News & Views of Phillips Since 1976
Sunday December 28th 2025
Join Neighbors for Munchies, Music and Movement
You are invited to come together with others in the community for fun and support. Phillips Wellness 50+ is a grassroots movement of people aged 50 and older supporting each other to improve health and well-being of ourselves and the community”¦AND to have fun doing it. We can do this. Come be part of it.
Watch for information about a mid-December community kick-off event. Contact Debra Jones at 612-327-7087 or Richard Long at 612-743-9716Â for details.
Phillips Wellness 50+ is supported by the Vital Aging Network, HealthPartners and a Bush Foundation Community Innovation grant.
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Journey Through the Dark
“Night and dark are good for us. As the nights lengthen, it”'s time to reopen the dreaming space.” ”” Jeanette Winterson
BY PATRICK CABELLO HANSEL
As the days grow shorter and the nights grow colder, we are still drawn outside at night. There is mystery in a winter night, there is danger, there is hope that someone will welcome us.
Cultures around the world””at least in the northern hemisphere””have developed celebrations that recognize the terror of the sun leaving while celebrating, even demanding its return. Many of these celebrations involve lighting candles or bonfires: Candles on the head of Santa Lucia (“Holy Light”) in Scandinavia. Lighting of the Hanukkah (“Festival of Lights”) candles for Jews, to remember the miracle of the oil when they rededicated the temple after the Macabbean revolution. The Christmas tree and its earth-based and Christian antecedents of celebrating the winter solstice. Many of these celebrations include processions outside, despite the cold in northern climes.
The traditional Mexican Christmas procession of Las Posadas combines both the darkness of the season and the light of welcome. Maria and José (Mary and Joseph) are two scared teenagers who are forced to leave their home and travel to unknown territories because of huge political forces beyond their control.… Read the rest “Journey Through the Dark”
Keep citizen journalism alive!
Enter the Corner Store
By Peter Molenaar
At the height of his manhood, our Jesus would lead a nonviolent resistance to the Roman occupation. Then, three centuries later, the early period of Christian martyrdom would come to an end.
1189 ”“ 1192”¦
In the Third Crusade, evidently as a matter of convenience, Richard the Lionheart would slit the throats of 3,000 Muslims, children included.
1936”¦
George Dimitrov famously stated: Fascism is the open terrorist dictatorship of the most reactionary, most chauvinist and most imperialist elements of finance capital.
1963”¦
The CIA facilitates the systematic murder of Iraqi communists ”“ including hundreds of doctors, teachers, and technicians.
1979”¦
Saddam Hussein assumes the Iraqi presidency (and is handed a fresh slate for execution) even as we (yes, “we”) arm Osama Bin Laden in his war against a secular “socialist” Afghan government.
[9-11] 2001”¦
2003”¦
“Shock and Awe.”
November 14, 2015
The man behind the counter was a familiar brown-complected Muslim who anticipated my request for a newspaper. The headline screamed: “Paris Under Siege!” The awkward moment was resolved through eye contact. “What is wrong with this crazy world?” he implored. “You are not the cause of it and neither am I” was my answer.
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