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Hardcopy of June’s The Alley Newspaper is CANCELLED !
The Alley Communications, Inc., Board of Directors decided to cancel publication of June's The Alley Newspaper because of limited revenues.  Each issue of The Alley Newspaper requires additional money beyond ad income in order to keep our pages as full as possible with the news and views important to our readers.  Additional income was insufficient to publish a June issue. However, plans are still underway for a special, dynamic July issue of The Alley Newspaper featuring the Annual Report of the work of the Backyard Initiative.  This situation is URGENT, you can help so that it doesn't get repeated again this year. Each monthly issue of this community governed newspaper costs only about $2500 to publish because of the incredible commitment.of our volunteer writers. If just 250 people give $10 each, we can guarantee one month of publication which in turn, helps to prove to our donors and funders that our readership is behind our endeavors. [...]
A Memorial Tribute
By Sue Hunter Weir Walter and John Carpenter, War of 1812; Edwin Barnum, Civil War; and to all men and women who ”˜gave the last full measure of devotion” in service to America On May 28, 2012, Americans will pause to pay tribute to the men and women who have died in war. It is a tradition that goes back to 1868 when General Logan issued his General Order #11 which set aside one day a year for remembrance. At Minneapolis Pioneers and Soldiers Memorial Cemetery, we have other reasons to be grateful to the veterans and their families and friends. They are the people who, more than any others, are the reason that the cemetery exists today. After the City Council voted to close the cemetery to future burials in 1919, the remains of approximately 6,000 to 7,000 people, including many veterans, were moved to other cemeteries. But there were some families who refused to have their loved ones moved, and families of veterans were among the most vocal in their [...]
