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Minn. suicide rate holds steady in recession, bucking norm

Minn. suicide rate holds steady in recession, bucking norm

Mental health advocates say the stable rate could be because the state is doing a good job of reaching out to residents in crisis. But they also say suicide is a deeply complicated situation that's rarely explained by just one event.
by Lorna Benson

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Authorities to set ground rules for Occupy MN protests

Hennepin County Sheriff Rich Stanek says he's meeting Thursday with representatives of a planned protest set to begin in Minneapolis Friday.
by Tim Nelson

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Minn. seniors don't take advantage of food stamp program

An analysis of state data released Wednesday shows many Minnesota seniors who are eligible for food stamps aren't signed up.
by Julie Siple

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Report: Mpls. race, ethnic-based disparities pervasive

The Minneapolis Foundation report is a compilation of data gathered in two dozen categories researchers say are key indicators of well-being - including education and employment.
by Brandt Williams

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A conversation with Michele Norris

A conversation with Michele Norris

A broadcast of Kerri Miller's conversation with NPR's Michele Norris about race, the power of language, and her book "The Grace of Silence." The city of Minneapolis chose Norris's memoir for it's first community read. Recorded at the Guthrie Theater on Oct. 4.

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A return to traditional foods helps some fight hunger on White Earth Reservation

A return to traditional foods helps some fight hunger on White Earth Reservation

A growing effort on the White Earth Reservation to return to traditional foods could help alleviate hunger and improve the health of people there while reconnecting them with a diet that served their ancestors.
by Julie Siple

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Taxes hastened Somalia's famine, militant retreat

Taxes hastened Somalia's famine, militant retreat

The withdrawal of Somalia's al-Qaida-linked rebels from their bases in Mogadishu and severe food shortages in southern Somalia may be linked to the same problem familiar to politicians the world over: tax collections.

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Illegal students face obstacles even after college

Illegal students face obstacles even after college

Students who are not here legally may still face a major obstacle even with the benefit of a college degree: Many have no immediate pathway to legal status and, under current federal immigration law, employers cannot legally hire them.

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More details emerge in possible Rochester hazing case

The Rochester School District is investigating a possible case of hazing involving several students at John Marshall high school.
by Elizabeth Baier

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