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Latino Minnesotans: What issues are most important to you?

Latino Minnesotans: What issues are most important to you?

Make our reporting better by sharing what you care about. Your answers will help raise the voice of the Latino community in Minnesota and help us do more relevant reporting for Latinos in the state.
by Kathryn Styer Martinez

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Op-ed urging Jill Biden to drop the 'Dr.' sparks outrage online

Op-ed urging Jill Biden to drop the 'Dr.' sparks outrage online

The widely panned opinion piece addressed Jill Biden as "kiddo" and advised her to "drop the doc." The incoming first lady holds two master's degrees and a doctorate in education.
by Rachel Treisman

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A coming-out journey made easier with friendship

A coming-out journey made easier with friendship

Before 90-year-old Kenneth Felts revealed to his family that he is gay, he built a friendship with another gay man, whose ability to be himself inspired Felts. He opened up "another world" for Felts.
by Sylvie Lubow

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Murdock votes to allow whites-only group to use former church

Murdock votes to allow whites-only group to use former church

The Asatru Folk Assembly bought an abandoned Lutheran church in the Swift County town of Murdock, with plans to make it a place for worship and celebration. But some residents have voiced opposition due to the AFA’s pro-white beliefs.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Comedian puts people skills to work at George Floyd's Square

Comedian puts people skills to work at George Floyd's Square

For six months, residents — many out of work because of the pandemic — have put their skills to use maintaining an autonomous zone at the Minneapolis intersection where police killed George Floyd. They include a comedian, whose profession prepared them for much more than cracking jokes.
by Megan Burks

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Millions of hungry Americans turn to food banks for 1st time

Millions of hungry Americans turn to food banks for 1st time

As a year marked by coronavirus nears an end, millions of Americans are depending on food banks to stave off hunger. Feeding America, the nation's largest anti-hunger organization, has distributed 4.2 billion meals in an eight-month period. That's an unprecedented pace in the group's history.
by The Associated Press

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Activist who toppled Columbus statue at Capitol gets community service

Activist who toppled Columbus statue at Capitol gets community service

Mike Forcia, who had faced felony criminal damage to property charges for the June incident, will do 100 hours of community service. “The consensus was that jail and prison time and conviction would not be what was the best response,” a county prosecutor said Monday.
by Tim Nelson

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