Opinion
Bad Math: Why Underfunding Parks Doesn’t Add Up
The Park Board’s fiscal shortfall amounts to roughly one-tenth of 1% of the city’s proposed budget, a math teacher argues, and no line item delivers more for the money.
A Dollop of Crow
Just when you think you’ve figured out who makes the decisions, another committee appears. Some facts corrected. Some questions answered. Some skepticism preserved for future use.
Minneapolis’s Economy is Struggling. Local Government is Focused Elsewhere.
A Lowry Hill commercial property co-owner and long-time Minneapolis resident says city leaders and county commissioners need to focus on Minneapolis’s economic revival.
Lyndale Should Work for Everyone, Not a Vocal Few
A compromise forged through 2½ years of public input now faces accusations that it was cast aside behind closed doors.
Confessions of a Recovering Troll
Suspended for reasons now forgotten, the author discovers life beyond the internet’s most argu- mentative neighborhood.
Planet Earth, You Are a Crew
From lunar orbit to the Pope, reasons not to move to Canada just yet.
Even My Dogs Don’t Think Uptown Is “Vibrant”
Two dogs, one neighborhood and a daily walk that shows how far Uptown has to go to feel vibrant again.
48th in the Nation: A Wake-Up Call for School Counseling in Minnesota
Minnesota ranks 48th in the nation for student-to-counselor ratios as student mental health needs rise. A new state bill aims to expand school counseling and strengthen support for students.
The Politics of Holy Week: Then and Now
Palm Sunday was a clash between Roman military power and a public act of resistance — a tension that echoes today in protests against state authority and immigration en-forcement.
We Can Do Better, Minneapolis — Here’s How
The fall 2025 city election was rough. For a city that so often agrees on the issues, Minneapolis still found a way to turn shared values into a full-contact sport. Maybe this is a good moment to pause, take a breath and consider a few ways we might do better next time.
