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The week in commentary

The week in commentary

A summary of the past week's commentaries and some of the comments they generated.

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Postal workers gather food donations on routes

About 2,000 letter carriers throughout the Twin Cities metro area today hope to pick up as much as 1.3 million pounds of food.
by Rupa Shenoy

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Somali-Americans close Wells Fargo, US Bank accounts over remittances

Somali-Americans say they're closing their accounts with US Bank and Wells Fargo, a fallout from the banks' decision to stop facilitating money transfers to Somalia.
by Laura Yuen

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Study: Reservation homelessness persists

Study: Reservation homelessness persists

Housing improvements housing over the last several years has not led to fewer homeless people on Minnesota's Indian reservations.
by Matt Sepic

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Obama says same-sex marriage should be legal

Obama says same-sex marriage should be legal

In an interview today with ABC News, the president declared his support for same-sex marriage. This marks a departure from the president's previous stance, which has repeatedly been described as evolving.

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Minn. reaction to NC same-sex marriage vote

North Carolina's passage of a constitutional amendment that would ban same sex marriage is generating reaction in Minnesota. Voters here will face a similar question on the November ballot.
by Sasha Aslanian

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Impact of NC's ban on same-sex marriage unclear

Impact of NC's ban on same-sex marriage unclear

North Carolina voters overwhelmingly passed a constitutional amendment that defines marriage as solely between a man and a woman, but not much is expected to change immediately.

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Experts say relational aggression played a role in teenager's suicide

Experts say relational aggression played a role in teenager's suicide

A teen suicide in southern Minnesota last week that the child's parents and bullying experts are blaming in part on bullying is bringing greater attention to a specific type of social bullying.
by Tim Post

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Colorado civil union bill in limbo after GOP halt

A civil unions proposal is in limbo in Colorado as Democrats pushed to halt a Republican filibuster in the House only to have GOP leaders abruptly stop floor work.

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