Social Issues

March 6, 2006 12:49 PM

South Dakota governor signs abortion ban

Gov. Mike Rounds signed legislation Monday banning nearly all abortions in South Dakota, setting up a court fight aimed at challenging the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion.

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March 3, 2006 12:00 AM

Pro-life movement at a crossroads?

Some in the pro-life movement are concerned that proposed laws banning most abortions in South Dakota and Mississippi go too far. Kerri Miller talks with the head of one group that wants more gradual restrictions on abortions.

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February 28, 2006 12:01 AM

Redefining patriotism

After 9-11, some liberals tried to define patriotism in a new way, among them, Columbia University professor and writer Todd Gitlin.

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February 27, 2006 6:18 PM

Program helps immigrants become teachers

St. Paul's public schools are taking part in a program to help immigrants become licensed to teach English as a second language.

by William Wilcoxen

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February 24, 2006 4:03 PM

A personal look at long-term care

A rebroadcast of Kerri Miller's conversation with Robert Kane. His years of studying policy affecting the elderly did not prepare him for the trauma of putting his own mother in a nursing home.

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February 24, 2006 3:09 PM

A new bilingual newspaper serves rural Minnesota

A St. Cloud couple hopes their new magazine is a hit among rural Minnesota's Hispanic population.

by Tim Post

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February 23, 2006 4:05 PM

Still smoking in St. Louis County

St. Louis County will give state lawmakers another chance to ban smoking in restaurants and bars, before taking on the issue county-wide.

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February 23, 2006 4:00 PM

More people using food shelves in Minnesota

Nearly 380,000 people in Minnesota are relying on food shelves and soup kitchens for their meals. That's according to a new report released Thursday by Second Harvest America.

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February 23, 2006 3:34 PM

In defense of choice

A proposed ban on nearly all abortions in South Dakota and the Supreme Court's decision to take up the federal partial birth abortion ban seem have abortion rights groups on the defensive. Kate Michelman says both sides in the abortion battle have had to change with the times.

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February 23, 2006 12:00 AM

South Dakota Senate approves nation's strictest abortion ban

The South Dakota Legislature took a major step Wednesday toward making South Dakota the first state to ban abortion. The Senate passed the bill 23-12.

by Cara Hetland

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