Social Issues

November 23, 2009 6:00 AM

On call no more: One woman's decision to let go of her cell phone

Mobile phones tempt us to think we're so important that we have to be on call at all times. What if we're not?

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November 21, 2009 3:00 PM

Homeless shelters running out of room

Homeless shelters for adults in St. Paul are running out of room, while providers and city officials work to open an overflow shelter as soon as possible before the temperature drops.

by Madeleine Baran

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November 20, 2009 11:26 AM

Group known for criticizing violent video games to end operations

An institute that has made a name for itself by criticizing violent video games said it will close its doors by the end of the year.

by Elizabeth Dunbar

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November 19, 2009 2:15 PM

Non-profits analyze Give to the Max Day

More than 3,300 Minnesota non-profits raised in excess of $14 million in charitable contributions earlier this week in the first known attempt to raise money for non-profits statewide in one day, on one Web site.

by Marianne Combs

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November 19, 2009 6:00 AM

Looking for a sound bite to explain a mass murder?

If your impulse is to ask a Muslim about the Fort Hood shootings, restrain yourself.

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November 18, 2009 8:16 PM

HCMC approves big cuts in 2010 budget

The Hennepin County Medical Center, the state's largest safety net hospital, will close at least two clinics, eliminate more than 150 positions and restrict access to its non-emergency services under a budget approved Wednesday.

by Chris Williams

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November 18, 2009 7:30 AM

Group staging protest of GAMC elimination

A group of low-income people and advocates will stage a "never-ending emergency room waiting line" outside of the Hennepin County Medical Center on Wednesday, to protest the elimination of General Assistance Medical Care.

by Madeleine Baran

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November 18, 2009 6:32 AM

MnSCU reports surge in underrepresented students

The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system is reporting a surge in the sort of students who in the past often didn't attend college.

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November 18, 2009 3:00 AM

Community revives ailing mobile home park

A St. Cloud-area mobile home park is showing that it is possible to turn around a park for the better, but it requires the cooperation of concerned citizens and most importantly, the park owner.

by Ambar Espinoza

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November 17, 2009 3:00 AM

Rural mobile home park residents stuck in untenable homes

For many residents in outstate Minnesota, manufactured home -- or trailer -- parks are affordable housing. But one such park in central Minnesota is described as an unfit place to live.

by Ambar Espinoza

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