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From Oromia to Minnesota, with love and coffee
Joe Riemann bestowed one simple name, and in return received overflowing blessings and a beautiful name for himself.
The name he received from members of a grateful immigrant community in the Twin Cities is “Jalata,” meaning “One who loves.”
As for the simple and single name that he bestowed, bear with me, this will sound implausible but it is absolutely true. MORE »
Why McCain's "gooks" comment matters
As an Asian American, Irwin Tang has been on the receiving end of the epithet “gook.” It’s often hurled, he tells The UpTake’s Chuck Olsen, when someone means him harm. But what if it comes out of the mouth of a presidential candidate — like Sen. John McCain? MORE »
Vets’ advocates want to pass PTSD law on federal level
“I was part of a house cleaning operation on Jan. 24, 2004 in Iraq,” First Sergeant Hector Matascastillo told officials gathered in the Hennepin County Board Room, while downtown on June 19 for a conference on veterans’ justice and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). “I was going door to door looking for enemy combatants in residential houses with a pistol in each of my hands,” Matascastillo said. MORE »
Education funding: the downhill slide continues
As some Minnesota school districts consider a radical four-day school week cost-saving measure, state support for schools has dropped once again. MORE »
