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CTEP program staff had the wonderful opportunity to attend this year's National Conference on Volunteering and Service in Chicago, IL from June 18th to 20th, 2012.  The conference is an annual event held by the Points of Light, a leader in service sector innovation in the nation that was originally created by President George H. W. Bush. For three days, we gathered with more than 5,000 volunteer and service leaders from the

Are you a poet looking for a way to enrich your work? Are you a movie maker who wants to try our a new subject matter? Or are you just in need of something to do with your Mondays? This workshop is for you. Learn how to bring poems and other word art forms to life using Sony AX2000 cameras and Final Cut Express digital editing in this new workshop from SPNN Open Lab (SOL). 

by Mike Wassenaar, SPNN Executive Director

Teams from nine US cities gathered in Saint Paul in June to try to figure out how they can kick-start digital inclusion in their communities.  They're part of a pilot program for Digital Communities put together by the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS) that's meant to insure that all Americans have access to broadband and the ability to use it to better their lives.

This week on Market, chef Lenny Russo of Heartland Restaurant shows host Emily Noble how to create this easy and delicious chilled asparagus soup. Heartland has been consistently rated as one of the best restaurants in the Twin Cities, and Chef Russo has been nominated twice as Best Chef: Midwest Category by the James Beard Foundation.