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Melissa Hansen

Minneapolis, MN
Commenter for
4 years 21 weeks

Recent Comments

Posted on 02/12/13 at 12:26 am in response to Karma's knife-twist: I have to take freshman comp

I took Freshman Comp at the U as a Post-Secondary Enrollment Option student, I was a high school senior from a cush suburb. A gentleman in my class, and my work group, was taking Freshman Comp as his final course for his 30 year bumpy road to a BA. His pieces turned my small, self-obsessed world upside down; he had lived through decades of self-exploration and happenstance. The starts and stops in the Academy made me reassess the luxury of my education. The events in his wondrous first...

Posted on 01/22/13 at 11:18 am in response to Return to the U: The Confession

Best of luck to you, I look forward to reading your point of view as a returning student.

Posted on 02/12/13 at 12:37 am in response to Return to the U: The Confession

Just waving 'hello', Andy.

Posted on 11/16/11 at 01:38 pm in response to Minnesota Boychoir -- 'Can You Hear Me?'

Very nice. I have a good friend who is an alumni of the MN Boy Choir; they have such wonderful performance opportunities through that organization.

Posted on 10/26/11 at 11:09 am in response to Minneapolis bikers getting increased attention, new safety measures

FWIW, as a novice street biker (I have a Nice Ride pass and do not own a bike yet), I do feel more safe and empowered in these green lanes. I bike around the University of Minnesota with so many cars, buses, bikes and pedestrians and they added a lot of these new, clearly marked bike lanes; the green paint makes all the difference.

Posted on 07/27/11 at 09:11 am in response to Communications Conversations: Why 54% of companies are still blocking social media–and why they should stop

Admittedly I am just breezing through this on the bus, but wanted to chime in and say that I am very interested in seeing more research and human resources policy on just this topic. While these sites are not blocked by my employer, there seems to be a haphazard way of monitoring and enforcing personal vs. work related social networking and online use. Different departments and divisions have taken different degrees of action towards "reasonable use" (not abusive amounts of time or using...

Posted on 04/13/11 at 01:12 pm in response to Local Patch freelance budgets bounce up

My partner is a freelance videographer and the various Patch sites in the Twin cities have been contracting with him regularly. He has found them to be a reliable client that pays a competitive rate. On top of my bias, I really am please that they use local talent for their content. Like Brauer, I keep watching with and interested eye and continue to use my other sources for news. I am frequently explaining to our friends and family who live in Patch communities what Patch is, so I am not...

Posted on 04/07/11 at 02:27 pm in response to Community singing: The comeback

I highly recommend these events and commend the people who have been putting so much effort into making it happen. Here's hoping for lots of singing!

Posted on 01/07/11 at 11:00 pm in response to Shir Tikvah is the latest congregation refusing to sign civil certificates until 'marriage equality' laws pass

I truly value this step by churches. Not only does it show solidarity for equality, but as the Rabbi said, the churches are "removing ourselves from the political system and only doing the religious acts."

Posted on 08/27/10 at 08:44 am in response to Help spread the word about MinnPost

I agree with Jim. I am unable to get to the pick up locations too, but would gladly print off something to hang up.