As a writer for the campus newspaper at the University of Minnesota-Morris, The University Register, I cover the state and local political scene along with whatever is sent my way by the News Editor. This is an example of the latter that was prompted by several students trying to collect signatures encouraging the governor to … Continue reading UR: The Complete Streets Campaign
Author: Joshua Preston
Joshua Preston is a writer and movement attorney in Minneapolis, MN. His writing's appeared in Minnesota History, Popshot Magazine, Rain Taxi Review, and elsewhere. He is the recipient of a 2016 Springboard for the Arts Hinge Arts Residency and Minnesota History's 2016 Solon J. Buck Award for Best Article of the Year. You can find him online at www.JPPreston.com.
Stevens County DFL Convention
Waking up at 8:55am to answer a call from my mother, I jumped out of bed because I knew I was going to be late for one of the few hints of a beating heart in 21st century America's grassroots: the county convention. While often elected by affirmation (or reluctant agreement in some places), the … Continue reading Stevens County DFL Convention