Play4min 33secHelene Turnbull writes herself a new jobDecember 7, 2007 4:27 PMBy Chris RobertsA 70-year-old retired high school counselor writes her first play and gets it staged in St. Paul.
Play4min 02secAfter 30 years, an interview with momDecember 7, 2007 3:17 PMBy Larissa AndersonCommunity organizer Pakou Hang interviewed her mother, Phoua, who was part of the first wave of Hmong refugees to come to the country. Phoua has now lived in the United States far longer than she lived in Laos and explains her feelings about fitting in here in Minnesota.
Play5min 11secNavigating the space between gendersDecember 7, 2007 10:07 AMBy Sanden TottenPeople who feel they were born into the wrong gender have a particularly hard time fitting into a society where it is assumed that you are either male or female. Things have improved over the past decade or so, but there is still a long way to go.
Play53min 53secThe entitlement dilemmaDecember 7, 2007 12:00 AMPersonal finance guru Ruth Hayden takes the belief many of us have that we are entitled to things in life. The problem is, so do our children. And that sense of entitlement can sometimes break a family's budget.
Play3min 49secWhere tiny loans make a big differenceDecember 4, 2007 3:00 AMBy Roseanne PereiraA Minneapolis couple recently headed to Uganda to get hands-on experience working to fight poverty using microfinancing.
Play8min 09secNew science on fetal alcohol exposureDecember 3, 2007 3:00 PMBy Cara HetlandNew research and studies seek to answer questions about how alcohol affects a fetal brain. The goal is to diagnose children with fetal alcohol syndrome earlier.
Minneapolis cops file discrimination lawsuitDecember 3, 2007 11:02 AMBy Brandt WilliamsFive African-American police officers are suing the Minneapolis Police Department and police chief Tim Dolan, alleging race discrimination.
Congress considering new laws designed to help the homelessDecember 3, 2007 6:00 AMBy Jessica MadorChanges in the federal definition of homelessness could mean more help for the homeless.
Play4min 38secFood shelves hungry for donationsNovember 30, 2007 5:33 PMThere was news this week about food shelves on Minnesota's Iron Range running short of food. It turns out that food shelves across Minnesota are short of supplies.
Play3min 08secNew anti-meth ads sell hopeNovember 28, 2007 4:04 PMBy Lorna BensonBillboard campaigns featuring haggard-looking meth addicts have been good at scaring people about the harmful effects of the drug. But the ads haven't given the public much hope about recovery. Now a new anti-meth campaign showcases the success stories of addicts who have kicked their habit.