Minnesota No. 1 hit is the soundtrack of the primaries
“I just took a DNA test, turns out…” posted Hillary Clinton last week, re-tweeting a meme by singer-songwriter-flutist Lizzo. It’s a quote from the wildly popular song “Truth Hurts,” and it goes on like this: “…I’m a 100% that bitch.” The...
Africa’s Expected Population Boom Continues to Attract International debate
Sixty-five-year-old Mustafa Magambo Mutone surprised people in 2017 when he cried out to the government seeking support for some of his 176 children. “I have tried to feed my 13 wives and over 170 children and it is not easy. I request the government to at least...
Behind the stage
Among the intrusive smoke from the deep-fried chunks of chicken and the noise from the constantly arriving people at the Minnesota State Fair, a small stage attracted hundreds of people. Some of them visibly trembling to meet 2020 Democratic U.S. presidential...
Sanders supporters will feel the burn, not the Bern, if he loses nomination
Unlike a lot of politicians, Bernie Sanders doesn’t mince his words. “It is absolutely imperative that we defeat the most dangerous president in the history of this country,” said Sanders, one of a large group of Democrats hoping to be their party’s candidate in next...Old Ely vs New Ely: a mining project divides a small town in Northern Minnesota
At a gathering in the living room of a cabin hidden in a pine forest, the fracture in Ely’s community of about 3,500 residents is hard to perceive. All the attendees of the potluck – from the woman who brought the pork ribs to the couple with the apple cake – saw the...
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