Social Issues

February 2, 2012 5:00 AM

The grim reality behind the numbers in the state drug report

Do you think heroin is only a problem in the inner city? Think again.

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February 1, 2012 7:10 PM

Ballot groups report marriage amendment fundraising tallies

Minnesotans got their first look at who's trying to influence their vote this November on a constitutional ballot question defining marriage.

by Sasha Aslanian

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February 1, 2012 4:00 AM

Tribal members back in classroom for skills, jobs

A program shows promise at luring unemployed adults on the Red Lake Indian Reservation back in the classroom.

by Tom Robertson

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January 31, 2012 5:53 PM

Lacking funding, center for immigrant women closes doors

A non-profit that helped Minnesota's newest African immigrants is closing.

by Sasha Aslanian

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January 31, 2012 9:44 AM

Some key stories from Minnesota Today

The limits of free speech are being debated in Little Falls. The mayor of Duluth is getting threatening messages from around the world. And the Fargo Forum is looking at the importance of water to the history of that area. Those are just of the few of the stories you'll find by reading Minnesota Today, a daily guide to what's being reported around the region. You can find it at MPRNews.org.

by Cathy Wurzer and Michael Olson

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January 30, 2012 6:39 AM

Obama plan would help military families take leave

The proposal would let family members take up to 12 weeks of leave from work to help a service member deployed on short notice.

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January 30, 2012 5:00 AM

Didn't the burglar know this was a liberal's house?

Progressive ideals are easy to hold. Then real life puts them to the test.

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January 28, 2012 12:00 AM

Ojibwe language goes online

The University of Minnesota has just completed work on a new on-line dictionary of Ojibwe language and culture.

by Dan Gunderson

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January 27, 2012 7:25 PM

Actress' claim to be gay by choice riles activists

Cynthia Nixon learned the hard way this week that when it comes to gay civil rights, the personal is always political. The "Sex and the City" actress was was quoted as saying that for her, being gay was a conscious choice.

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January 27, 2012 2:26 PM

Bachmann speaks to supporters of marriage amendment

Rep. Michele Bachmann paid a surprise visit today to a group of pastors and state lawmakers working to pass a constitutional amendment defining marriage.

by Sasha Aslanian

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