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LETTER: Audette, Hoekman, Arco working to improve Anoka-Hennepin Schools

Jan 23, 2025 | hometownsource.com | Maria Sorensen

To the Editor:I would like to take a moment to highlight the outstanding contributions of school board members Matt Audette, Linda Hoekman, and Zach Arco, whose dedication and hard work continue to have a positive impact in the Anoka-Hennepin School District. kAm%96D6 3@2C5 >6>36CD 4@?D:DE6?E=J >2<6 E@F89 564:D:@?D H:E9 E96 36DE :?E6C6DED @7 @FC DEF56?ED :? >:?5] %96:C =6256CD9:A 92D C6DF=E65 :? D6G6C2= <6J G:4E@C:6D E92E 2C6 >2<:?8 2 C62= 5:776C6?46 :?
Love in the time of dissent

Feb 16, 2024 | indexoncensorship.org | Ruth Anderson |Yassmin Abdel-Magied |Natalie Xu |Maria Sorensen

This week marked another Valentine’s Day and the world was abuzz with expressions of love and affection. Yet, amidst the sea of roses and chocolates, there lies a stark reality for many: the agony of separation from loved ones. For dissidents around the globe, this pain is not merely a matter of distance; it is the consequence of standing against tyranny - for speaking truth to power.
China's feminists walk a tightrope

Feb 14, 2024 | indexoncensorship.org | Natalie Xu |Maria Sorensen |Ruth Anderson

It was in 2015, during my internship at one of China’s most prominent digital media publications, that I had my first close encounter with censorship. Every so often the editor-in-chief would repost a message to our online chat group coming from someone whose username was “The Person is Present” (“人在呢”). They were from the Cyberspace Administration, which is the national internet regulator and censor of China.
Joke’s on Lukashenka speaking rubbish Belarusian. Or is it?

Feb 9, 2024 | indexoncensorship.org | Maria Sorensen |Ruth Anderson

An American tells a Russian that the United States is so free he can stand in front of the White House and yell, “To hell with Ronald Reagan.’’ The Russian replies: “That’s nothing. We also have freedom of speech! I can stand in front of the Kremlin and yell, ‘To hell with Ronald Reagan,’ too.’’Most would not associate Belarus, known in Western media for its authoritarian regime, with comedy. And it’s true that the current situation is indeed more tragic than comical.