Author: Jake Spitzack
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10 lessons from a year using AI in Dakota County
Can AI help us lead in 2025? 10 lessons from a year using ChatGPT in public service By Joe Atkins | Dakota County Commissioner | February 2025 In January 2024, I embarked on a yearlong journey to explore how artificial intelligence (AI) tools – specifically ChatGPT – could enhance my work as chair of the… Read more
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Dakota County challenges and opportunities in 2025
Dakota County at a crossroads Challenges and opportunities in 2025 By Joe Atkins | Dakota County Commissioner | March 2025 As we conclude the first quarter of 2025, Dakota County finds itself at a pivotal moment, facing both significant challenges and promising opportunities. While I remain optimistic about our future, success this year will demand… Read more
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Postscript: Reflections on my car wash dress and the fine tradition of friendly teasing
Postscript: Reflections on my car wash dress and the fine tradition of friendly teasing By Carrie Classon | Contributor | February 2025 The car wash dressMy sister took me to task. “You know I was not being mean about your dress, don’t you?” She meant the dress that she had said made me look like… Read more
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Postscript: Reflections on circling friendships and my 100-year-old grandmother
Postscript: Reflections on circlingfriendships and my 100-year-old grandmother By Carrie Classon | Contributor | March 2025 Talking to a FriendYesterday, I got to talk with an old friend. I used to see Cheryl almost every day but for the last several years we’ve seen each other once a year, at most. She’s going to direct… Read more
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Reflections on levitating cats, learned helplessness, and 10 years of marriage
Postscript: Reflections on levitating cats,‘learned helplessness,’ and 10 years of marriage By Carrie Classon | Contributor | April 2025 What Peter does“What is the cat doing?” I asked my husband, Peter.“He’s levitating,” Peter said. Or at least I thought that’s what he said.“The cat is levitating?”“Meditating!”“Oh.” We have a lot of conversations like this and… Read more
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Dakota County libraries named best in Minnesota
Dakota County libraries named best in Minnesota By Joe Atkins | Dakota County Commissioner | April 2025 Dakota County’s 10-branch library system, which includes Wentworth Library in West St. Paul and the newly opened Kaposia Library in South St. Paul, continues to receive accolades and set records for visitor engagement. Recognized as Minnesota’s best library… Read more
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Dosis de arte: relatos sobre el arte en Minnesota y el resto del mundo
Dosis de arte: relatos sobre el arteen Minnesota y el resto del mundo La crítica de artePor William Gustavo y Franklin Torres | abril 2025 La crítica de las artes visuales ha existido por siglos, pero no fue hasta el dieciocho que surge como disciplina distintiva propia. Así como estimulante y enriquecedora, la crítica de… Read more
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El Centro Cultural Boriken fue nombrado organización sin fines de lucro del año
El Centro Cultural Boriken fue nombrado organización sin fines de lucro del año Por Leonor Villasuso Rustad | abril 2025 Este grupo que fue fundado en 2019 con la misión de conectar la cultura de Puerto Rico con las familias de las Ciudades Gemelas por medio de actividades como tambores, danzas y cantos de la… Read more
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Vivian Huelgo, existir para servir
Vivian Huelgo, existir para servir Por Leonor Villasuso Rustad | abril 2025 Nacida en Brooklyn, Nueva York, Vivian Huelgo es la única hija de una pareja de inmigrantes colombianos que dejó todo atrás, familias y amigos incluidos, para buscar una vida mejor al norte del continente. Su padre trabajó en los muelles, mientras que su… Read more
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Ante la incertidumbre, información
Ante la incertidumbre, información Por Leonor Villasuso Rustad | abril 2025 Con la orden ejecutiva firmada por el presidente Donald Trump que lleva por nombre algo así como “garantizar la seguridad de nuestras fronteras”, desde el 20 de enero se ha generado un ambiente de incertidumbre y miedo entre las comunidades inmigrantes que residen en… Read more