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Piecing together summer plans for the kids

Summer can be "a financial and logistical nightmare" for working parents trying to pull together activities or child care that will keep their kids healthy and engaged. That's the gist of a recent article in the New York Times, "The Families That Can't Afford Summer."

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How LGBTQ people of color are dealing with Orlando

How LGBTQ people of color are dealing with Orlando

Code Switch podcast, episode 4: The tragedy in Orlando shook many people in communities that already feel vulnerable.
by Leah Donnella

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Life at the bottom of the income ladder

In Minnesota, one out of every ten households is living below the poverty line. For many families, that means their paychecks don't cover the basics of rent, food and transportation.

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For gay people everywhere, Orlando club killings violated a sanctuary

For gay people everywhere, Orlando club killings violated a sanctuary

Gay bars have long offered a safe space free of judgment and harassment. That's why the Pulse nightclub slayings are a "virtual massacre on the collective LGBTQ soul," writes MPR's Annie Anderson.
by Annie Anderson

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Report: Minnesota teen pregnancy rates at historic lows

Pregnancy rates among Minnesota teens ages 15 to 19 fell by two-thirds from 1990 to 2014, the University of Minnesota said Wednesday. Researchers, though, cautioned that sexually transmitted diseases remain a concern.
by MPR News Staff

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Pentair providing clean-water systems in developing countries

Pentair water filtration systems will provide water at some two dozen small community centers in Rwanda, South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, Vietnam and Paraguay.
by Martin Moylan

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After Orlando, Twin Cities Pride will boost security

After Orlando, Twin Cities Pride will boost security

Twin Cities Pride organizers say this year's festivities will have an increased security presence following Sunday's massacre at an Orlando gay nightclub that killed 50 people and injured dozens more.
by Jon Collins

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Minnesota's LGBTQ community responds to Orlando shooting

Minnesota's LGBTQ community responds to Orlando shooting

Six leaders in the local LGBTQ community joined MPR News host Marianne Combs to discuss how the mass shooting in Orlando fits into a long history of struggle.
by MPR News Staff

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A reprieve for Lowry Grove: 11th-hour bid might save mobile home park

A reprieve for Lowry Grove: 11th-hour bid might save mobile home park

The Lowry Grove mobile home park in St. Anthony was set to be sold to a developer. But some of the park's residents rallied to save it. With the help of an affordable-housing nonprofit, they just might have done it.
by Tracy Mumford

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