‘Commentary’ Archives
Route 27 Deserves Recognition
Great coverage of the recent changes to bus service but please consider doing a story focused on the RETURN of the route 27 line. For many residents, especially the elderly, mobility challenged, and parents with little ones in tow, the walk to Lake Street is a long one, and especially challenging during the severe weather seasons. The #27 not only makes an easy connection to the B Line, it has more frequent stops along Lake Street than the B, going east on Lake to shops like Aldi or Target and shops west to Hennepin. It's also used by high school students during the school year. The new #27 now runs as late as 9 pm and on weekends (a major improvement from its previous iteration!). Please consider helping promote this route so it isn't discontinued because its greatly improved revival is not well understood. Thanks, Will Netzley
Awards Neglect Community Newspaper Excellence
It is a disservice to the public that the Page One Awards (recently taking place) don't acknowledge community newspaper excellence. As an alley contributor who has written for a handful of community papers over three decades, this publication is an oasis. To be sure, while its activist bent is clearly leftist, editorial integrity avoids the pitfall of being de facto propaganda. Rather than forward a publisher's vested agenda, the alley holds the community's well being first and foremost, informing and acting on behalf of the same. It does readers immense good to remain in existence all these years. Dwight Hobbes Editors’ Note: Page One Awards contest is an annual event put together by the Minnesota Society of Professional Journalists. The awards contest recognizes and celebrates outstanding journalism in Minnesota. Learn more about the event and the worthy winners at https://www.mnspj.org/2025/06/26/mnspj-2025-page-one-awards-winners/.
