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In Minneapolis, bids may decide who hauls the trash; The City Council will debate the pros and cons of competitive bidding. The contract has not been competitively bid since 1971.(NEWS)Olson, Rochelle
a Black neighborhood on the south side of Memphis, two trash collectors – Echol Cole and Robert Walker – were crushed as they loaded garbage into a malfunctioning truck. The February 1968 incident wasn’t the first time workers had been killed in a similarly gruesome fashion, but Me...
Five years after a Minneapolis street safety advocate was killed while riding his bicycle,his father continues to carry on his son’s work. Tragic news from Wisconsin, wherefive people were killed when their car went off the road and struck a tree; all five were active in the annual Ride ...
In the Midwest, only Minneapolis, Minnesota, has implemented a ban. The latest to join the list of cities planning bans is the nations capital, Washington, DC, which will implement legislation similar to that of New York from 2016.Outgoing mayor Michael Bloomberg proposed the New York ...
The efforts, some of which have been underway for years, have gained momentum in the wake of the death ofGeorge Floydin police custody last May in Minneapolis. President Joe Biden has even expressed support for creating a federal commission to study Black reparations, a proposal that’...
Known as "The City of Lakes," Minneapolis has 22 lakes located within city limits and many more in the surrounding area. In town, hordes of locals and tourists in-line skate or stroll around Lake Calhoun, stopping for ice cream along the way. Just outside of town, Fort Snelling State ...
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With kids in tow, check out the Science Museum of Minnesota, where visitors can produce their own video, or come face to face with a shark at the UnderWater Adventures Aquarium. In summer, the action moves outside. Known as "The City of Lakes," Minneapolis has 22 lakes located within ...
Shortly following his inauguration, the state congressman launched an unauthorized invasion of the Maracanã Indian Village, an urban occupation conducted by Native Brazilians in the neighborhood. After calling the Village “urban trash” and saying that “those who like Indians should go to Bolivia...