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Social Issues

Managing multiple births

Managing multiple births

Fertility treatments are leading to more multiple pregnancies with difficult ethical decisions for parents.

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Judge throws out Coldwater Spring case

Judge throws out Coldwater Spring case

A dispute over access to a plot of land in Minneapolis was at the center of a federal court case in U.S. District Court in St. Paul. The case involves three people exercising what they say are their tribal rights detailed in a 200-year-old treaty.
by Art Hughes

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A call for frank conversation about the end of life

William Colby admits it won't be an easy talk to have, but he says we need to have it. If we're incapacitated, if we're brain-dead, if we'll never again regain consciousness, and can't communicate our wishes to our doctors, what do we want them to do?

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Somali folktales travel to St. Paul

Somali folktales travel to St. Paul

Storytelling is an important part of Somali family life. Now, a play by SteppingStone Theatre in St. Paul will showcase Somali stories in a new way. The stories have transformed as they've traveled.
by Roseanne Pereira

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Sherman Alexie takes a swipe at violence

Sherman Alexie takes a swipe at violence

Author Sherman Alexie isn't shy about sharing. He's a prolific writer whose novels and short stories often describe the paradoxes of life as a Native American in the 21st century. Alexie says he's been thinking lately about violence. What resulted is a book of gritty fantasy called "Flight" which is about a young man named "Zits.'
by Euan Kerr

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Poverty rate for Minnesota children soars

Poverty rate for Minnesota children soars

Minnesota saw the steepest increase in child poverty rates in the nation this year -- up 63 percent from last year -- according to a report from the Children's Defense Fund Minnesota. What is behind that troubling statistic?

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The home builder

The home builder

Habitat for Humanity's controversial co-founder talks about the mission of building homes for people who cannot afford them and his life after Habitat.

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