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A good-bad-good news story
Most Minnesotans know something about the great civil rights and racial integration struggles of the last century, and many of us no doubt think or hope we are past the worst of it. But we also know that as racial equality ever so gradually improved, and as legal discrimination and official segregation began to be banished, white privilege took different dimensions. We know, for instance, that as African Americans, Latinos and other people of... Read More
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Alaska’s new diversity indicates trends toward competitive politics and more progressive policy
ST. PAUL LEGAL LEDGER CAPITOL REPORT Many people who visit Alaska see it only on cruise ships, or they fly in to Anchorage and get out to the “real” Alaska as soon as they can, to the more scenic grandeur of the wilderness or the prime fishing and camping spots, where they typically rub elbows with a mostly affluent and mostly white crowd of fellow travelers and tourist industry employees and entrepreneurs. That’s what... Read More
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To grow economy, rural schools must succeed
ST. PAUL LEGAL LEDGER CAPITOL REPORT That done-to-death phrase about all the kids being above average has been applied frequently, and sometimes ironically, to all Minnesota children. But it’s important to note that its author, Garrison Keillor, actually applies it every week on his “A Prairie Home Companion” show only to Lake Wobegon, the mythical rural town somewhere in central Minnesota and deep in our historic consciousn... Read More
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True patriotism means recognizing interdependence
ST. PAUL LEGAL LEDGER CAPITOL REPORT The 237th anniversary next week of the signing of the Declaration of Independence will generate predictable effusions about the place of individualism and personal freedom and lower taxes as the most (or only) important principles behind these United States of America. Too often forgotten is that the very first of the “self-evident truths” spelled out in that declaration was that all huma... Read More
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Achievement gap: Time for a metrowide approach
ST. PAUL LEGAL LEDGER CAPITOL REPORT A long-overdue campaign to promote the Twin Cities as one of the nation’s premier places for doing business and living well was launched last week by a new group of business and civic movers and shakers under the label Greater MSP (www.greatermsp.org). This worthy endeavor was accompanied by much statistical fanfare over our excellence in innovation and productivity, and Minnesota’s enduring rep... Read More
