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Xcel next in line to target Phillips
Xcel Energy plans to build two substations in South Minneapolis, connecting them with high power transmission lines. Xcel says the new substations are essential to meet increased demand for electricity in the community and to replace an outdated distribution system. Residents in the Phillips neighborhood and advocates for the Midway Greenway want more answers before Xcel gets a green light from regulators. Among their questions:
• Are there alternatives to “huge, ugly” towers?
• How would the substations impact Little Earth’s new home ownership initiative?
• If transmission lines run above the Greenway, how would that affect future transit development?
• Do EMF emissions pose health risks?
• Have all options for conservation and alternative energy been explored? MORE »
AIDS vs. anorexia vs. indie rock
by David de Young, HowWasTheShow Blog • 11/21/08 •
This is the tail end of Lamb Lays With Lion‘s The Little Skeleton That Could Not, which was presented Thursday night at the Hexagon.
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Longfellow Information
Longfellow contains the following neighborhoods:
Seward
Longfellow
Cooper
Howe
Hiawatha
City Council Members:
Ward 2 – Cam Gordon
Seward and Cooper
Ward 9 – Gary Schiff
Longfellow
Ward 12 – Sandra Colvin Roy
Howe and Hiawatha
Articles we are working on
December 1, 2008 – We are working on stories on:
• Jordan Area Community Council
• Minnesota Court of Appeals appellate mediation project
• What’s happening to the 3M property in Dayton’s Bluff?
If you have information, anecdotes, or ideas about these stories, we want to hear from you — email editor@tcdailyplanet.net MORE »
Things People Say
Advise and Dissent: Sparkle Jones
What would you like to tell president-elect Barack Obama? Advise and Dissent features opinions on what the new president should be thinking and doing. This opinion came from Your Turn — Teens advise the next president on what youth need.
Abortion: I believe taking away a woman’s right to abortion is taking away her freedom. There are diverse reasons why abortion is the best option. There may be rape; few people want a reminder of a traumatic event. There may also be financial issues; many women just can’t afford children. Additionally, women with weak emotional states frequently turn to alcohol and drugs and this dependency leads to abuse and/or neglect of her kids … If a woman makes this call, or wants the option to make this call, why do people pass judgment? Hard decisions are based on beliefs and if you make a decision based on what you believe, then everyone should both accept and respect your decision. — Sparkle Jones, 17, Humboldt High School MORE »
Now Playing
THEATER | "White Sheep of the Family," a sharp farce at Theatre in the Round
You’re not going to find a stronger theater company in the Twin Cities than the Theatre in the Round Players, and they’ve done it again, mounting yet another first-rate production. The White Sheep of the Family, by L. du Garde Peach and Ian Hay, is a splendidly written, sharply directed, beautifully acted farce you’re going to rush home and tell family, friends—pretty much anyone who’ll listen—all about. MORE »