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Humans at their best and worst

Does the name Aristides de Sousa Mendes mean anything to you? How about a huge, historic picture named “Guernica” by Pablo Picasso? I ask because they represent perhaps the best and worst of humanity and because I encountered both on a recent visit to Spain and Portugal.
Let’s start with the best. We went on a Lisbon tour with a remarkable historian and college teacher named Paulo Scheffer. He showed us around the city, giving us information I had never read or heard before. He’s writing a book about the history of Jews in Portugal. He’s a passionate, fascinating historian.broadstreet.zone(48036);
One of the people he mentioned was Aristides de Sousa Mendes. Scheffer said it’s too bad that a movie like “Schindler’s List” has not been made about Mendes. After hearing the story and reading more from other sources, I agree.
Mendes represented Portugal in Bordeaux, France, during World War II. Ignoring the orders

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Wyoming approves franchise application

Amy Doeun
Wyoming Reporter
For the Wednesday, Oct. 18, meeting of the Wyoming City Council, Council Members Claire Luger and Joe Zerwas were absent, but there was still a quorum.broadstreet.zone(48036);
Frontier Communication
The first item on the agenda was a Frontier Communications competitive franchise application. Scott Bohler and Tom Murn attended the meeting. Murn said that Frontier is very community-oriented: “We make and drive multiple decisions (based on a community orientation), and we participate in all sorts of community activities.”
Frontier offers television through an internet connection.
“Broadband is the future of our product. There is a tremendous amount of knowledge; this is a modern delivery of TV over the internet,” Murn said.
Bohler added that the service will use existing lines and will not require a large amount of setup, offering an alternative to cable TV. Bohler and Murn said they intend to reach the entire city.
The council unanimously voted to approve the application.broadstreet.zone(50962);
Salt shed
The council

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Election Day looms large

Graphic courtesy of the city of Forest LakeSubmitted graphicForest Lake’s current map of its five election precincts.
On Nov. 8, voters across America and Minnesota will make their final decision on a presidential candidate and a host of other federal, state and local positions. In Forest Lake and the surrounding area, residents have a variety of candidates to choose from; Times readers can check out past stories and read up on all the local candidates by visiting forestlaketimes.com/tag/2016-election.
All voters in Columbus, Scandia and Wyoming vote in one location in each of their cities: the Public Works maintenance building in Columbus (16345 Kettle River Blvd.), the Scandia Community Center in Scandia (14727 209th St. N.) and Maranatha Church in Wyoming (24799 Forest Blvd.). In Forest Lake and Linwood, the municipalities are broken up into multiple precincts.broadstreet.zone(48036);
In Forest Lake, there are five precincts. In Precinct 1 (west of Lake Street and north of

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