Social Issues

Caring for elderly parents
When writer Jonathan Rauch's elderly father became incapable of taking care of himself, he found himself in a situation familiar to many other middle-aged Americans-the decline of a parent. He argues the cultural infrastructure of elder care in America is all but nonexistent.
The FBI, Somali immigrants and an anti-crime group are announcing a nationwide effort allowing Somalis to report crime anonymously online in their native language.
The Standing Rock Sioux tribal council has declined to schedule a special election to see whether tribal members approve of the University of North Dakota's Fighting Sioux nickname.
For an Arab-American, getting onto the golf course is a refreshing experience and a wonderful treat.
Study: Homelessness up sharply in Minn.
The number of homeless people in Minnesota has risen sharply over the past three years, according to a study released Wednesday by the Wilder Foundation.
Recipients say Pawlenty's welfare cuts would be disastrous
About 7,000 low-income families with a disabled parent or child could lose most of their welfare benefits later this year, changes that are part of Gov. Tim Pawlenty's proposal to fix the state's $1 billion deficit, and parents living in poverty say the cuts would be disastrous.