Social Issues

July 25, 2009 12:00 AM

Midmorning Weekend: What If?

Midmorning Weekend revisits some of the best recent conversations from the daily call-in program.

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July 24, 2009 5:02 PM

Nonprofit saves Minneapolis woman from eviction

Last-minute negotiations narrowly halted the eviction Friday of a Minneapolis woman who has publicly refused to leave her foreclosed home for months.

by Madeleine Baran

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July 24, 2009 12:00 AM

Troubling trends for teen health

After years of requiring sex education, reducing teen pregnancy and HIV infections remains a stubborn problem particularly among adolescents of color. A look at what's next for addressing the major health challenges for teens.

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July 23, 2009 6:00 AM

It's no time to be complacent about racial progress

A playwright with a similar experience sees hard lessons in the arrest of Henry Louis Gates Jr.

by Kim Hines

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July 22, 2009 8:00 AM

St. Paul domestic partner ordinance to be adopted today

The St. Paul City Council is expected to adopt an ordinance today allowing domestic partners to register with the city.

by Madeleine Baran

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July 22, 2009 12:00 AM

A young doctor serves in Africa

One ER physician's desire to heal led him to a contested border town in Sudan, Africa. James Maskalyk treated people for starvation and fought a measles epidemic amid war.

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July 21, 2009 8:13 PM

Wal-Mart rehires Muslim worker fired for praying

Wal-Mart has rehired a Muslim employee from the Twin Cities who had been fired for praying in the workplace.

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July 21, 2009 4:47 PM

Somali activists say missing men went voluntarily

A handful of young Somali-American activists say they're convinced that the roughly 20 Minnesota men who left to fight in their homeland went voluntarily, raised their own money and recruited one another.

by Laura Yuen

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July 21, 2009 6:49 AM

Somali groups speak out about indictments

A coalition of Somali groups is holding a news conference Tuesday to respond to an ongoing terror investigation and the recent indictments of two men on terrorism-related charges.

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July 21, 2009 6:00 AM

Awaiting a child, and the change of everything

A dad-to-be ponders the meaning of the advice he hears most often.

by Atom Robinson

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