immigration

'Nothing is easy, so I have to work hard'

Feb 5, 2020

Editor’s note: The following is an edited transcript of a video where Lincoln High School student Gabriela Herrera Mateo talks about coming to America and following her dream of becoming a veterinarian. The video was produced by Fagan Studios for the Rochester Community and Technical College (RCTC...

Former state chamber exec, businesses to talk immigration

Oct 16, 2019

All community members are invited to a presentation by Bill Blazar, former senior vice president of public affairs and business development at the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce on Thursday, Oct. 24 in Plainview. Blazar’s presentation will focus on the immigrant contributions to the development...

Wabasha library to host immigration discussion on Oct. 17

Oct 9, 2019

Dianne and Thomas Haines will present on the status of immigration in the United States on Thursday, Oct. 17, at 6:30 p.m. at the Wabasha Public Library. They have been on solidarity trips since 1989 to Guatemala (12 times), Honduras (3 times), Nicaragua (once), Mexico (once) and on border trips 6...

Forum to look at causes, impacts of immigration

May 8, 2019

An immigration forum will take place May 16 at 6:30 p.m. at the Lake City Public Library. There is no charge. The public is invited to attend. This forum will focus on root causes of immigration, family detention and private prisons, events at the southern border and what immigrants bring to...

Documentary artist to present Minnesota immigrant stories

Feb 28, 2019

Documentary artist James A. Bowey will share stories and photographs from “When Home Won’t Let You Stay,” his traveling exhibition about refugees in Minnesota at the Lake City Public Library on Thursday, March 7, at 6:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. “This compelling talk explores...

Letter: One very deserving family helped, but many others continue to suffer

Aug 1, 2018

To the editor: “Go Fund Axel,” “Gratitude” – these little signs about Lake City caught my eye. As a health professional I have been schooled in patient privacy. In many years as a public health nurse and as a school nurse I have witnessed so many acts of kindness from one person to another. Axel’s...

Travelling exhibit explores Minnesota's Norwegian heritage

Jan 12, 2017

A traveling exhibit about the Norweigian settlement of Minnesota is now on display at the Goodhue County History Center. The traveling exhibit, New Land, New Life: Norwegian Immigration in Minnesota, 1825-1925, is on view through April 1. The exhibit tells the stories behind one of the earliest...

A first-hand look at the impact of 'free trade'

Jul 14, 2016

Through the Catholic Worker Farm community that Paul and Sarah Freid coordinate, the pair seeks to blend environmentalism, sustainability and social justice. In practice, the work of managing a 50-acre organic farm, marketing its vegetables and meat products, and raising a young family doesn’t...