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Pilot program aims to get more fresh food to the poor

This month marks the start of a new pilot program designed to get more fresh fruits and vegetables to Minnesota's low-income families.

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BBC documentary, 'Media Futures'

BBC documentary, 'Media Futures'

We'll listen to two documentaries from the BBC's "Media Futures" series.

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General: 'Days of Rambo are over' on plan putting women in most combat jobs

General: 'Days of Rambo are over' on plan putting women in most combat jobs

Declaring "the days of Rambo are over," a top general said Tuesday that cultural, social and behavioral concerns may be bigger hurdles than tough physical fitness requirements for women looking to join the military's special operations units.

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Homelessness increases in oil-rich N.D.

The director of an advocacy group says the number of homeless people is soaring in North Dakota.

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Coalition pushes to prevent and halt elder abuse

A coalition of Minnesota county officials, senior advocates, health care providers and banks is launching a statewide educational campaign on elder abuse.
by Rupa Shenoy

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The new dads: Diaper duty's just the start

The new dads: Diaper duty's just the start

Something is changing with today's young fathers. By their own accounts, by their wives' testimony, and according to time-use studies and other statistics, more men are doing more around the house, from packing school lunches and doing laundry to getting up in the middle of the night with a screaming infant.

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Duluth marks anniversary of memorial to 3 lynching victims

Duluth marks anniversary of memorial to 3 lynching victims

Duluth residents are commemorating the 10-year anniversary this weekend of the construction of a memorial to honor the vicitms of a lynching nearly a century ago.
by Dan Kraker

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Asians are fastest-growing minority groups in Minn.

Asians are fastest-growing minority groups in Minn.

Census figures show that Asians and other minority groups are the main driver of Minnesota's modest population growth, but the state remains less racially diverse than the country as a whole.

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Who’s feeding kids in northwest Minnesota this summer?

Who’s feeding kids in northwest Minnesota this summer?

The kids of northwestern Minnesota who eat subsidized lunches during the school year aren’t getting much help during the summer. On the other hand, some parts of southern Minnesota where a lot of kids are eligible do a much better job of delivering meals when school is out of session. Those are two at-a-glance conclusions Read more →
by Dave Peters

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