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Social Issues

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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Latinos y anglosajones: ¿Siguen enfrascados en juegos paralelos?

Preguntamos a los minesotenses dentro del área de nuestra red Public Insight Network, dónde se estaban forjando conexiones entre los latinos y los anglosajones.
by Dave Peters

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Culturas que empiezan a conocerse en los huertos comunitarios de Long Prairie

Culturas que empiezan a conocerse en los huertos comunitarios de Long Prairie

Jaime Villalaz y Lyle Danielson no se conocían hasta que empezaron a trabajar en un huerto comunitario que está ayudando a los residentes latinos de Long Prairie a desarrollar una cooperativa agrícola y a salvar la distancia racial del pueblo.
by Jennifer Vogel

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Cruzando fronteras culturales en Melrose

Cruzando fronteras culturales en Melrose

Si un puñado de personas que cruce la brecha cultural hace una gran diferencia en una comunidad, Peggy Stokman en Melrose es una de ellas.
by Jennifer Vogel

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"Se está logrando, pero todavía estamos en pañales."

"Se está logrando, pero todavía estamos en pañales."

La venezolana Windy Roberts usa el idioma para acercar a dos culturas en el pueblo universitario de Morris al oeste de Minnesota en el que una operacióón de una enorme empresa lechera atrae a veterinarios especializados de México.
by Jennifer Vogel

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