Here is the full interview:
Raguse: It’s been a week now. I’m sure if the family of George Floyd is watching, there’s probably something you want to say to them. What would you say to the family of George Floyd?
Mitchell: First, I want to send my condolences to them and let them know that even though they lost a loved one, He’s become a martyr now, a legend. He’s become bigger than any individual person could ever be. What his name means is hopefully going to become synonymous with change and reform and all these things that have become very positive.
Tom Shinnick, dedicated Brooklyn Center volunteer and community leader, dies at 85 April 3, 2021 2:44pm Text size Copy shortlink:
If you spent any time at community events in Brooklyn Center in the last six decades, it s likely you would have run into Tom Shinnick.
You d catch him on the Little League fields, where he might be coaching, serving as an umpire, or cutting the grass. You d spot him in parades, driving an ancient fire engine for the Brooklyn Center Lions Club. He was a school board member, president of the local historical society, and a founder of the Brooklyn Center Business Association. He spent more than 30 years on the city s park commission.
North High School student leaders call for building improvements
Students say years of disinvestment have left the high school looking like “a prison” with windowless hallways and mice Author: Lauren Leamanczyk Updated: 10:31 PM CST February 18, 2021
MINNEAPOLIS Khadija Ba walked the hallways of North High School with her cell phone camera rolling, hoping the video she captured would send a message.
“We are the blackest school in Minneapolis and this is what our school looks like,” she said into the camera.
In the wake of a city-wide reckoning over race, students and staff at North High School argue kids in the predominately black school deserve better.
All of the Minnesota Connections in Super Bowl LV Between the Chiefs and Buccaneers
From former Gophers to former Vikings and Minnesota natives, here are all of the state s ties to the Super Bowl.
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Feb 7, 2021
Super Bowl LV is this evening, and just like each of the previous 42 versions of the game, the Vikings will not be participating. But that doesn t mean there aren t any Minnesota connections to this year s game. In fact, the Buccaneers and Chiefs seem to have more ties to the state than an average Super Bowl. Here s all of them.
Former Vikings
There aren t many in this category. The Browns (Kevin Stefanski, Sheldon Richardson, Andrew Sendejo, several others) and the Bills (Stefon Diggs, Leslie Frazier) were the two teams with plenty of former Vikings, but neither one could beat the Chiefs. However, Kansas City does have a few people with ties to the Vikings.
Sam Riley, security chief at PPL in Minneapolis and friend to many, dies at 63 January 30, 2021 2:58pm Text size Copy shortlink:
Riley, 63, died of cancer Jan. 12 at North Memorial Health Hospital in Robbinsdale. Sam handled [dying] as he did most things, said Kristen Barstow, his partner of many years. He took it into his own hands and dealt with it.
Riley, raised by his adoptive parent, Jesse Riley, graduated from Minneapolis North High School, attended the University of Minnesota and served four years in the Army National Guard. He was trained as a paratrooper, but Barstow said he didn t enjoy jumps.