Social Issues

The Ethicist is in
Ethics writer Randy Cohen thinks Americans don't file enough lawsuits when they've been wronged. He wrote recently that Henry Louis Gates ought to sue over his treatment by Cambridge police.
Since when is 'average' good enough for the U?
A University of Minnesota official outlines concerns about the Central Corridor light rail project.
Midmorning Weekend: What If?
Midmorning Weekend revisits some of the best recent conversations from the daily call-in program.
Minneapolis writer chronicles her eating disorder
Nicole Johns was diagnosed as having EDNOS, or an Eating Disorder Not Otherwise Specified. She has now written a book about her experience in the hope she can help others.
A 24-year-old North Dakota man has been found dead in a motor home at the We Fest country music festival near Detroit Lakes.
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has sued White Way Cleaners, claiming the St. Paul-based dry cleaner unlawfully fired an employee because she was pregnant.
A tourist shop in Duluth will stop selling T-shirts with messages offensive to American Indians after getting complaints.
Bemidji businesses including Ojibwe in signs
A growing number of businesses in Bemidji are putting up signs in the language of the local Native American community.
The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations is holding a workshop to teach employers how to accommodate the needs of Muslim employees.
Minnesota's largest mosque is opening a private Islamic school this fall, the second of its kind in the state.