Social Issues

September 13, 2012 5:00 AM

Nazi Germany really did have prisoners of fashion

In the words of one expert, the dictatorship reached all the way into the sewing box.

by Linda Schulte-Sasse

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September 12, 2012 4:34 PM

Despite Census findings, rural poverty entrenched in Minnesota

Many Minnesotans are battling tough circumstances in the northern part of the state. In Beltrami County the poverty rate is about 20 percent. Other nearby counties have struggled with chronic poverty for decades.

by Tom Robertson

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September 12, 2012 10:14 AM

US poverty rate unchanged; record numbers persist

About 46.2 million people, or nearly 1 in 6, were in poverty. That is not statistically different from the 15.1 percent who were impoverished in 2010.

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September 12, 2012 9:30 AM

Demographer: Minn. poverty, income census data not certain

New census data showing Minnesota's median household income improving by 10 percent from 2010 to 2011 may not be accurate, the state's demographer said Wednesday.

by Brandt Williams and Elizabeth Dunbar

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September 12, 2012 5:00 AM

Lawn signs have their place, but shouldn't neighbors be talking, too?

Actual conversations might show us that we have something in common.

by Shannon Drury

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September 10, 2012 8:54 PM

Report: More children on food stamps

More than 500,000 Minnesotans are on food stamps, almost double 2006 numbers, according to an annual report from the Minnesota Department of Human Services. Children represented the fastest growing group in the report.

by Julie Siple

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September 10, 2012 3:00 PM

BBC: Can Latinos save America?

In this documentary, the BBC looks at the power of Latinos in America and how the growing population could help fix the country's problems.

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September 10, 2012 7:32 AM

Meth labs re-emerge in SC Minnesota

Portable, mobile meth kitchens are easy for manufacturers to set up and use -- and difficult for drug enforcement agents to find and shut down.

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September 10, 2012 6:47 AM

To save money, Border Patrol halts Mexico flights

The U.S. government has halted flights home for Mexicans caught entering the country illegally in the deadly summer heat of Arizona's deserts, a money-saving move that ends a seven-year experiment that cost taxpayers nearly $100 million.