Diversity

I will reiterate Anis Iman’s ( Publilc Forum, Dec. 4). Willmar, both the minority and the general community, believed in Mayor Les Heitke for 16 years. Mayor Frank Yanish all of a sudden showed up with cuts and “get over it” leadership fashion. Funding for the West Central...

Mind my frustrations, everybody, but I moved to Willmar in 2004 when this city was experiencing a huge growth economically and socially, especially with the growing number of people coming to Willmar from different countries.

Having worked and lived in Willmar for three years, I must recognize the existence of diversity in Willmar. I have attended the community informational meeting on "Understanding The Somali Culture" on Jan. 12 and I really liked how it went. Although the meeting was focusing more...

A big thank you to those responsible for presenting the "Understanding The Somali Culture" forum on Jan. 12. The meetings were very informational and well attended. We were reminded of the immigration history in our area and the similarities between then and now. We came away with...

BRAINERD, Minn. (AP) -- An anti-racism event that was scheduled for May has been moved up to this weekend in Baxter after a black man was beaten in an alleged racial attack two weeks ago. The free workshop will be held Saturday. Its sponsors include the First Congregational United...

SAN DIEGO -- Alan Bersin is back in the headlines and back to pounding a familiar beat: the border. Last week, the Obama administration named the one-time rising star in the Clinton administration Justice Department as the nation's "border czar." Bersin had a similar gig in 1995,...