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Register to Vote! – Again?
By THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS The first in a series of articles about the 2021 Municipal Elections brought to you by the League of Women Voters Minneapolis. Believe it or not, 2021 is an election year in Minneapolis ”” a very important election year. The mayor and every city council seat will be on the ballot in addition to members of the Park Board and the Board of Estimate and Taxation. There may also be proposed amendments to the City Charter that could affect policing and the structure of city government. Do you need to register to vote? Maybe. You are eligible to vote in Minneapolis if you are a U.S. citizen, at least 18 years of age on election day, a resident of Minneapolis for at least 20 days and have finished all parts of any felony sentence. You need to register if you have 1) moved or changed your name since the last election, or 2) not voted in the past four years. You can register to vote when you renew your Minnesota Driver”™s [...]
Keep Taking the Virus Seriously, Seriously!
METRO TRANSIT By John Charles Wilson I caught COVID-19 last month and was out of commission for about two weeks. Even though vaccines are being rolled out and an end is in sight, please keep being careful! If you think masks and social distancing are government plots to take away your freedom, you are right! They are taking away your freedom to get so sick you wish you were dead. Trust me, you don”™t want this. That said, Metro Transit has liberalized the capacity limits on buses and trains. Regular buses now allow 20 people to ride; articulated “double” buses allow 30, light rail cars allow 33, and Northstar cars allow 70 (though I doubt overcrowding is a problem on Northstar; 90 percent of its ridership has abandoned ship, at least for now). Masks are still required on buses and trains, and while you are waiting for them. In other, more positive, news, construction on the D Line has begun. As I”™ve mentioned in this column before, the D [...]
Library News
Carz Nelson We live in rapidly changing times. For updated information on Hennepin County Library (HCLib) services during the coronavirus pandemic, visit www.hclib.org. All information listed here is accurate as of April 16, 2021. ON THE AVENUE BY TUFAWON PRESENTED BY FRANKLIN LIBRARY Local artist Tufawon has dropped a tune about Philip”™s own Franklin Avenue. Franklin Library presents the video on the library”™s YouTube channel. Check it out. It”™s a good representation of the neighborhood. And besides, someone you know could be in it. The URL is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZO6yPou0NoM. Or else go to YouTube and search for On the Avenue by Tufawon. DUE DATES RETURN HCLib suspended due dates for the past year because of COVID. This policy ended on April 26. Check your online account or paper receipts for due dates. Renewal policies remain the same; items can be renewed up to three times. Returns are accepted [...]
