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What are they?

Non-partisan events where candidates running in local elections respond to questions submitted by community members and the audience. Organized by the League of Women Voters, the forums are a unique opportunity to engage with candidates and learn about their policy positions.

How can I participate?

Before: 

• Submit your questions to lwvrosevillearea@lwvmn.org.
• Please put the name of the candidate forum in the subject line and submit questions at least two days before the forum. 

During the event:

• Attend in person or watch live.
• Submit questions in person during the event.

After the event:

• Watch the recorded event on our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@lwvrosevillearea4935 or partner websites https://ninenorth.org/speak-outs/ and https://maplewoodmn.gov/
• Vote!

Questions?

• Email lwvrosevillearea@lwvmn.org 

MN House Districts 44A and 44B Candidate Forum held on September 10 can be viewed on Nine North: https://ninenorth.org/speak-outs/. Who: 44A: Peter Fischer, DFL; Karla Nelson, R; 44B: Leon Lillie, DFL; Bill Dahn, R.

Maplewood City Council and Mayor Candidate Forum held on September 11 can now be viewed at: https://vod.maplewoodmn.gov/CablecastPublicSite/show/1546?channel=1. Who: Rebecca Cave, Stephen Fitze, Alex Kline, Nikki Villavicencio

MN House District 40B 

• When: Tuesday, September 17, 7:00-8:30 p.m.
• Where: Roseville City Hall, Council Chambers, 2660 Civic Center Drive
• Who: Curtis Johnson, DFL; Paul Wikstrom, R
• Streaming: Live Nine North cable channel HD859 or SD15  https://ninenorth.org/live-tv/channel-15/ and after on Nine North https://ninenorth.org/speak-outs/

Little Canada City Council

• When: Wednesday, September 18, 7:00-8:30 p.m.
• Where: Little Canada City Hall, Council Chambers, 515 Little Canada Rd E
• Who: Dawn (Inman) Kulousek, Chris Kwapick, Angie Malone, Teresa Miller
• Streaming: Live Nine North cable channel HD859 or SD15  https://ninenorth.org/live-tv/channel-15/ and after on Nine North https://ninenorth.org/speak-outs/

Ramsey County Commissioner District 7

• When: Thursday, September 19, 7:30-8:30 p.m.
• Where: Maplewood City Hall, 1830 County Road B E
• Who: Kelly Miller, Sarah K. Yang
• Streaming: Live Channel 16 in Maplewood or https://maplewoodmn.gov/

School District 622 Board

• When: Monday, September 23, 7:00-8:30 p.m.
• Where: District Education Center, 2520 12th Ave E, North St. Paul, MN 55109
• Who: Miriam Janechek, Nancy Livingston, Justin Middaugh, Charlotte Nitardy, Katie Swor, Kita Yang
• Streaming: Live on channel 20 and after on ISD622 YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@isd-622

Roseville City Council

• When: Thursday, September 26, 7:00-8:30 p.m.
• Where: Roseville City Hall, Council Chambers, 2660 Civic Center Drive
• Who: Matt Bauer, Joshua Kiley, Kevin Nicholson, Julie Strahan
• Streaming: Live Nine North cable channel HD859 or SD15 https://ninenorth.org/live-tv/channel-15/ and after on Nine North https://ninenorth.org/speak-outs/

MN House Districts 66A and 66B

• When: Thursday, September 26, 7:00-8:30 p.m.
• Where: Saint Paul Neighborhood Network, 550 Vandalia Street #170
• Who: 66A: Leigh Finke DFL; Fadil Jama, R; 66B: Athena Hollins, DFL; Greg Copeland, R
• Streaming: Live on channel 19 in St. Paul; after on SPNN YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@MySPNN 

Lauderdale City Council (No Live Audience)

• When: Monday, September 30, 7:00-8:30 p.m.
• Where: Nine North Studios, 2670 Arthur Street
• Who: Michael J. Brindamour, Jeffrey Dains, Josh Dirksen, Duane Pulford, Gregory Williams
• Streaming: Live Nine North cable channel HD859 or  SD15  https://ninenorth.org/live-tv/channel-15/ and after on Nine North https://ninenorth.org/speak-outs/

Supporting “The Decline of Local News and Its Impact on Democracy,” a two-part program will begin with showing the award-winning film, Stripped for Parts:  American Journalism on the Brink on Thursday, September 12 at Ramsey County Library – Roseville.

Film will begin at 5:45 p.m. with a meet and greet beginning at 5:00 p.m. Co-sponsors: Do Good Roseville and Ramsey County Library - Roseville.

The 8th Annual League of Women Voters of Roseville Area Brews & Book Reviews event is scheduled for Tuesday, July 16, 6:00 - 8:00 PM at Crooked Pint & Ale House, 1734 Aldolphus Street, Maplewood. Invite a friend, family or neighbor. Share a book or podcast recommendation and enjoy good conversation. Hope to see you there! (https://www.crookedpint.com/maplewood/)

Decision-making can be a very personal thing. And yet listing pros and cons and making a choice which seems to be the most “rational,” but which feels uncomfortable, will often prove to be a decision one regrets. Also, our gut can be loaded with unidentified biases that will lead us astray, or with a flimsy preference of the moment, that may lead to regret in the longer term when a decision still binds us. How should we think about decision-making? What should we do when our gut is not helpful, and our brain is overwhelmed?

This latest issue of the Council of Metropolitan Area Leagues (CMAL) newsletter provides good news on the status of the Watershed Study and the 2024-2025 calendar that reflects the direction given to the CMAL Board in May.

View newsletter here.

“Persuasion, I suggest, should not be understood as an exercise in argument and counter-argument, as if it were a tennis match—won by hitting shots an adversary is unable to return. Instead, persuasion is best thought of as a process of making or finding space for a given outcome in another person’s world view. Rather than looking for arguments an adversary will be unable to deny, we should look for arguments an adversary will be able to affirm. This in turn depends upon developing as full and nuanced as possible an understanding of that adversary’s view of the world. Thus persuasion depends upon imagination, and in particular upon a certain imaginative capacity to see the world from the perspective of others. Reading may be the best way to develop that capacity.”