of me to share my story. That influenced me quite a bit.”
“You want to work hard, play hard, [without] too much fo cus on the things that I can’t control,” Gordon told the MSR before heading out to infield and batting practice.
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Fowles wins Perrot Award Retiring center Sylvia Fowles became only the second Min nesota Lynx player since Teresa Edwards in 2004 to win the WNBA Kim Perrot Sportsman ship Award. The Kim Perrot Sportsman ship Award is presented each season to a player who exem plifies the ideas of sportsman ship, ethical behavior, fair play and integrity on the court. It is named for the late Kim Perrot, who helped lead the Houston Comets to their first two WNBA championships before passing away in August 1999 after a seven-month battle with cancer.
By Charles Hallman Sports Columnist baseball career can be a long and winding road. It can be as frustrating to navigate as driving on some Minneapolis streets with pot holes. Or it can be rewarding at a pace that can seem either meteoric or snail-like. Curtis Terry is in his first season with the St. Paul Saints, the Minnesota Twins’ Triple A club. The majors are just over the bridge, but essentially can also be worlds away. We re cently sat in the team dugout before a game last week and talked about Terry’s baseball travels. He quickly noted that he nearly left his baseball dreams behind as frustra tions over not moving forward seemed to possess him. “I didn’t know, I was prob ably depressed,” recalled Terry, “went through some depres sion.” He is now in his third full season in the minors. Drafted by Texas in 2015, Terry signed with the Rangers for a $100,000 signing bonus after being a 13th round pick. He began his pro career in the rookie Arizona League. The following season, 2016, he split time between two Class A clubs. Another two seasons (2017 and 2018) he spent in Spokane, where he also played in 2016 and was later named the 2018 Northwest League MVP. Another split season came in 2019 where Terry had his best season to date (25 HRs and 80 RBI) and was named the Rangers’ 2019 minor league player of the year. Then COVID hit and canceled the 2020 minor league season. After being assigned to Triple A, Terry finally got his first call up with the big club in July, 2021 and was the des ignated hitter against Houston in his first night in the majors. He got his first MLB hit nearly a month later after 20 hitless at-bats. The first baseman fin ished last season with over 48 plate appearances for Texas, hitting under .100 and one “My parents told me, ‘No matter what happens, just go out there and have fun.’” RBI, and got released after the season.Looking back at his short time in the bigs, “It was a cool experience,” said the 6-0 Terry. “I think I played 13 games, and I struggled. I was young.” He told himself, “I really think I can play up here and be a con sistent player. I got to see it last year.” Last November, Terry signed a minor league con tract with the Twins and has been in St. Paul all summer. He’s having fun now but eas ily remember when it wasn’t. “I talked to my parents,” said the Georgia native on what ultimately helped him get through it. They told him, “‘No matter what happens, just go out there and have fun. Have as much [fun] as you can play ing baseball.’ That helped me with my career.” Terry’s aspirations remain on track despite all the un expected obstacles. “My ul timate goal is to get to the majors, trying to stay up there and be more consistent.”
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“I’m happy to be here on a winning team and a team playing for the playoffs.”
The interesting fact that struck me about Jones’ story is that basketball wasn’t even his best sport. It also shows that Turner’s camp was about more than just youth improv ing their basketball skills. It’s about setting people up to succeed in life. “That’s exactly what he did,” Jones said. “He was a great man.”
“I also had the privilege to work with his camp as a counselor. Clyde influenced my life overall.”
Fowles received 36 out of 56 votes from a national panel of sportswriters and broad casters and won her first Per rot Award in her illustrious and just completed 15-year WNBA career. She concludes her career as the league’s all-time regu lar season leader in total re bounds (4,006) and field goal percentage (.599); two-time WNBA champion; four-time Defensive Player of the Year; seven-time All-WNBA and seven-time All-Star; four-time Olympic gold medalist; and a member of the top 25 WNBA players of all time. In her off-court work, Fowles founded the Sylvia Fowles Family Fund in 2010 “I’m doing the things I set out to do.”
Tim Beckham Photo by Charles Hallman ■ See View on page 10
Nick Gordon Photo by Charles Hallman Sylvia Fowles Courtesy of Twitter hen we first met in July, Tim Beck ham was a St. Paul Saints infielder on fire since he played his first game on June 1 after a couple of months on the injured list. He simply told us that as he was leading the minors in batting while his fo cus nonetheless remained on getting back to the majors. Later last month, Beck ham’s focus was rewarded as he was called up by the Min nesota Twins and played his first MLB game since 2019. The 32-year-old infielder has previously played for three MLB clubs since his debut in 2013 with Tampa Bay, who drafted him first overall in 2008 and gave him a $6.15 million signing bonus. He signed a minor league con tract with the Twins in Febru ary, went to spring training, and was assigned to St. Paul. Beckham missed two months of playing time due to a strained left quad. “I’m happy to be here,” said Beckham as we stood in front of the Twins dugout after he finished his pregame workout. “Happy to be on a winning team and a team playing for theItplayoffs.”wasthe previous night, August 15, against Kansas City when Beckham made one of the team’s highlight plays of the season. As a defensive re placement at first base in the ninth inning, the 6-0 Beckham fielded a ground ball, threw to shortstop at second base, then caught the relay at first for a game-ending double play and sealed a win for the home team. “You notice situations and you run it by your head,” Beck ham explained. “When it hap pens, you’re not surprised. “The baseball found me and luckily I was prepared for it. You want to keep the game simple.”
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The 26-year-old Gordon has recorded 15 multi-hit games, one of 10 Twins hit ters this season to reach double figures in this category.
Entering last weekend’s series against Texas, Gordon was hitting .365 (19-for-42) with eight doubles, five walks, 10 RBI, and a .407 on base per centage in his last 17 games. He’s also hitting right-handed pitching at over a .370 clip. “It’s about becoming bet ter,” he said.
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Beckham as a youngster chose baseball over football and basketball growing up in Georgia: “Me and my broth ers played a lot, a lot around the house,” said the youngest of three sons. “I actually quit baseball when I was 12 to 15. Then I started playing in 8th grade,” he recalled. “I was good at it.” As an eighth grader, Beck Gordon sticks with the bigs this season
Terry’s focus on the bigs unwavering Beckham glad to be back in the bigs ick Gordon all season long has been a main stay for the Minnesota Twins as a top utility player. After a couple of seasons up and down from the minors to the majors, the 6-0 Gordon fi nally stuck with the MLB club after spring training. He has logged time at sev eral positions this season: 34 games (28 starts) in center field; 47 games (36 starts) in left field; 14 games at shortstop (six starts); two games as DH; and three games as pitcher.
