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December 6, 2013 4:51 PM

Q & A: Winter cold dangerous for homeless in Fargo

Jan Eliassen, director of the city of Fargo's Gladys Rae Shelter and veteran drop-in center, spoke with MPR News' Tom Crann about what shelters are doing to help people who are homeless stay safe in the bitterly cold weather.

by Tom Crann

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December 4, 2013 5:16 PM

Cuts to public housing, pay assistance hurt state's poorest people

Public housing advocates are trying to restore federal aid and increase state housing aid. Cuts to those programs hurt some of the state's poorest people to rely on them for assistance, Minnesota housing officials say.

by Martin Moylan

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December 2, 2013 6:09 AM

Archdiocese in court over naming accused priests

Archbishop John Nienstedt says he will disclose the names, locations and status of all living archdiocesan priests who have substantiated claims of sexual abuse against them, regardless of where they currently reside. But he says he needs a court's permission.

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November 29, 2013 7:57 AM

Ellison: Pope's message on capitalism's evils will 'change the debate'

Ellison said he thinks the pope's decision to put the issue of poverty front and center could have significant implications in the effort to improve conditions for the poor.

by Mark Zdechlik

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November 27, 2013 2:13 PM

Open Arms provides lifeline of healthy meals

Open Arms of Minnesota provides fresh-cooked meals -- and a lifeline -- to Minnesotans with life-threatening illnesses, especially at the holidays.

by Julie Siple

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November 27, 2013 12:00 PM

Open Arms provides Thanksgiving meals at home

Hunger relief groups have been working for weeks to make sure all Minnesotans have a meal on Thanksgiving. Altogether, they'll provide thousands of meals - some at homeless shelters or other charitable organizations, some delivered right to family homes.

by Julie Siple

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November 26, 2013 2:57 PM

Supreme Court will take up new health law dispute over birth control

The court will consider two cases. One involves Hobby Lobby Inc., an Oklahoma City-based arts and crafts chain with 13,000 full-time employees. The other case is an appeal from Conestoga Wood Specialties Corp., a Pennsylvania company that employs 950 people in making wood cabinets.

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November 26, 2013 2:03 PM

Formerly homeless, family prepares to host Thanksgiving for others still homeless

Natalie Box, 30, climbed out of homelessness three months ago. She lives in north Minneapolis with her mother and four children--and this year she'll be serving a Thanksgiving meal for her friends and family who are still homeless.

by Liala Helal