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Social Issues

Woman challenges age-old notions about infertility

Woman challenges age-old notions about infertility

When couples struggle with infertility, the social pressure can be intense. Fartun Weli is challenging age-old Somali traditions by talking about them publicly, earning attention in Minnesota and back home in Somalia.
by Rupa Shenoy

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MPR news photos of the year: Part 1

MPR news photos of the year: Part 1

Looking back at some of the most memorable images from 2010 from MPR reporters and photographers.

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New documentary remembers largest mass execution in US history

New documentary remembers largest mass execution in US history

The shock waves of the largest mass execution in U.S. history still reverberate today among the Dakota people, and a new documentary film remembers the 38 Dakota warriors who were hanged from a single scaffold in Mankato.
by Mark Steil

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Student who penned coming out op-ed deals with sudden fame

Student who penned coming out op-ed deals with sudden fame

In November, Sean Simonson, a student at Benilde-St. Margaret's High School in St. Louis Park wrote an editorial, "Life as a Gay Teenager," for his Catholic school's student newspaper that touched off a controversy.
by Sasha Aslanian

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Volunteer nation

Volunteer nation

Nationwide, more than 63 million people volunteered in their community last year, and Minneapolis and St. Paul had the highest rates of volunteer service in the country. Midmorning looks at what makes people volunteer.

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Churches meet needs as county shelters fill up

Churches meet needs as county shelters fill up

Homelessness has shot up during the recession and its aftermath. The federal government estimates that the number of homeless families has increased by a 30 percent over the past three years.
by Dan Olson

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