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Protest aims to shut down I-70: Live via Twitter

Organizers say they want to bring rush hour traffic on I-70 in Ferguson to a standstill and expect to be arrested at the demonstration.

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As homelessness overwhelms, Dorothy Day Center struggles, plans

As homelessness overwhelms, Dorothy Day Center struggles, plans

Officials hope a plan to upgrade Dorothy Day Center will solve a growing homeless problem in downtown St. Paul, but there's little hope the current woes will improve quickly.
by Tim Nelson

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They built this city on ... a veggie and a protein

How to build a city whose residents subsist on only one vegetable and one protein source for at least one growing season?

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Lead plaintiffs in Wisconsin case hope fight for marriage is won soon

Lead plaintiffs in Wisconsin case hope fight for marriage is won soon

Virginia Wolf and Carol Schumacher have been a couple since 1975. As much as the women wanted to celebrate Thursday's appeals court ruling that declared Wisconsin's ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional, they couldn't help but think how far they've come -- and how far they have to go.
by Sasha Aslanian

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Podcast: Counter Stories, episode 6

Podcast: Counter Stories, episode 6

In this episode, the panel gives its perspective on police brutality, in Ferguson, Missouri, in a St. Paul skyway, and across the nation.

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In Mankato, a well-timed triumph

In Mankato, a well-timed triumph

Though we are often powerless to prevent that which we can't see coming, we have full control over how we respond to it.
by Bob Collins

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City attorney: FNB seats in skyway are public

This should settle the debate, but it probably won’t. The St. Paul city attorney says the seats in the First National Bank building are public, not private property, the Pioneer Press reports today. That much should be obvious, given that nearly nine months after an African American man got in trouble for sitting in them,…
by Bob Collins

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