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--BREAKING NEWS OF 2006 IN THE MINNEAPOLIS SPOKESMAN-RECORDER FINALLY PUBLISLHED IN THE STAR TRIBUNE IN 2010

IN 2006: The Minnesota Spokesman Recorder had it right in The Wrongful Death of Dominic Felter:
MS-R: 2006: Sept 27, Loss of Life, Death of Another Dream
MS-R: 2007: Jan 3, "
a whitewash is a whitewash, a cover-up is a cover-up.... Dominic Fielder was executed along Bloomington Avenue in South Minneapolis. At some point in time..., the truth will become known. And hopefully, within the lifetime of his two children, justice for them and their late father will come about."

STRIB: 2010, Oct 25: The Star Tribune finally is forced to come clean, 4 years later, when the jury spoke: Family of man killed by Mpls. police awarded $1.8M.
Posted Tues, 10-26-10, 6:15 p.m.


— B R E A K I N G   N E W S — AGAIN

ARE CHARTER SCHOOLS TO BE USED IN DISMANTLE MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS?

From October 19, 2009 column: Question re the closing of North High School:  what will be the future of NHS in the academic year of 2009-2010? Will it be a public high school or a charter school operating under the authority of a Dunwoody private charter or something else? Stay tuned.
Posted October 19, 2010, 11:00 a.m.


— B R E A K I N G   N E W S — AGAIN

STAR TRIBUNE: NORTH HIGH TO CLOSE
To be announced on October 19th.
People are dismayed. I called it in 2008, and suggested a solution. No one would listen. Now North will close. See my June 11, 2008 Column #21: How can we save North High School? Its end looks near, a sacrifice to Northside gentrification

Posted October 12, 2010, 5:30 am; edited 9:15 p.m.


Ron hosts “Black Focus” on Channel 17, MTN-TV, Sundays, 5-6 pm. Formerly head of the Minneapolis Civil Rights Commission and the Urban League, he continues his “watchdog” role for Minneapolis. Order his book, hear his voice, read his solution papers, and read his between columns “web log” at www.TheMinneapolisStory.com.

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