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May 15, 2013
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April 22, 2013
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March 29, 2013
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You may have heard about high school students who were suspended for doing the “Harlem Shake” during lunch at school. Some of those suspended [...]
February 27, 2013
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February 24, 2013
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Sometimes you do something just because it somehow seems like the right thing to do. You may not know exactly why it’s the right thing, but you [...]
February 4, 2013
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January 21, 2013
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“Everybody can be great…because anybody can serve. You don’t have to have a college degree to serve. You don’t have to make [...]
January 19, 2013
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January 5, 2013
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December 21, 2012
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The parent of a teen told me today that her son was shot and murdered in 2004. She told me this after she met a mother crying in the hospital [...]
December 21, 2012
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December 17, 2012
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I read an article today about how much people have been helping each other after Hurricane Sandy. Yesterday a radio reporter had sort of [...]
October 31, 2012
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October 21, 2012
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I know that traveling takes money, but traveling starts with wanting to experience somewhere new and try something different. I tell young people [...]
October 15, 2012
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I tweeted out the link to this video earlier, but I have to post it also because it is so powerful. May we all use Jennifer Livingston as an [...]
October 2, 2012
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I found this video which I think is a good example of the saying, “to whom much is given, much is expected.” This video shows [...]
September 22, 2012
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September 17, 2012
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I love anything youth garden related. So it was fun to stumble upon a community garden on the grounds of Highland High School and Junior High in [...]
August 23, 2012
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August 22, 2012
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August 19, 2012
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People who don’t vote have no line of credit with people who are elected and thus pose no threat to those who act against our interests. [...]
July 25, 2012
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July 24, 2012
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July 18, 2012
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July 11, 2012
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Here’s another example of youth development in Minnesota. The Community Design Center of Minnesota has been around since 1969 and offers [...]
July 10, 2012
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July 8, 2012
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June 30, 2012
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This week has seen many protests across the U.S. related to the shooting of an unarmed teenager in Florida. Dissent through protests can be [...]
March 24, 2012
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March 12, 2012
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Someone told me about Hearts and Hands of Minnesota this weekend. It is an organization founded in 2010 to address the unmet needs of families [...]
February 27, 2012
