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Duluth schools proceed with controversial facilities plan

Duluth schools proceed with controversial facilities plan

The Duluth School District is spending tens of thousands of dollars to work up a district facilities plan it has no intention of using. It's the latest twist in an ongoing skirmish over how to much to spend to fix up Duluth's aging school buildings.
by Bob Kelleher

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Centro Legal closes its doors

Centro Legal closes its doors

A nonprofit community law office in St. Paul has become one of the latest victims of the struggling economy. Centro Legal, which provided legal services to Minnesota's Latino community for the last 28 years, shut down for good Monday.
by Toni Randolph

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Minn. same-sex couples plan to marry in Iowa

Minn. same-sex couples plan to marry in Iowa

Dozens of same-sex couples in Minnesota are already planning weddings in Iowa, after that state's Supreme Court legalized gay marriage. The ruling allows same-sex partners to wed starting today.
by Tim Nelson

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Iowans unsure of benefits gay marriages will bring

Iowans unsure of benefits gay marriages will bring

Counties in Iowa begin processing same-sex marriage applications Monday and the first gay weddings could happen within hours. But details of just what changes and benefits the ceremonies will bring to gay couples are still being untangled.

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'Wounded Knee' gets big-screen preview at film festival

'Wounded Knee' gets big-screen preview at film festival

Part of a new PBS series about American Indians is getting a big-screen preview this weekend at the Minneapolis-St Paul International Film Festival. "Wounded Knee" depicts the 1973 siege that took place on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota.
by Tom Crann

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When Somalis are in the news, so is Omar Jamal

When Somalis are in the news, so is Omar Jamal

Somali community activist Omar Jamal is in the news again, this time for finding a lawyer for a Somali pirate. Jamal has made a comeback following his own high-profile problems with the law, but he remains controversial.
by Sasha Aslanian and Laura Yuen

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Minn. won't penalize group in Somali piracy case

A Minnesota Republican legislator has failed in his attempt to punish a Twin Cities group that helped line up an attorney for an accused Somali pirate.

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