Writer and Blogger Eboo Patel
Posted by joshuapreston on April 13, 2011 · 2 Comments
[The following story comes from fellow Editorial Board Member Lucas Felts.] Eboo Patel has been a member of Barack Obama’s Advisory Council on Faith-Based Neighborhood Relationships since 2009. He is the founder and Executive Director of Interfaith Youth Core, a Chicago-based international non-profit dedicated to the promotion of interfaith cooperation. Eboo Patel is a truly … Read more
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Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak
Posted by joshuapreston on April 6, 2011 · 6 Comments
R.T. Rybak is the current mayor of Minneapolis, MN, (serving since 2002) and a former writer for the Minneapolis Tribune who has also contributed to MPR. More importantly, he’s been known to crowd surf at First Avenue concerts. Yeah, that’s Minnesota for you. So I will start by saying that I have nothing less than … Read more
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