Social Issues

May 10, 2011 6:23 AM

Obama heads to Texas to push immigration overhaul

President Barack Obama is making his first trip as president to the U.S.-Mexico border, using the setting to sharpen his call for a remake of the nation's immigration laws and try to cast the GOP as the obstacle standing in its way.

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May 9, 2011 5:00 AM

What happens in suburbs when people can't afford to drive?

Without transit and amenities, residents can find themselves isolated and suffering.

by Riordan Frost

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May 6, 2011 3:53 PM

Fewer children from abroad adopted in Minn.

The number of children Minnesotans are adopting from abroad is declining, reflecting national trends.

by Sasha Aslanian

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May 6, 2011 3:45 PM

Graffiti found on Somali-American family's Rochester home

Muslim civil-rights advocates are asking the FBI to investigate graffiti spray-painted onto the home of a Somali-American family in Rochester.

by Laura Yuen

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May 6, 2011 2:00 PM

Reduced lunch pay policies causing some students to go hungry

Inconsistent and demeaning policies for students who show up in a Minnesota school cafeteria without lunch money cause too many to go away hungry, say advocates for low-income families pushing for broader subsidies for school meals.

by Madeleine Baran

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May 6, 2011 12:42 PM

At a glance: school lunch policy

School districts set their own policies for providing food when a child's lunch account has run out of money.

by Madeleine Baran

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May 6, 2011 10:39 AM

St. Paul residents suggest ideas to improve poor neighborhoods

St. Paul community leaders and residents met Thursday night to try to figure out how to use a $500,000 federal grant to improve one of the city's most impoverished areas.

by Rupa Shenoy

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May 5, 2011 11:02 AM

Obama pays somber respects at 9/11 ground zero

Marking Osama bin Laden's death where he caused his greatest damage, the president soberly laid a wreath today at New York's ground zero.

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May 5, 2011 10:48 AM

Democrat's pro-gay speech racks up YouTube views

A Minnesota lawmaker's speech against banning same-sex marriage in the state constitution has become an online hit.

by Patrick Condon, Associated Press

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May 5, 2011 5:00 AM

Push for constitutional ban on same-sex marriage takes us Republicans in wrong direction

The need for equality and full acceptance of GLBT people is something Minnesota's next generation of leaders has already embraced.

by Madeline Koch

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