News & Views of Phillips Since 1976
Saturday April 4th 2026
Connecting with South High Journalism
By NATALIE MAZEY
Hyperlocal community journalism like the alley is a pinnacle of democracy, uplifting local voices and local stories. Especially in a time when Minnesota is a focus of national and international news, fostering local voices allows us to exist within the community and lean on one another. News on Minnesota should come from Minnesotans.
The Southerner, South High’s student-written and student-produced newspaper is a prime example of how fostering community journalism in young people upholds our community in a time of shaky ground.
Griffin Larson, Editor-in-Chief and Opinions & Visuals Editor, is a senior at South. Since his Freshman year, he’s worked on The Southerner, covering stories from budget cuts to the aftermath of COVID on students. During his time as a student journalist, Larson has found hyperlocal community news as a way to stay grounded.
“It’s really easy, especially now, when so many crazy things are happening, to disassociate from the news,” Larson said. “But I think following the news on a really hyper local scale, and practicing those skills of being involved and learning what goes into reporting to be able to better understand the news that we’re reading is really important.”… Read the rest “Connecting with South High Journalism”
March: Women’s History Month
Celebrating the long path to equality
Compiled by GOOGLE AND AI
1848 – Seneca Falls Convention: Organized by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott, this was the first women’s rights convention, initiating the organized movement.
1848 – Property Rights: Mississippi passes the Married Women’s Property Act, granting women, for the first time, some control over their property.
1911 – First International Women’s Day: Celebrated on March 19, recognizing women’s rights in several European countries.
1913 – Woman Suffrage Parade: Over 5,000 women march in Washington, D.C. for the right to vote.
1920 – 19th Amendment Ratified: Women gain the constitutional right to vote in the United States.
1923 – Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) Drafted: Alice Paul drafts the ERA, aimed at guaranteeing legal gender equality.
1963 – The Feminine Mystique: Betty Friedan publishes the book, sparking the second-wave feminist movement.
1963 – Equal Pay Act: Congress passes legislation prohibiting sex-based wage discrimination.
1964 – Civil Rights Act (Title VII): Prohibits employment discrimination based on sex, race, color, religion, or national origin.
1966 – NOW Formed: The National Organization for Women is founded to advance women’s equality.
1972 – Title IX: Education Amendments are signed into law, guaranteeing equal access to higher education and sports.… Read the rest “March: Women’s History Month”
Wide Variations of Infant and Child Mortality Rates Over Time and Cures
Abbie Palmer and Jasper Woodward
from the series Tales from Pioneers and Soldiers Memorial Cemetery…
By SUE HUNTER WEIR
Abbie Palmer and Jasper Woodward lost their two-year-old daughter Martha on May 28, 1878. She died from measles. Her parents were not the only ones to mourn a child lost to that disease: there are 121 others buried in the Cemetery. Six of them were over ten years old; the other 115 were younger, and the vast majority of those were younger than two years old.
Mortality Rates Change While Grief is Constant
The infant and child mortality rates in the United States in the 19th century were at, or close to, 40% which, in the 20th century, led some people to believe that bereaved parents did not suffer as much, or in the same way, as parents who have lost a child do today. But Martha’s aunt (Abbie’s sister) paints a different picture in a heartbreaking entry in her diary in which she described the family’s preparations for burying Martha next to her sister Nellie.… Read the rest “Wide Variations of Infant and Child Mortality Rates Over Time and Cures”
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