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After a turbulent week, Mizzou students look ahead

After a turbulent week, Mizzou students look ahead

After the system president was ousted and a football game was held in suspense, University of Missouri at Columbia students share their views about what they hope will follow.
by Adrian Florido

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Your school shapes how you think about inequality

Your school shapes how you think about inequality

A new book looks at how high school students' perceptions of race and injustice change based on how diverse their school is.
by Meg Anderson

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Anoka County won't prosecute Applebee's attack as hate crime

Anoka County won't prosecute Applebee's attack as hate crime

Officials say using a hate crime law to prosecute a restaurant patron who allegedly assaulted a woman for speaking Swahili might lead to conviction on a lesser charge.
by Mukhtar M. Ibrahim

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How to support a new group of veterans

How to support a new group of veterans

With younger veterans returning from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, support services at home are adapting their services.
by MPR News Staff

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Star Tribune: 'How Minnesota is failing the disabled'

Star Tribune: 'How Minnesota is failing the disabled'

The Star Tribune's five-part series examines how Minnesota's programs and policies are failing to serve thousands with disabilities.
by MPR News Staff

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Ellison: More capital, better wages can bridge MN racial income gaps

Ellison: More capital, better wages can bridge MN racial income gaps

Minnesota can narrow the economic gulf between whites and blacks by helping black entrepreneurs find capital, investing more in workforce development and supporting higher wages, says U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison.
by Doualy Xaykaothao

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Appleton sees jobs, state sees problems reopening private prison

Appleton sees jobs, state sees problems reopening private prison

Appleton hopes to convince the state to lease space in the closed prison, arguing it would bring jobs and help reduce prison overcrowding. State officials, however, don't like the idea of for-profit prisons.
by Mark Steil

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