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Social Issues

Minnesota Sounds and Voices: Immersed in the Dakota language

Minnesota Sounds and Voices: Immersed in the Dakota language

The number of native speakers of the Dakota language is dwindling, but one teacher is keeping it alive to preserve a culture and a way of life.
by Dan Olson

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‘Anywhere but Minot’

In western North Dakota, the oil boom is making a lot of people rich. It's also making it enticing to kick members of the military out of a place to live.
by Bob Collins

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A letter to the East Coast (5×8 – 11/15/11)

A letter to the East Coast (5×8 – 11/15/11)

We'll give you a second chance, no cake for same-sex couple in Iowa, the new normal is no fun, Tom's walk, and how a felon in Duluth got his gun back.
by Bob Collins

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For Latino immigrants, good health hard to maintain

For Latino immigrants, good health hard to maintain

Latino immigrants are often healthier when they first arrive than their U.S.-born counterparts. But they soon become almost twice as likely to develop chronic diseases, compared to non-Latino whites.
by Elizabeth Baier

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Oil boom raises rents in ND, pushes seniors out

Oil boom raises rents in ND, pushes seniors out

The same booming development that made North Dakota virtually immune to the Great Recession has forced many longtime residents to abandon their homes, including seniors who carved towns like Williston out of the unforgiving prairie long before oil money arrived.

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Empty buildings at fort to be rehabbed for homeless vets

Some vacant buildings at the Upper Post of Fort Snelling will be remodeled for homeless veterans.

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Midmorning LIVE BLOG: Ethics of the Penn State scandal

Midmorning LIVE BLOG: Ethics of the Penn State scandal

Among the many issues raised by the scandal at Penn State, there is this: How could so many people be aware of the alleged sexual abuse of a child and not alert the police? Midmorning examines what happens when people fail to do the right thing.

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Occupy MN faces Monday deadline on city camping ban

New rules involving anti-Wall Street protests at the Hennepin County Government Plaza go into effect Monday to ban sleeping in the plaza, taping signs to county property and leaving personal items unattended.
by Rupa Shenoy

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