Play3min 00secAdvocates say poverty is expanding in MinnesotaJune 24, 2010 3:00 AMBy Dan OlsonTwo long-time Minnesota anti-poverty advocates say poverty in Minnesota is expanding and the biggest expansion is among the state's minority and immigrant populations. They also take issue with numbers showing poverty in Minnesota is low.
Play53min 59secUnitarian leader on inclusion's challengesJune 24, 2010 12:00 AMUnitarian Universalist Association President Peter Morales talks about how the religious sect continues to grow. He leads a church that has no creed and, according to Morales, encourages differences of opinion on issues of spirituality and politics.
Pride Festival tries to bar anti-gay evangelistJune 23, 2010 8:28 AMThe organizers of the Twin Cities Pride Festival are trying to stop an evangelist from attending.
Minneapolis, St. Paul populations up slightlyJune 22, 2010 3:51 PMBy Elizabeth DunbarMinnesota's two largest cities and the state as a whole showed small increases in population, according to census estimates released Tuesday.
War on PovertyJune 17, 2010 9:28 AMIn 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson declared a war on poverty. He believed a mighty nation could eliminate want. Almost five decades later, nearly 40 million Americans still live in poverty. A new American RadioWorks documentary examines the modern face of poverty and asks why LBJ's dream of a Great Society is still beyond reach.
Play53min 59secA new drug poses hazards for Minnesota youthJune 17, 2010 12:00 AMA new drug is making its way around young people in the state. Known as K2 or Spice, it's a legal herb mixture that has sickened some students in the northern suburbs of the Twin Cities who inhaled it. The high is similar to marijuana. The state also reports heroin and prescription drug use is increasing, while signs of meth addiction appear to be declining.
Gay St. Cloud police officer alleges discriminationJune 16, 2010 9:41 AMA former St. Cloud police officer has filed a federal lawsuit alleging the police department discriminated against him because he's gay.
Hennepin County wants gay marriage lawsuit dismissedJune 15, 2010 2:30 PMHennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman is asking a judge to dismiss a lawsuit that seeks gay marriage in Minnesota.
Rwandan court to rule Thursday on jailed US lawyerJune 15, 2010 1:32 PMBy Steve Karnowski, Associated PressPeter Erlinder, a professor at William Mitchell College of Law in St. Paul, was arrested May 28 while in the country to help with the legal defense of an opposition leader.
When did all the actresses become "actors"? And why?June 15, 2010 5:00 AMBy Sara MarshBeing in favor of equality doesn't mean we have to blind ourselves to differences.