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With White Bear as poster child, Minnesota tests new approach to limited water supplies

With White Bear as poster child, Minnesota tests new approach to limited water supplies

A new effort involving just about anyone who flushes a toilet from Lino Lakes to Woodbury is about to eclipse the scattered sprinkling limits and water-saving campaigns to rescue a shrinking White Bear Lake. And that could be just a first step in getting Minnesota residents, businesses and others to think differently about how they use water.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Meetings to address Southwest light rail project

The Met Council is looking for public input.

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Supreme Court halts same-sex marriages in Utah

Supreme Court halts same-sex marriages in Utah

The United States Supreme Court has put same-sex marriages on hold in the state of Utah. The order issued by the court on Monday halts same-sex marriages until an appeal is decided by the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.
by Howard Berkes

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Writer sees deep flaws in online journalism

Writer sees deep flaws in online journalism

What matters is whether you click on it - or better still, share it.
by Michael Olson

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At Spirit on Lake, gay seniors find safe haven

At Spirit on Lake, gay seniors find safe haven

Spirit on Lake, a 46-unit affordable housing complex marketed to older members of the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community opened in September. It's only the second building of its kind in the United States.
by Patrick Condon, Associated Press and The Associated Press

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Dying lawyer convicted of aiding terrorism leaves prison

Dying lawyer convicted of aiding terrorism leaves prison

Former defense lawyer Lynne Stewart, 74, is suffering from breast cancer. She was convicted in 2005 of helping blind Egyptian cleric Sheikh Omar Abdel Rahman communicate with followers while he was serving a life sentence for plotting to blow up landmarks in New York City.
by Doreen McCallister

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Utah asks U.S. Supreme Court to stop same-sex marriages

Similar requests have already been rejected by district and circuit courts. Earlier this month, a federal district court invalidated Utah's ban on gay marriage that was endorsed by voters in 2004, saying it is not constitutional.
by Bill Chappell

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The world braces for retirement crisis

The world braces for retirement crisis

Many people will be forced to work well past the traditional retirement age of 65. Living standards will fall and poverty rates will rise for the elderly in wealthy countries that built safety nets for seniors after World War II.
by The Associated Press

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Anti-animal cruelty efforts that failed in 2013

Anti-animal cruelty efforts that failed in 2013

The past year was a busy one for the animal welfare activists who've turned their hidden cameras on confinement facilities where huge numbers of food animals are raised. Livestock producers -- and the policymakers they influence -- were just as busy trying to make it illegal for activists to enter these facilities undercover.
by Eliza Barclay

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Budget cuts hit Greater Minn. senior food programs

Budget cuts hit Greater Minn. senior food programs

Driven by federal budget cuts, groups next week will close three dozen of the state's 502 congregate meal sites, most of which are in Greater Minnesota.
by Elizabeth Baier

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