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Looking for a sound bite to explain a mass murder?

Looking for a sound bite to explain a mass murder?

If your impulse is to ask a Muslim about the Fort Hood shootings, restrain yourself.

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HCMC approves big cuts in 2010 budget

HCMC approves big cuts in 2010 budget

The Hennepin County Medical Center, the state's largest safety net hospital, will close at least two clinics, eliminate more than 150 positions and restrict access to its non-emergency services under a budget approved Wednesday.
by Chris Williams

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Group staging protest of GAMC elimination

A group of low-income people and advocates will stage a "never-ending emergency room waiting line" outside of the Hennepin County Medical Center on Wednesday, to protest the elimination of General Assistance Medical Care.
by Madeleine Baran

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MnSCU reports surge in underrepresented students

The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system is reporting a surge in the sort of students who in the past often didn't attend college.

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Community revives ailing mobile home park

Community revives ailing mobile home park

A St. Cloud-area mobile home park is showing that it is possible to turn around a park for the better, but it requires the cooperation of concerned citizens and most importantly, the park owner.
by Ambar Espinoza

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Rural mobile home park residents stuck in untenable homes

Rural mobile home park residents stuck in untenable homes

For many residents in outstate Minnesota, manufactured home -- or trailer -- parks are affordable housing. But one such park in central Minnesota is described as an unfit place to live.
by Ambar Espinoza

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Mondale's role in saving 'boat people' recalled, 30 years later

Mondale's role in saving 'boat people' recalled, 30 years later

In the years following the end of the Vietnam War, thousands of Vietnamese risked the dangers of the South China Sea instead of facing communism. This year marks 30 years since then-Vice President Walter Mondale convinced world leaders to come to the rescue of more than 1 million "boat people" -- many of whom settled in Minnesota.
by Dan Olson

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Minn. program offers cell phone help for blind users

Cell phone coaches are giving free training sessions on Friday for blind and visually impaired people.

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Minneapolis imam pleased to be off no-fly list

Minneapolis imam pleased to be off no-fly list

The imam of a Minneapolis mosque that has been associated with the disappearances of nearly 20 Somali men is relieved to be off of the government's no-fly list after being banned from air travel a year ago.
by Laura Yuen

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State lawmakers convene meeting on Central Corridor

Representatives from the University of Minnesota and the Metropolitan Council meet today to hash out some of their differences over the Central Corridor light rail project.

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