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Social Issues

Outreach encourages seniors to apply for food subsidies

Outreach encourages seniors to apply for food subsidies

State officials say only one in four Minnesota seniors eligible for the federally funded Food Support program is actually enrolled, and efforts are underway to convince more older Minnesotans to apply.
by Julie Siple

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ND higher ed board opposing Fighting Sioux bill

North Dakota's Board of Higher Education has decided to oppose a bill that requires the University of North Dakota to keep its Fighting Sioux nickname.

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Youth radio: A child's view of domestic violence

Youth radio: A child's view of domestic violence

MPR Youth Radio reporter Valencia McMurray revisits an incident that happened in her family when she was six and has kept a hold on her family 14 years later.

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Maya Angelou's Black History Month Special

Maya Angelou's Black History Month Special

Maya Angelou, one of the most storied poets in our nation, celebrates Black History Month by hosting a special program on public radio. Special guests include Chris Rock, Lee Daniels, Common and others.

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Say it Loud: Great Speeches on Civil Rights and African American Identity

Say it Loud: Great Speeches on Civil Rights and African American Identity

Generations of black Americans used the power of sermons and speech-making to fight for equal rights. Midday presents a new American RadioWorks documentary, "Say It Loud: Great Speeches on Civil Rights and African American Identity."

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The stay-at-home dilemma

The stay-at-home dilemma

While staying at home to raise children has benefits that you can't put a price on, it also has consequences. Midmorning looks at why many parents are penalized for that decision, and why work-family balance has become an urgent but elusive goal for millions of Americans.

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No Wis. Democrats present for Senate session again

No Wis. Democrats present for Senate session again

The 14 Democrats stayed away again on Wednesday. They left last week so they wouldn't have to vote on Gov. Scott Walker's proposal stripping public workers of collective bargaining rights.

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