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Social Issues

Big thinkers on children's brain development

Big thinkers on children's brain development

Psychologist Alison Gopnik says that scientists have learned more about the brains of young children in the last thirty years than they had in the previous two thousand. Also segments from the TED Twin Cities conference held at the Science Museum Wednesday on new ideas being tried in Minnesota to promote child development.

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Protesters arrested at Cargill building

A group of protesters have been taken away from a Cargill Inc. office building in Minnetonka after locking themselves to a stairwell.

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State support for elderly faces uncertain future

State support for elderly faces uncertain future

With the second-highest rate of elderly poverty in central Minnesota, Todd County relies heavily on state support to care for its seniors. But Medical Assistance has been the subject of budget cuts recently, and those cuts may be just the beginning.
by Curtis Gilbert

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The hard-won success of "The Help"

The hard-won success of "The Help"

Kathryn Stockett's novel "The Help" was the surprise literary success of 2009. After 60 agents rejected her manuscript, the first-time author's book has now been on the New York Times best-sellers list for 56 weeks.
by Euan Kerr

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Technology could serve the elderly, attract the young

Technology could serve the elderly, attract the young

Elected officials, business leaders, and regular citizens have debated for decades how to bolster the economy, provide jobs for Todd's youth so they'll stay or return after college and attract people like Dagen and Fletschock.
by Jennifer Vogel

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