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The science of social networks

The science of social networks

Can our friends make us fat? Is our neighbor's happiness contagious? The authors of a new book say our social networks are more powerful than we think.

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Beltrami County uses new approach to fight poverty

Beltrami County uses new approach to fight poverty

A new program in Beltrami County combines personal coaching and weekly meetings to move people off of public assistance.
by Tom Robertson

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On call no more: One woman's decision to let go of her cell phone

On call no more: One woman's decision to let go of her cell phone

Mobile phones tempt us to think we're so important that we have to be on call at all times. What if we're not?

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Homeless shelters running out of room

Homeless shelters running out of room

Homeless shelters for adults in St. Paul are running out of room, while providers and city officials work to open an overflow shelter as soon as possible before the temperature drops.
by Madeleine Baran

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Non-profits analyze Give to the Max Day

Non-profits analyze Give to the Max Day

More than 3,300 Minnesota non-profits raised in excess of $14 million in charitable contributions earlier this week in the first known attempt to raise money for non-profits statewide in one day, on one Web site.
by Marianne Combs

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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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