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Golden Valley Mayor: Sorry For Insensitive City Council Meeting

Health advocates are speaking out after a Twin Cities suburb voted down a permit to open a mental health facility for teenagers. "Lifespan," which treats clients for ADHD, schizophrenia and autism disorders, wants to open a facility in a vacant property along Pennsylvania Avenue in Golden Valley, but council members voted down a permit this week after neighbors voiced safety concerns. Mayor Shep Harris apologized Saturday for the hurtful comments made during the council meeting.

  • Feb 8, 2014
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Man With Autism Seeks Help Finding Stolen Adult Tricycle

Police in West St. Paul are asking for the public's help in finding an adult tricycle that belongs to a man with autism. The trike's owner, Elliott Albright, doesn't drive and relies on his trike to get him from his West St. Paul apartment to the nearest bus stop. Albright told WCCO why it's so important for him to get it back. "I'm walking a lot more and it's hard because I have limited mobility," Albright said. "One of my legs, I do limp, so it harder for me, a lot harder to get around without that."

  • Sep 16, 2013
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