Post in TC Daily Planet Headlines: Murder and mourning, MInnesota Sur Seine, Anti-bullying curriculum targeted, Home Free?

May 07 03:23 UTC

WEDNESDAY, May 6

HEADLINES

Murder and mourning: Two views

http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/11329

The Bridge and Mshale, two of our community media partners, published
thoughtful and thought-provoking articles this week on the murder of a
Somali teen in the Cedar-Riverside area in April, and the views of
friends and community as the search for the shooter continues. Read
"Somali teen's murder unearths generational conflict in community," by
Edwin Okong'o in Mshale and "Cedar-Riverside mourns death of Somali
teen," by Jeremy Stratton in The Bridge.

Minnesota sur Seine: Paris on the Mississippi

http://tcdailyplanet.net/node/11308

by Betsy Mowry, TC Daily Planet

The name <i>Minnesota sur Seine</i> is a clever play on words meaning
Minnesota on the scene, hinting at the great Seine River running
through Paris. The Minnesota sur Seine Festival, entering its fourth
year, is gaining a reputation as a place to experience riveting
collisions of musical styles in some of the Twin Cities coolest venues.

Minneapolis schools' anti-bullying curriculum targeted by Christian
legal group

http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/11330

by Andy Birkey, Minnesota Monitor

The Alliance Defense Fund, a conservative Christian nonprofit based in
Arizona that receives funding from Focus on the Family, sent a legal
memo to the Minneapolis Public Schools urging them to drop the
"Welcoming Schools" curriculum that they are currently considering for
implementation at Hale, a K-5 school, and Jefferson, a K-8 school.

Home free? Minneapolis Advantage loan program begins accepting
applications

http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/11318

by Molly Priesmeyer, Minnesota Monitor

In an effort to ward off the rising tide of vacant homes, the city of
Minneapolis is offering forgivable $10,000 loans to qualified buyers
purchasing homes in one of the city's 18 eligible neighborhoods. The
zero-interest, zero-payment loans are forgiven at a rate of 20 percent
each year.

INSIDE THE DAILY PLANET

Opening the door to early learning

http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/11266

by Thomas Hammell, Session Weekly

It's hard to disagree that it's a good thing to have children ready to
learn when they start kindergarten. The question is how to get all
children ready, when economic factors, types of child care and early
childhood learning opportunities vary so greatly.