Former University of Minnesota professor and Minneapolis resident Muhammad Abd-al-Rahman Barker drew on his linguistics training to populate a world called Tékumel with languages and cultures.
A new national report shows someone earning minimum wage would have to work 86 hours a week to afford a modest two-bedroom apartment in Minnesota — that’s more than two full-time jobs.
Officially, the Minneapolis Redistricting Group isn’t supposed to consider the impact on incumbent city council members when it redraws the city’s political map. But the latest proposed map keeps each member in his or her own ward.