CCN Article - Front Page - Camden Community News, The First Northside Online Newspaper, Covering the Northwest Area of Minneapolis

By: Buzzy Bohn 

The new school year has started and it's a good time to think about two of our community's most important assets - our children and our schools. 

If you are a parent, see to it that your child attends school every day and arrives on time. Research shows that students who have 95 percent or better attendance do much better in school. Make sure your child gets a good night's sleep each night and has breakfast every morning - either at home or at school.

School has started CCN sept 2010

Horray! The Camden Bridge opened on August 21 after much anticipation, but little fanfare took place -it was a simple taking down of the road barriers about 2 p.m. on the hot Saturday afternoon. The opening was a bit ahead of schedule, but folks in the Camden area have been patiently awaiting this - they've been forced to divert their commutes to I-694 or to Broadway, causing many delays and frustration, and basic time away from home and family since last spring.

Camden Bridge CCN september 2010

here are paths at the newest Minneapolis Park Board dog park, but most dogs are not of the path loving kind. More than 20 owners and their dogs came out for the dedication of the new Victory Prairie Off-Leash Recreation Area on July 24.

Dog Park in Camden

Thanks to all of you who've donated to the Camden News this past year - we appreciate your support, but we still need your help.

   You know that newspapers around the country are failing due to decreased advertising revenue.

   So what's the big deal? It's very likely that someday the Camden News will be an on-line only newspaper. We had the foresight to set up our website 13 years ago, before most U.S. businesses and residents even had Internet access. But the Camden Community has a disproportionate amount of seniors and low income residents who don't have a computer or Internet access. As long-time Camden resident Dorothy Hase wrote us, "I enjoy the paper...I hope you never stop publishing. I and many of my friends do not have a computer, so where would we get our news?"

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