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Proposed 2nd Seward Co-op site raises concerns

Proposed 2nd Seward Co-op site raises concerns

The Seward Co-op in Minneapolis has announced plans to open a second store in the Bryant neighborhood. Opinions in the neighborhood about the co-op proposal vary. Some people are thrilled that it might locate nearby, but others worry that some residents would not be able to afford to shop in a co-op.
by Julie Siple

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Amusement parks and Jim Crow: MLK's son remembers

Amusement parks and Jim Crow: MLK's son remembers

Most Americans think of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. as a brilliant young minister who was an architect of the civil rights movement, and who was martyred for it in 1968. But to the revered leader's eldest son, Martin Luther King III, the famous man was just "Daddy." And like millions of other daddies, he got pestered by his kids when they wanted something. "We must have passed by Six Flags a hundred times," Martin Luther King III recalls. "Many of those times, we were told, 'You're not able to go now, but Daddy's working on it, and one day we will be able to go.'"

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Amusement parks and Jim Crow: MLK's son remembers

Amusement parks and Jim Crow: MLK's son remembers

Most Americans think of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. as a brilliant young minister who was an architect of the civil rights movement, and who was martyred for it in 1968. But to the revered leader's eldest son, Martin Luther King III, the famous man was just "Daddy." And like millions of other daddies, he got pestered by his kids when they wanted something. "We must have passed by Six Flags a hundred times," Martin Luther King III recalls. "Many of those times, we were told, 'You're not able to go now, but Daddy's working on it, and one day we will be able to go.'"

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Research in online porn addiction signals a different approach

Research in online porn addiction signals a different approach

The amount of data that can travel in and out of a laptop now is staggering, and a lot of what's coursing over the Internet is, shall we say, for adult viewing only. The dark side of this access is addiction.

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Deaths of wandering autistic kids prompt action

Deaths of wandering autistic kids prompt action

At least 14 children with autism have died this year after slipping away from their caregivers. The body of the latest victim, 11-year-old Anthony Kuznia, was found Thursday in the Red River after a search near his home in East Grand Forks, Minn. The tragic phenomenon goes by various names -- wandering, elopement, bolting --about half of autistic children are prone to it.

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Why didn't the store just let Oprah buy the $38,000 handbag?

Why didn't the store just let Oprah buy the $38,000 handbag?

The Swiss tourism office apologized to Oprah on Friday because she wasn't allowed to buy a $38,000 designer handbag while recently shopping in Switzerland. The incident led one obsever to wonder: Can you ever be rich enough or famous enough or beautiful enough to not be racially profiled while shopping?

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Why didn't the store just let Oprah buy the $38,000 handbag?

Why didn't the store just let Oprah buy the $38,000 handbag?

The Swiss tourism office apologized to Oprah on Friday because she wasn't allowed to buy a $38,000 designer handbag while recently shopping in Switzerland. The incident led one obsever to wonder: Can you ever be rich enough or famous enough or beautiful enough to not be racially profiled while shopping?

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Friday Roundtable: Today's guests set the agenda

Friday Roundtable: Today's guests set the agenda

Why Minnesota can't get its sex offender policy right; how adverse childhood experiences will affect health care policy; and what Minnesota's educational and economic gaps mean for the future of the state.
by Syl Jones

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Aging America: Live to 120? Most say no thanks

Ninety birthdays maybe, but not 120: Americans hope to stretch out life expectancy another decade or so, but they're ambivalent, even skeptical, about a fountain of youth.

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Magazine for adult adoptees raises issues of alienation, racism and loss

Magazine for adult adoptees raises issues of alienation, racism and loss

When many people think of adoption, they tend to focus on the adoptive parents and the baby they bring home. But less attention is paid to what becomes of those babies. Starting Monday, a new online magazine called Gazillion Voices aims to provide a voice for adult adoptees around the country.
by Laura Yuen

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