Yuen: Downtown Minneapolis loses some sparkle as veteran shoe shiner hangs up her brushes
During her 31 years on the job, Lisa Cotton experienced the best and worst of humanity — sometimes on the same day.
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During her 31 years on the job, Lisa Cotton experienced the best and worst of humanity — sometimes on the same day.
Minnesota Reformer Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo coordinated closely with a group called Operation Safety Now, which was created by a PR consultant, to sway public opinion and the City Council against budget cuts to the Minneapolis police department. The office of Mayor Jacob Frey, seen here in the background, also worked with Operation Safety Now. Photo by Max Nesterak/Minnesota Reformer. Bill Rodriguez was the first speaker at the first public hearing on cutting funding to the Minneapolis Police Department. “We need both: the police and reform,” Rodriguez said at a City...