Tim Benjamin: Paying tribute to a trusted, kind and thoughtful friend
Editor’s note: Former Access Press Executive Director Tim Benjamin died this summer. An obituary appeared in the August edition. by […]
Commentary
Thoughts about Tim Benjamin, by Jeff Bangsberg
by Jeff Bangsberg Over twenty years ago, I met Tim Benjamin, who later became my close friend. Before he died […]
New disabilities bring new challenges, as well as learning experiences
by Tim Benjamin Where have you been, Tim? I’ve been out and about, you could say, for the past year. […]
Tim’s Desk — October 2021
Editor’s note: This month, Tim’s Desk gives readers a look back at the community First Service and Support program. The […]
Tim’s Desk — September 2021
Editor’s note: Access Press is working with Ramsey County on an effort to get information out about elections and voting. […]
Tim’s Desk — August 2021
Well, as you know, it’s been a long hot month. The one blessing is the humidity has been staying low, […]
Tim’s Desk — July 2021
I’m writing this toward the end of June, so I can’t really know what the weather’s like the day you’re […]
Tim’s Desk — June 2021
Here comes the sun. It’s a wonderful thing to feel the sun on your skin. As they say, it’s what […]
Tim’s Desk — May 2021
April is one of those (12) months in Minnesota where the weather is unpredictable. It’s not that unusual to have […]
Tim’s Desk — March 2021
Well, February brought us back to a more typical Minnesota winter. In the Twin Cities, we had four consecutive days […]
Tim’s Desk – February 2021
What a great winter so far. There have been no significant snowstorms that stopped everyday life. The pandemic continues to […]
Tim’s Desk – January 2021
Happy New Year! I hope your holidays were good and that you stayed safe. The social distancing made my stay […]
Tim’s Desk – December 2020
What can you say about the weather? One day it’s in the 50s and the next day the highs are […]
Tim’s Desk – November 2020
I am writing this in the last week of October, and the trees outside my window are covered with snow. […]
Tim’s Desk – October 2020
We’ve had a beautiful summer and fall. Now winter is peeking just around the corner. I’m kind of looking forward […]
Tim’s Desk – September 2020
I’m writing this month’s column on what ordinarily would be the first day of the Minnesota State Fair, but it […]
Tim’s Desk – August 2020
I hope everyone is having a good summer and that you all were able to have some kind of celebration […]
Tim’s Desk – July 2020
There’ve been lots of ups and downs this last month, to say the least. In Minnesota we have seen the […]
Tim’s Desk – June 2020
At last. Summer is here, and doors and windows are opening up, just like stores and places of worship and […]
Tim’s Desk – May 2020
We all know we are experiencing a time that is very scary, with the coronavirus and COVID-19 playing havoc in […]
Tim’s Desk – April 2020
Because of our new publishing schedule, it’s only been a couple weeks since my last column. It has certainly been […]
Tim’s Desk – March 2020
As I begin this new column and a new way of engaging with Access Press readers, it’s exciting to think […]
Editor’s Desk – February 2020
As I mentioned last month, this year marks the 30th anniversary of Access Press and I really feel like my […]
Editor’s Desk – January 2020
Here we are at the start of a new year and a new decade. It’s an election year, not only […]
Editor’s Desk – December 2019
As the year (and the decade) ends, I keep thinking about the upcoming legislative session, and even though I sound […]
Editor’s Desk – November 2019
The Department of Human Services seems to be in the news on a pretty regular basis lately. Most recently, the […]
Editor’s Column – October 2019
Fall so far has been soggy and chilly, with sprinkles of summer and nighttime hints of winter. It’s the time […]
Editor’s Column – September 2019
The state fair is over and the weather’s getting cooler. I didn’t make it to the fair this year. If you did, I hope you had a great time; the great Minnesota get-together is always a good time to buy things you don’t need, to eat food that’s not good for you, to people-watch and possibly meet some of the state’s politicians.
EDITOR’S COLUMN – August 2019
The end of July marked the 29th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. This issue of Access Press has […]
EDITOR COLUMN – July 2019
It’s been a long, wet summer, and that’s made it very hard to be outside. Some days I even find […]
Editor’s Column – June 2019
Summer is here and it came fast. One day it was in the 40s and the next it was in […]
Editor’s Column – May 2019
It might be slow and a little colder than usual, but spring has definitely sprung, and that means that the […]
Editor’s Column – April 2019
It’s finally starting to warm up and it feels good. Although the snow is beautiful for the first couple of […]
EDITOR’S COLUMN – March 2019
What a dreadful month of weather; I don’t remember ever getting this much snow in one winter in all my […]
EDITOR’S COLUMN – February 2019
It seemed as though our winter was going to be very mild but then the end of January really hit […]
February 2019 edition
Here’s the entire February 2019 edition. Please note you may need to create a log in to download and/or read […]
Editor’s Column – January 2019
I hope everyone had a great holiday season. It’s always a time to reconnect with family and friends. I had […]
Editor’s Column – December 2018
Winter has arrived, snow is on the ground, and the holidays are just around the corner with lots of celebrating […]
Editor’s Column – November 2018
This November is the first one in 15 years when we haven’t held the Charlie Smith Awards banquet. I missed […]
Editor’s Desk – October 2018
We have a lot to talk about this month. People all over are working on getting the workforce shortage under […]
Editor’s Column – September 2018
Summer is moving out fast. Hope you’re enjoying the last few days of warm, sunny weather. They all seem more […]
Editor’s Column – August 2018
July 26 was a big day in the disability community. We had the 28th ADA celebration at the Science Museum […]
Editor’s Column – July 2018
I’m writing this on a perfect summer morning, but there haven’t been too many of them so far this year. […]
Editor’s Column – June 2018
Over the past couple months, I’ve written to you here and we’ve contacted you online to ask for your help […]
Editor’s Column – May 2018
With spring’s new growth comes the end of the legislative session, and as usual very little has been done at […]
Donors vital to our success
Donors play an important role in helping bring Access Press to readers every month. As the newspaper staff and board […]
Editor’s Column – April 2018
This legislative session is a high priority for people with disabilities. I say this a lot, but that’s because politics […]
Editor’s Column – March 2018
This month’s column is difficult for me to write because it’s an early job ad. Access Press has been a […]
Editor’s Column – February 2018
Well, the second time Minnesota hosted the Super Bowl has come and gone. The underdog Philadelphia Eagles beat the New […]
