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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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In 50 years, huge strides for gay-rights movement

In 50 years, huge strides for gay-rights movement

The gay-rights movement may be on the cusp of momentous legal breakthroughs. The transition over five decades has been far from smooth, and unlike the civil rights movement and the women's liberation movement, the campaign for gay rights unfolded without household-name leaders. Progress came about largely due to the individual choices of countless gays and lesbians to come out of the closet.

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Duluth residents: Help us take on synthetic drugs

Duluth residents: Help us take on synthetic drugs

Duluth residents called on Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson on Friday for help combating synthetic drugs. More than 100 people packed a public hearing that Swanson and a special legislative committee held in Duluth. The subject was what to do about what Swanson called "this terrible venom" of synthetic drugs.

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Counties tally marriage license requests on first day same-sex couples can apply

Counties tally marriage license requests on first day same-sex couples can apply

Officials in Hennepin County say they processed at least 38 marriage license applications from same-sex couples on Thursday, the first day the county allowed such applications. In Ramsey County, authorities reported receiving 14 marriage license applications from same-sex couples.
by Rupa Shenoy

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Same-sex couples begin applying for marriage licenses

Same-sex couples begin applying for marriage licenses

Three metro counties began taking applications for marriage licenses from same-sex couples on Thursday, marking another milestone for Minnesota.
by Sasha Aslanian

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Photos: Minn. same-sex couples line up for marriage licenses

Photos: Minn. same-sex couples line up for marriage licenses

Same-sex couples lined up at government offices in the Twin Cities this morning to apply for marriage licenses for the very first time, just a few weeks after same-sex marriage was made legal in the state.
by Jennifer Simonson

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