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Pulse of the Twin Cites
October 20 – October 26, 2004
Volume 8, Issue 27
http://pulsetc.com
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School Board Nears Decision
City will have lost 22% of students in six years
by Carey L. Biron
http://pulsetc.com/article.php?sid=1423 

Meeting at the former Northeast Minneapolis light bulb factory that serves 
as their headquarters, the Minneapolis School Board on October 12 moved a 
step closer to making a lasting decision about the district’s future. That 
night board members heard final presentations from two independent 
consulting groups, which they had hired to gather community input on how the 
cash-strapped district should deal with budget cuts and plummeting 
enrollment.
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Opinion: Mishandling the Crisis in the Minneapolis Public Schools
by Ed Felien
http://pulsetc.com/article.php?sid=1422 

There is a crisis in the Minneapolis Public Schools. The School Board is 
proposing to close eight elementary schools in South Minneapolis: Banneker, 
Northrup, Cooper, Phillips, Hiawatha, Powderhorn, Howe and Wenonah. 

Why?
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Uptown Welcomes Flanders Art Gallery
by Liberty Finch
http://pulsetc.com/article.php?sid=1418 

Flanders Art Gallery recently moved from downtown Minneapolis to a beautiful 
new space at 3012 Lyndale Avenue South. The new venue is more than 5,000 
square feet, with two-story ceilings and a welcoming front courtyard. The 
current exhibit features recent work by Robert Natkin, Donald Woodman and 
Judy Chicago.
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