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Social Issues

Where 'moral document' meets 'socialist fiction'

Where 'moral document' meets 'socialist fiction'

Letters by the Roman Catholic archbishop of St. Paul and Minneapolis and the assistant majority leader of the Minnesota Senate reveal vastly different views of the budget dispute.

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Researchers examine the links between ADHD and substance abuse

A study tracked 10 year olds with ADHD to see their risk of cigarette and substance abuse when they turn 20. What's been proven and what recommendations are there for parents and doctors?

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Two St. Paul schools hoping for positive change with federal program

Two St. Paul schools hoping for positive change with federal program

Students are beginning their summer vacation this week, but two St. Paul elementary schools that are part of the Promise Neighborhood initiative are already preparing for some big changes when students return in the fall.
by Jessica Mador

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Rochester women: We were fired from jobs as drivers for Saudis

Three Rochester women who were hired last year to drive Saudi Arabian visitors around town as part of a visit by the royal family say they were fired because of their gender.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Power and promiscuity

Power and promiscuity

Anthony Weiner is just one of a cascade of politicians caught up in recent sex scandals. Sanford, Spitzer, Vitter, Schwarzenegger, Edwards - the list goes on. Does power increase the likelihood of promiscuity? And why are women conspicuously absent from the list?

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As community gardening booms, Mpls. program struggles

As community gardening booms, Mpls. program struggles

Minneapolis is in the middle of an urban gardening boom, but a city program to rent vacant lots to gardeners has failed to attract much interest.
by Madeleine Baran

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Nonprofit leader: Shutdown would force big reduction in services

A state government shutdown would prevent many nonprofit organizations from delivering services ranging from counseling to youth job training to health services, the executive director of the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits said Wednesday.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards at the Commonwealth Club

Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards at the Commonwealth Club

Planned Parenthood Federation President Cecile Richards speaks at the Commonwealth Club of California about the recent political storm focused on her organization. She also discusses the state of women's reproductive health care in the United States and how younger generations are becoming more involved.

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Obsessed with our kids' happiness

Obsessed with our kids' happiness

In her time as a therapist-in-training, writer Lori Gottlieb has noticed a trend among young parents: paying too much attention to their kids' happiness. She believes that the attempt to shelter children from any painful feelings is having the opposite of its intended effect.

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