Social Issues

April 9, 2012 12:00 AM

More women vets are homeless, but housing scarce

Once primarily male veteran problems, homelessness and economic struggles are escalating among female veterans, whose numbers have grown during the past decade of U.S. wars while resources for them haven't kept up.

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April 8, 2012 10:58 AM

Food bank expands to meet greater needs

A Twin Cities food bank is expanding to accommodate growing need and a greater supply of food.

by Julie Siple

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April 7, 2012 5:00 AM

The Week in Commentary

A summary of the week's commentaries and some of the responses they generated.

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April 5, 2012 10:55 AM

MPR's Liz Baier checks in from southeastern Minnesota

Cathy Wurzer talks with reporter Elizabeth Baier about the latest news out of southeastern Minnesota.

by Cathy Wurzer and Elizabeth Baier

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April 5, 2012 7:02 AM

Occupy movement returning to Mpls.

After a winter hiatus, members of the Occupy movement are planning to return to downtown Minneapolis.

by Matt Sepic

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April 5, 2012 5:00 AM

A Minnesota anthropologist considers the politics of identity

Uniting against a common enemy might come in handy about now.

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April 5, 2012 4:00 AM

1940 census illuminates north Mpls.' change to racially diverse neighborhood

A trove of census records released offers a detailed picture of how Americans lived during the Great Depression. The survey shows how much has changed over the decades, and the history of one north Minneapolis neighborhood.

by Brandt Williams

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April 4, 2012 3:00 PM

The utopian ideal behind Riverside Plaza

The Cedar-Riverside Plaza complex was placed on the National Register of Historic Preservation two years ago leaving many to wonder why. Can some of Ralph Rapson's vision still be captured?

by Tom Weber

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April 4, 2012 5:00 AM

Homelessness is a big problem with lots of solutions

All Minnesotans would benefit from a state in which everyone had a home.

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April 3, 2012 4:00 AM

Tax credits help ease White Earth reservation housing crunch

A program that gives federal tax credits to investors who build homes on the White Earth Indian Reservation will make a small but important dent in the chronic housing shortage there.

by Dan Gunderson

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