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FRIDAY, May 16 HEADLINES FORECAST: A new era http://tcdailyplanet.net/node/11486 by Betsy Mowry, TC Daily Planet 30 years ago, a partnership between the Minneapolis Arts Commission and the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) inadvertantly launched one of the most active and broad-reaching arts organizations in the Twin Cities, FORECAST Public Artworks. Based in St. Paul, FORECAST works to advance public art by supporting artists and providing assistance and education to neighborhoods, businesses and communities. Happy birthday to us! http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/11461 by Mary Turck, TC Daily Planet The Daily Planet turned two years old on May 1, marking two years of constant growth and change. Our front page changes daily, featuring an average of eight to ten stories from community media partners and citizen journalists. New media tools range from Google maps to Twitter, offering increasing interactivity for our growing community of readers, writers and viewers. Teacher cuts decimate state education http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/11449 by John Fitzgerald, Minnesota 2020 Budget cuts are forcing school districts statewide to lay off up to 15 percent of their teachers. Charter school graduates every child http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/11523 by Vickie Evans-Nash, Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder On May 5 at Pillsbury House in South Minneapolis, the Hope Collaborative invited community members to a presentation by representatives from YES Prep Public School. The presentation is part of an ongoing effort to bring in schools to share their success stories working with students who have a history of educational difficulties. Comunidades Latinas Unidas en Servicio http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/11474 by volunteers, SPNN A look inside the organization in St. Paul and Minneapolis called CLUES. (On front page, view video in multi-media box, column 3) INSIDE THE DAILY PLANET How wealthy is Minnesota's congressional delegation? http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/11524 by Paul Demko, Minnesota Monitor Today is the deadline for members of Congress to file their 2008 personal financial disclosure forms. The documents aren't required to be posted electronically at present so it will be some time before they're readily available to the public. But a new web site created by the Sunlight Foundation provides some interesting insight into the personal wealth of Minnesota's Congressional delegation. Food and Restaurants Acadia Cafe: Shades of the New Riv http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/11543 by Jeremy Iggers, The Rake I felt a twinge of nostalgia the other night when I stopped in for a bite at the Acadia Caf, which recently moved from Franklin and Nicollet to Cedar and Riverside. Back in my college days and for many years after, the space was home to the New Riverside Caf, run by an anarchist collective. In the early years, there were no fixed prices you were supposed to "Eat what you need, pay what you can afford." A sign invited customers to practice dishwashing yoga, and I did, once or twice. May Day Cafe http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/11546 by Nick and Natasha Laul, Minneapolis and St. Paul Restaurant Critics This eclectic neighborhood coffee shop near Powderhorn Park serves great coffee and bakery items. NEW IN VOICES Life lessons http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/11528 by Tracey Paska, Minnesota Women's Press When young Joan Dauphinee asked her father if she should become a chiropractor like him, his response was blunt. "He said, 'No. You're a girl,'" she recalled. "That was enough to dissuade me." It was likely the last time she was ever dissuaded from her chosen path. Dauphinee, 57, has determinedly pursued a life of teaching and learning filled with both accomplishments and difficult challenges. Through it all, her resolute spirit and irreverent sense of humor have earned the deep love and respect of family, colleagues and students for the woman they affectionately call 'Dauph.' NEW IN BLOGS TC Art: Thai art at Art-a-Whirl http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/11547 by Paul Schmelzer, Eyeteeth One of the many challenges facing artists today (and always) is how to do what you love and be able to pay the rent. For my wife Mok and I, we're rolling several endeavors together, under the aegis of Mok Studio, and they'll all be on view this weekend at Art-a-Whirl, the three-day art crawl in Northeast Minneapolis.
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