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Bienvenidos, Soo Dhawow, Velkommen –  Small Midwest city a thriving ethnic mosaic

Bienvenidos, Soo Dhawow, Velkommen – Small Midwest city a thriving ethnic mosaic

by Forrest Peterson | Aug 22, 2025 | Words on Paper

City hall lobby displays ‘Welcome’ banners that hang from lampposts around town Driving through many small cities you often see banners fluttering from lampposts proclaiming ‘Welcome’ to (town). In the city where I live, the signs appear in five languages: English,...
Syttende Mayo – Celebrating cultural and ethnic diversity

Syttende Mayo – Celebrating cultural and ethnic diversity

by Forrest Peterson | May 22, 2025 | Words on Paper

Photo: West Central Tribune What’s wrong with this picture? Better yet, what’s right with this picture? In a small city amid central Minnesota farmland, this year the local Cinco de Mayo event was postponed to May 17. That same day several surrounding towns celebrated...
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