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Social Issues

Heffelfinger a target over voting rights for Indians

Heffelfinger a target over voting rights for Indians

The latest revelation comes in a report Thursday in the Los Angeles Times, which says Heffelfinger may have been placed on a list of U.S. attorneys to be fired because his office was working to protect the voting rights of off-reservation Indians in Minnesota.
by Mark Zdechlik

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The American way of death

The American way of death

Americans are finding new and creative ways to mark their deaths, from buying fantasy coffins to having their ashes shot into space. Midmorning examines the customs and rituals our society has developed for dealing with death, and how they are changing.

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Death Becomes Us

Death Becomes Us

The rituals of death tell us a lot about the living. What do our customs say about our society? And how do our practices shape the way we view our final fate?

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An analysis of the Senate immigration deal

An analysis of the Senate immigration deal

The Bush administration and the Senate have agreed on an immigration reform deal that would grant legal status to millions of illegal immigrants and strengthen the border, but critics on the left and the right are already taking aim at the bill.

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A song shows the way to a new home

A song shows the way to a new home

The personal story of a Somali man who left war-torn Mogadishu with his family for a new life in Minnesota has been adapted for a new song, commissioned by the Minnesota Chorale. It's part of the chorale's collaboration with Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity.
by Karl Gehrke

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Parenting in public

Parenting in public

A new Minnesota Public Radio program called "How's the Family?" is about the families we're born into, the families we choose and, in the case of the debut broadcast, the families that are thrust upon us.

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West Bank festival has Pan-African vision

West Bank festival has Pan-African vision

Organizers are developing the Twin Cities' first Pan-African cultural festival. "Afrifest" is designed to introduce Minnesota's African immigrants to each other and the larger population.
by Chris Roberts

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