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Social Issues

Estelle Parsons delves into 'August, Osage County'

Estelle Parsons delves into 'August, Osage County'

Over the years Estelle Parsons has excelled at many different kinds of acting: she won an Oscar for her role in "Bonnie and Clyde." On TV she had regular roles in both "All in the Family" and on "Roseanne" as Roseanne Barr's acerbic mother. Now she's in St Paul where she is playing Violet Weston, the wasp-tongued, pill-popping matriarch of a dysfunctional family in the awardwinning play "August, Osage County."
by Euan Kerr

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Veterans programs dodge budget-balancing ax

Veterans programs dodge budget-balancing ax

Lawmakers are considering deep spending cuts to erase a nearly $1 billion budget deficit, but so far, veterans programs have been off limits from cuts.
by Tim Pugmire

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What will America look like in 2050?

What will America look like in 2050?

Joel Kotkin, an expert on economic and social trends, is out with a new book about how the U.S. will evolve over the next four decades. It's titled, "The Next Hundred Million: America in 2050." Kotkin spoke at the Los Angeles Central Library as part of the library's "Aloud" series.

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Ethics at the end of life

Ethics at the end of life

A recent study of dying children in Boston suggests doctors ended their lives with morphine, sometimes at the urging of parents. Bioethicist Jeffrey Kahn talks about the dilemmas faced by doctors who are in a position to assist a suicide or hasten death.

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Somali population, cultural tension rising in St. Cloud

Somali population, cultural tension rising in St. Cloud

A handful of St. Cloud high school students recently joined a Facebook group called, "I hate the Somalians at Tech High." Facebook promptly shut down the page, because it contained offensive and hateful content. While that page no longer exists, students of Somali descent say the attitudes expressed on that Facebook page have a strong presence on two of St. Cloud's public high schools.
by Ambar Espinoza

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Young war veterans returning home to unemployment

The unemployment rate last year for young Iraq and Afghanistan veterans hit 21.1 percent, the Labor Department said Friday, reflecting a tough obstacle combat veterans face as they make the transition home from war.

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Filmmakers create a genre unknown in France

Filmmakers create a genre unknown in France

Unlike the U.S., France has no tradition of prison movies. So recently when a film opened in French cinemas about a young man trying to survive in a brutal Paris prison it electrified audiences. Now Minnesota audiences can see the movie, called "A Prophet," when it opens this weekend.
by Euan Kerr

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