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Social Issues

Benefit set for St. Cloud Clara's House

Minnesota author Marya Hornbacher speaks Tuesday at a benefit for Clara's House, a St. Cloud clinic for adolescents with mental health problems.

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Anger over Ariz. immigration law drives US rallies

Anger over Ariz. immigration law drives US rallies

Angered by a controversial Arizona immigration law, tens of thousands of protesters - including 50,000 alone in Los Angeles - rallied in cities nationwide demanding President Barack Obama tackle immigration reform immediately.

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Velma Korbel, director of Minneapolis' Civil Rights Department

Velma Korbel, director of Minneapolis' Civil Rights Department

The Minneapolis City Council unanimously approved Velma Korbel as the next director of the city's Civil Rights Department. She currently serves as Commissioner at the Minnesota Department of Human Rights.

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Minnesota organization continues relief effort in Haiti

Minnesota organization continues relief effort in Haiti

Tom Crann talked with a director from Haiti Outreach, a Minnetonka-based organization that has been doing community development in Haiti for 13 years and, like most organizations there, has been pitching in with earthquake relief.
by Tom Crann

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New citizens welcomed at Festival of Nations

The Festival of Nations is under way in St. Paul, and Friday's events include a ceremony for new U.S. citizens.

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Ad campaign targets meth use in Indian Country

Federal officials on Wednesday launched an advertising campaign aimed at curbing methamphetamine use in American Indian communities throughout New Mexico and in more than a dozen other states.

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Four Rose Rees winners share their views on peace

Four Rose Rees winners share their views on peace

Four Minnesota recipients of the Rose Rees Peace Awards read their essays. The Rose Rees Peace Awards commemorates Rose Rees, who died in 1935 while serving as president of NCJW's Minneapolis Section and founder of the World Affairs Council of Minneapolis.

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Immigration shifts Todd County's economic equation

Immigration shifts Todd County's economic equation

Latinos began arriving in Todd County over a decade ago, mainly to fill difficult and relatively low-paying meat processing jobs, and now number more than 1,000.
by Jennifer Vogel

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Divorce interrupted

Divorce interrupted

Author Laura Munson was raising two children with her husband of ten years when he said he wanted out of their relationship. She has a surprising reaction to his request that she says actually kept her family together.

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