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Social Issues

Worthington bakery builds community

Kerry and Juan Cuate opened a Mexican bakery, Panaderia Mi Tierra, in downtown Worthington, Minn. The bakery now caters to the larger community, bringing the diverse population together.

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Ground Level: Making Connections

Minnesota's growing Latino population has been around long enough to put down roots, grow businesses and go through school, sometimes for generations.

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Ground Level: Making Connections

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Making Connections: New approaches to crossing cultural divides

Jennifer Vogel has been reporting in these cities for a project we're calling "Making Connections" and talks with MPR's Cathy Wurzer about some of her findings.

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New Census poverty data show rates leveling off

New information about poverty from the U.S. Census Bureau shows the economic recovery in Minnesota might be ahead of the rest of the nation. While poverty rates in the state have increased significantly since 2007, the most recent Minnesota data show poverty rates have leveled off.
by Dan Gunderson

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For good and ill, adoption transformed by Internet

In the emotion-charged realm of adoption, the Internet has been a transformative force, often for good, sometimes for ill.

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New data: Child abuse drops for 5th straight year

Reports of child abuse and neglect have dropped nationwide for the fifth consecutive year, and abuse-related child fatalities also are at a five-year low, according to new federal statistics.

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Census: whites no longer a majority in US by 2043

Census: whites no longer a majority in US by 2043

White people will no longer make up a majority of Americans by 2043, according to new census projections.

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LIVE: Teaching the U.S.-Dakota War

LIVE: Teaching the U.S.-Dakota War

Producer John Biewen and other guests participate in a live video conversation following Biewen's "Little War on the Prairie" documentary about the U.S.-Dakota War, and how to teach students about that event.

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