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Social Issues

The ethics of death

The Supreme Court heard oral arguments last week in a case involving doctor-assisted suicide for terminally ill patients. Bioethicist Jeffrey Kahn talks about the right to die and the questions it raises in the medical world.

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The life of a migrant worker

Author Ruben Martinez has thought and written about the migrant experience in the United States and Mexico. He talks with host Kerri Miller about what living in two worlds means for workers and their families.

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Officials trying to stop off-campus drinking

Moorhead college student Patrick Kycia's death has revived calls to address the problem of binge drinking.

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Sex offenders and society

Over the last decade, states across the country have increased their efforts to address sex crimes. But many experts say the legal system does a poor job dealing with sex offenders. How should society treat predatory criminals? And can treatment really help sex offenders?

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The plays and politics of August Wilson

One of the great voices of American theater has fallen silent. August Wilson, the two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and one-time St. Paulite, died of liver cancer Sunday in Seattle. He was 60 years old.

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'Thumbsucker' explores the bleaker side of being a teenager

Minnesota author Walter Kirn's novel, "Thumbsucker," gets the Hollywood treatment as of this weekend. His story is about a disaffected teenager growing up in a dysfunctional family in Stillwater.

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The death of the world's Nazi hunter

Simon Wiesenthal died in Austria on Tuesday at the age of 96. Wiesenthal was best known for bringing Nazi war criminals to justice. Midmorning examines the legacy of the Holocaust survivor and human rights advocate.

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Overhauling state child-protection systems

State supreme court justices, attorneys and social workers from across the country convene in Bloomington Tuesday for a national summit on how to improve America's child protection systems. Why are the systems perceived to be broken, and how might they be fixed?

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Heart strings and purse strings

Private donations to aid the victims of Hurricane Katrina now exceed $1 billion. But not all disasters bring in such big money. How do people decide which causes should receive their financial support?

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