News & Views of Phillips Since 1976
Sunday April 28th 2024
Tales from the Cemetery August ’22
by Sue Hunter Weir
The bad news: Several large tree branches have come down in recent storms and either have been or will be removed by the Park Board. On the Fourth of July, a stolen van loaded with fireworks crashed into the fence near the Cedar-Lake bus stop. The good news: The trim on the caretaker’s cottage has a fresh coat of paint, and the 50-foot-tall flagpole has also been repainted. Elizabeth Avenue, the cemetery’s only road has been seal coated. On July 8th, three new markers, all for infants, were placed. Architects from Miller- Dunwiddie have been surveying the limestone pillars and restoration will begin soon.
When a street in South Minneapolis was renamed to honor John Cheatham, Minneapolis’ first Black firefighter, it was a big news story. It was picked up by all of the local television stations, by Minneapolis Public Radio and by the Atlanta Black Star and the Grio, a national news outlet that focuses on stories of interest to African-Americans.
The fact that he was Minneapolis’ first Black firefighter is an important story but it isn’t the whole story. His is also a story about character and community.… Read the rest “Tales from the Cemetery August ’22”
Working Instead of Staying Busy
Peace House Community Journal
By MARTI MALTBY
Someone recently sent me an article that, among other things, lamented the busyness that people experience at their jobs and the amount of time and energy that this busyness wastes. The author’s goal was to get his readers to move from busyness to action, from working a job that may or may not pay the bills to finding ways to deal with weightier societal issues like the breakup of the republic, the mass extinction of many of earth’s animals, war, disease, famine … the list goes on.
The author pointed out that many people discovered during the pandemic that their jobs involved far more busyness than accomplishment. From picking out appropriate work clothes to sitting in traffic to finding a parking space, workers found that they could accomplish just as much by staying home as they could by going to work. And all that time was saved before they even started working. Once they added on the time saved by avoiding interruptions by coworkers and other workplace inconveniences, they had to come to terms with how much of their lives had been wasted with activity that produced nothing.
The article went on to examine how this realization may have influenced many people to resign their jobs to find something more fulfilling.… Read the rest “Working Instead of Staying Busy”
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