Como’s Class of 2021 struggles with strange senior year
By Eric Erickson Distance learning during the COVID pandemic has been challenging for students across the country at every grade level. Stories of low engagement and increasing failure rates have... Read More
Como football wins conference championship
By Eric Erickson For the first time since 2009, the Como Park Cougars football team earned a championship, finishing 4-0 in St. Paul City Conference. After an ever-evolving schedule eventually... Read More
They are the champions!
For the first time since 2009, the Como High School Cougars football team is City Conference champs. The Cougars defeated Harding 32-12 in the final game of the abbreviated season... Read More
Promoting peace piece by piece
By Maja Beckstrom Last spring a group gathered weekly under the aspen trees on the front lawn of Karen Rue’s home in St. Anthony Park to sew 1,000 small leather... Read More
PEOPLE IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD: Ben Kantor
By John Horchner When I was in my early 20s, I learned to sell advertising for Good Housekeeping magazine by being paired with various mentors. During a visit to the... Read More
VOICES: Amelia Corl
By Sarah CR Clark Amelia Corl is senior strategy officer at GHR Foundation. She previously worked at USAID and the US Institute of Peace. A native of Washington, D.C., Corl... Read More
