Social Issues

A veterans service officer in St. Louis County is getting thanks from one Vietnam War veteran after discovering the man was wrongly denied $300,000 in medical benefits.
Incognito says Martin sent threatening text
In an interview with Fox Sports televised Sunday, Incognito said he never took the threat seriously. Incognito said he regrets the racist and profane language he used with Martin, but said it stemmed from a culture of locker-room "brotherhood," not bullying.
In Portland, Maine, voters passed by an overwhelming margin an ordinance to legalize possession of up to 2.5 ounces.
Westminster Forum: Howard Buffett on ending global hunger
Howard G. Buffett and his son Howard W. Buffett speak at the Westminster Town Hall Forum about their efforts to fight global hunger and improve access to clean water and reform agriculture. Buffett's new book about global hunger is titled, "40 Chances: Finding Hope in a Hungry World."
Cambridge on edge over sex offender transfer plans
Officials with the Minnesota Sex Offender Program say they are moving forward with plans to move a half-dozen civilly-committed offenders from a treatment facility in St. Peter to a less restrictive campus in Cambridge.
Redskins opponents planning demonstration, legal action
Opponents of the Washington Redskins name plan to march to the Metrodome to protest before tonight’s Vikings game. “We’ll never, ever give up on this issue. We’re inviting the whole public to join us,” said American Indian Movement director Clyde Bellecourt outside the stadium Wednesday. “Everyone. We’re drafting you, we’re putting you into this national…