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By Emma Melling

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Minnehaha remembers John Carlson

As the Minnehaha community mourns the loss of John Carlson, it celebrates his life and his lifelong relationship with the school. Listen to an interview conducted by Talon staff writer Emma Melling from March 24, 2016, as she was working on a story published in April 2016 as “Humans of ‘Haha.”

(Right) John Carlson poses in March 2017 for photo as part of an arts-related Cultural Field Experience project, in which members of the Minnehaha CFE group took photos of subjects carrying message boards. The photos were inspired by the “cardboard testimony” project of Twin Cities photographer Wing Young Huie. Photo by Johanna Beck.

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  • Emma is a senior staff writer and editor-in-chief of the Talon. She is passionate about journalism, writing, literature, and French. Emma plans to attend Bethel University in the fall and double major in English and Journalism. She enjoys writing features on arts and human interest topics and loves listening to people's stories. Her hobbies include reading, hiking and spending time with family.

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