Could Shakespeare’s work benefit from a rewrite? For one Twin Cities teacher, the answer is ‘yes.’ WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/3HA28xk
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COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS TO CELEBRATE: Flint Hills Resources and its employees are proud of the company they keep, including many community partners that help make Minnesota a better place to live and learn. Not only is the Pine Bend refinery celebrating 70 years, many of the company’s long-time partnerships have milestones in 2025 — 25 years of the Flint Hills Family Festival in partnership with the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, 25 years with Friends of the Mississippi River to restore critical habitat, 30 years with the Minnesota Zoo, and 40 years with Ducks Unlimited. WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/3ZfDkjY (SPONSORED: Flint Hills Resources)
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WALLET: Via Associated Press, VERBATIM: “A retired Michigan autoworker looked at a Facebook message after midnight from a stranger: Did you lose your wallet years ago? ‘If so,’ a Minnesota man wrote, ‘it was in the engine bay of a car.’ Richard Guilford couldn't believe what he was reading on his phone - a decade-old mystery was remarkably solved. Guilford's tri-fold leather wallet - stuffed with $15, a driver's license, work ID, gift cards worth $275 and lottery tickets - had turned up under the hood of a car in a repair shop in Lake Crystal, Minnesota.” READ/WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/3HCHiNG
DOGS: Via WCCO-TV, VERBATIM: “Helping Paws has been in the spotlight since a moment of tragedy in June. Late House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman fostered for the nonprofit for several years before she was killed. The nonprofit has long trained golden retrievers to work with people with disabilities and veterans with PTSD, but new this year, Helping Paws began a partnership with English Rose senior care homes.” WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/4oG2OSx
GARDEN: Via WCCO-Radio, VERBATIM: “A celebration in north Minneapolis as community members unveil the ‘Just-Us’ garden. There are 11 raised beds in a garden, and each bed is filled with plants and flowers that incarcerated people have suggested. It's called ‘Just Us Gardens’ and it features garden beds designed by justice-impacted individuals who are currently in prison - but who wanted to do something to support the community.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/45Fq5Ly
KNITTING: Via Pioneer Press, VERBATIM: “For 10 years, Pat Anderson has been running a nonprofit from her home, spending upward of 40 hours a week knitting, packaging and sending products to her valued network of women, all by hand. Anderson, 92, retired from work in 2015, but a passion kept her on her feet: one that supports breast cancer survivors who’ve undergone mastectomies, like she did after being diagnosed at 74.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/47AIj3r
POPCORN: Via KARE-TV, VERBATIM: “At Highland Popcorn in St. Paul, the aroma of fresh-popped kernels fills the air, and the staff moves as quickly as popcorn on a hot skillet. Co-founder Conor O’Meara, who started the business with his father, Shamus, just a year ago, said the shop’s mission goes beyond snacks. The small-batch popcorn shop provides jobs to people with developmental disabilities — a point of pride for the tight-knit team.” WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/4mHq5BG
QUILTS: Via Marshall Independent, VERBATIM: “Honoring the time devoted and sacrifices made, a trio of veterans from Cottonwood each received a Quilt of Valor Saturday morning at the Lyon County Fair. Quilts of Valor are handmade quilts presented to military service veterans. The receiving veterans were Ralph ‘Sonny’ Olson, Lorinda Coudron and Steve Alm.” QUOTE: “To say I am humbled by this gesture is an understatement,” Alm said. “This quilt tells me that I did indeed fulfill my duties.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4fNDcz4
CON: Via Northern News Now, VERBATIM: “Hundreds of booths were there for day two of Excalibur Con at the DECC Sunday. The event was hosted by MNSWCA.org, the organization seeks to to promote mental health wellness in children and families through sci-fi, fantasy, and nerd-culture fandoms.” WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/3UAaMim
FRESH15: The latest season of Fresh15 includes interviews with new Minnesota House members. So far, five new members have shared their goals, background and fun facts before they take office in a historic session this January.
Rep. Kari Rehrauer
Rep. Wayne Johnson
Rep. Julie Greene
Rep. Keith Allen
Rep. Peter Johnson
Follow on your favorite podcast platform, or at www.TheDailyAgenda.com/Podcasts. (SPONSORED: Minnesota Telecom Alliance)
MMIW/R: Via The Bemidji Pioneer, VERBATIM: “Kicking off a statewide journey from Bemidji, Mewinzha Ondaadiziike Wiigaming was the site of a one-day opening of the ‘Two Spirit and MMIW/R Voices’ traveling art gallery on Friday. Located in suite 14 of the McKenzie Place complex, the Native American-led nonprofit donned 24 unique photographs aimed at cultural education, storytelling and visibility of the area’s Indigenous and LGBTQ+ communities. The opening began with a prayer and honor song, after which attendees could peruse the space and enjoy a catered reception. For Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe member Arnold Dahl-Wooley, ‘Two Spirit and MMIW/R Voices’ is much more than an art gallery.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/41zUYQD
WEISMAN: Via MplsStPaul, VERBATIM: “This summer, the Weisman Art Museum offers a critical examination of future cities within the state and across the globe with its exhibition Imagining Future Cities: Global and Minnesota Visions, Past and Present. On view until September 14, the exhibition—featuring architectural and design drawings, diagrams, and models—explores the ‘history and discourse of the meaning and form of the city over the past 150 years,’ and raises questions surrounding sustainability, equity, and efficiency in contemporary urban design.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/41QNloK
AWARDS: Via Marshall Independent, VERBATIM: “A handful of community senior citizen awards were presented at the Lyon County Fair on Saturday morning, showing appreciation to those who have remained involved in the area and made a difference.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4fMnWmb
CCC: Via Bring Me The News, VERBATIM: “The Cedar Cultural Center has announced the hiring of James Taylor as its new program director. Taylor heads to the Cedar-Riverside venue known for its eclectic booking following an eight-year stint on the booking team at First Avenue. He has also served on the board of Twin Cities Catalyst Music, an organization that helped all-ages music venues get back on their feet following pandemic closures.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/3HA3Cro
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