Jennifer Brooks
Metro Columnist at The Minnesota Star Tribune
Minnesota Star Tribune columnist 🥳 Your source for dumpster fires. I think you're pretty great. Mostly @stribrooks-ing on other platforms these days.
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1 week ago |
startribune.com | Jennifer Brooks
By Jennifer Brooks A silent vigil Wednesday night at the Capitol was held for the Hortmans, victims of political violence. The Minnesota Star Tribune Thousands took part in a candlelight vigil on Wednesday for Melissa and Mark Hortman, who were killed in what officials have called a targeted act of political violence, on the steps of the State Capitol. (Aaron Lavinsky/The Minnesota Star Tribune) There were no speeches because there are no words.
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1 week ago |
startribune.com | Jennifer Brooks
By Jennifer Brooks The siblings debated whether to slip a pool cue or a bike gear into their father's coffin. They crafted a list of ways Minnesotans could remember their parents. Plant a tree. Pet a dog. Enjoy a bike path. Try a new hobby. Stand up for what you believe in. The family has started a GoFundMe to help Colin and Sophie Hortman with the financial burdens that accompanied their staggering loss.
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2 weeks ago |
startribune.com | Jennifer Brooks
By Jennifer Brooks Taking stock of the unrest in Los Angeles after a chaotic federal raid last week in Minneapolis. The Minnesota Star Tribune Tear gas fills the street as protesters confront Border Patrol personnel during a demonstration over the dozens detained in an operation by federal immigration authorities a day earlier, in Paramount, Calif., on Saturday, June 7, 2025. (Eric Thayer/The Associated Press) Two cities, two rapidly mobilized protests, one major difference.
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3 weeks ago |
startribune.com | Jennifer Brooks
The harder the road to graduation, the bigger the celebration. A celebration was what drew dozens of gowned and grinning high school seniors together at the University of Minnesota's McNamara Alumni Center on a warm Friday evening. Every book, every pop quiz, every remote lesson during the pandemic brought the class of 2025 to this moment. Diplomas are earned, not given.
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1 month ago |
startribune.com | Jennifer Brooks
Grandpa Brooks counted his pennies. He owned a little pharmacy in Chicago and he liked to sift through the till, hunting for interesting coins. Wheat pennies. Indian head pennies. Buffalo nickels. The steel pennies they minted during World War II when America needed its copper for ammunition. His coin collection - a gym bag full of wheat pennies and whatnot - passed to my dad.
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That's a wrap for me on Twitter. Don't quite have the heart to erase 13 years and 30,000-plus solid gold tweets so I'm just locking up and turning off the lights. God, we used to have fun here, didn't we? I'm @stribrook-ing on Bluesky these days🦋See you there!
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