From:
Jay Gabler
Date:
Mar 19 02:40 UTC
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HEADLINES
Not from Sweden any more: A new generation of immigrant farmers in
Minnesota
http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/10055
by Joel Grostephan, TC Daily Planet
On Saturday, two busloads of immigrant farmers from the 3rd Minority
and Immigrant Farming Conference arrived at Gardens of Eagan near
Faribault. Gardens of Eagan founder, Martin Diffley, shows the group
his tractors.
Sang Moon catches emerging E-Hop wave
http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/10027
by Tom LaVenture, Asian American Press
The evolution of Hip Hip is now turning toward E-Hop (Electronic Hop)
and Korean American rapper Sang Moon (aka A-Z-atik), says he has
caught this wave early as it takes over dance clubs all over the
nation. This is all par-for-the-course for a young man whose lot in
life has honed his skills to stay one-step ahead.
Abandonment issues: North Minneapolis dealt another blow
http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/10083
by Molly Priesmeyer, Minnesota Monitor
It's no secret that North Minneapolis has been hit harder by the
mortgage meltdown than any place in Minnesota. While no neighborhood
is immune to the housing crisis -- million-dollar downtown condos are
seeing foreclosures, and so are homes in toney Linden Hills -- the
north side has been unfairly flogged. So how is that part of town
looking two years after it started taking a heavy beating? Empty and
abandoned.
INSIDE THE DAILY PLANET
North High, Senegal students connect
http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/10062
by Nick Malec, Insight News
Sometimes all it takes is a letter to bring people closer together.
That was the case when the students at North High School in
Minneapolis and Cite Radio School in Senegal became pen pals.
Tom LaVenture reflects on ten years at Asian American Press
http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/10028
by Tom LaVenture and Ted Meinhover, Asian American Press
Tom LaVenture, managing editor of the Asian American Press, stepped
down last week to take a reporter position for the International
Falls Daily Journal. He leaves a job that he could only describe as a
labor of love, and can only say that to move on is necessary for both
the AAP and himself. Like any organization, AAP needs new and fresh
perspectives and people. He looks forward to its transformation into
a more national presence with improved online multimedia presentation
of information.
New editor at Asian American Press
http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/10023
by Ted Meinhover, Asian American Press
The Asian American Press has been a part of the Asian American
community for over two decades, providing news and analysis and
helping to build community in the Twin Cities and the surrounding
Metro. The former editor of the AAP, Mr. Tom LaVenture, after six
years of dedication and hard work, has decided to move on, and I am
honored to pick up the editorial duties of these pages.
NEW IN VOICES
Making better budget choices
http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/10069
by John Van Hecke, Minnesota 2020
Governor Pawlenty's proposed budget shortfall solution pits education
investments against affordable healthcare, pushes real budget choices
into the next biennium, and, unremarkably, lacks imagination.
NEW IN BLOGS
Winter soldiers and everyday patriots
http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/10103
by Mary Turck, 3/1/8/08 • "This Marine ... watched the commander, who
had given us the order to shoot anyone on the street, shoot two old
ladies that were walking and carrying vegetables. He said that the
commander had told him to shoot the woman, and when he refused,
because they were carrying vegetables, the commander shot them."
Winter Soldier testimony of Jason Wayne Lemieux