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August 28, 2012 9:07 AM

Roseville votes against marriage amendment

The Roseville City Council has gone on the record unanimously opposing a proposed constitutional amendment on the November ballot that defines marriage as between one woman and one man.

by Sasha Aslanian

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August 22, 2012 6:02 PM

Minneapolis City Council resolution addresses unemployment disparity

Minneapolis City Council members say a resolution approved today will help lower the unemployment rate in the city's African American community.

by Curtis Gilbert

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August 22, 2012 11:13 AM

Augsburg opposes marriage amendment

Augsburg College is publicly opposing the amendment to ban same-sex marriage in Minnesota's constitution.

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August 22, 2012 7:16 AM

More MN farmers markets accepting EBT

More than 30 farmers markets in Minnesota now accept food stamps, and that number could grow with help from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

by Julie Siple

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August 21, 2012 4:00 AM

Hispanics set school, college enrollment records

Hispanic population growth and improved high school completion rates helped Latino young people become the largest minority group on college campuses and a fourth of the public school population last year.

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August 20, 2012 11:19 AM

Augusta adds first 2 female members

The home of the Masters, under increasing criticism the last decade because of its all-male membership, invited former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and South Carolina financier Darla Moore to become the first women in green jackets when the club opens for a new season in October.

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August 20, 2012 9:07 AM

More religious states give more to charity

The Northeast, with lower religious participation, was the least generous to charities, with the six New England states filling the last six slots among the 50 states.

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August 20, 2012 4:00 AM

At immigration workshop, hope and a path through a legal thicket

Hundreds of people filled a gymnasium in south Minneapolis over the weekend to learn more about a new federal program that gives some young people who are in the country illegally the right to work in the U.S.

by Tim Post