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Minn. father on parenting from prison: 'They're doing this time with me'

Minn. father on parenting from prison: 'They're doing this time with me'

While some inmates lose touch with their children on the outside, Leon Perry has long tried hard to be a parent -- no easy task for a man who can only talk to his children on the phone, or during an occasional visit.
by Sasha Aslanian

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Mpls. residents decry racism, violence after Fla. shooting

Mpls. residents decry racism, violence after Fla. shooting

Speakers at a north Minneapolis church on Sunday said adults have to hold children accountable, get them involved in community building and urge them to be leaders.
by Rupa Shenoy

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Trayvon Martin, my son, and the Black Male Code

Trayvon Martin, my son, and the Black Male Code

In the wake of the Trayvon Martin shooting in Florida, parents around the country are passing along to their children the Black Male Code -- including AP writer Jesse Washington. He needed to explain to his 12-year-old son that soon people might be afraid of him.

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Law could lead to federal prosecutions of reservation crime

Law could lead to federal prosecutions of reservation crime

Some Native American tribes in Minnesota are hoping a relatively new federal law will help reduce high reservation crime rates.
by Conrad Wilson

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Free tax help available for low, moderate income earners

As the deadline for filing taxes nears, area nonprofit tax experts are reminding low and moderate income families there is free help available.
by Rupa Shenoy

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Is couples therapy effective?

Is couples therapy effective?

Couples therapy isn't just stressful for those in the troubled relationship. It's hard for the professionals too, where a therapist's joining skills from individual therapy can backfire within seconds. Can couples therapy actually work? And how is the business changing to improve results?

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New report details increase in `open' adoptions

The secrecy that long shrouded adoption has given way to openness, and only about 5 percent of infant adoptions in the U.S. now take place without some ongoing relationship between birth parent and adoptive family.

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AG: Justice committed to protecting gays, lesbians

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder says the Justice Department is "committed to using every tool in its arsenal" to combat bullying and harassment based on sexual orientation.

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3 online date sites agree to screen for predators

Three leading online dating sites have agreed to screen for sex offenders and take other measures to protect their members after a Southern California woman was assaulted on a date.

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What is the 'American Dream' today?

What is the 'American Dream' today?

A new report from the Center for the Study of the American Dream shows that even while Americans distrust the government, they have faith in the American Dream.

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