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Perfecting divorce, part 1: It's all OK

Perfecting divorce, part 1: It's all OK

One big difference between 1979 and today is that there are a lot more kids whose families aren't the traditional nuclear family, with mom and dad and the kids. And lots of people are telling them it's OK.
by Sasha Aslanian

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Perfecting divorce, part 2: Divorce class

Perfecting divorce, part 2: Divorce class

Minnesota requires parents who disagree on custody to attend co-parenting classes. Hennepin County used to require a three-hour session for kids who were stuck in the middle.
by Sasha Aslanian

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The revolution, part 4: 12-year-old experts

The revolution, part 4: 12-year-old experts

In 1979, 20 middle-schoolers at the Fayerweather Street School, a private school in Cambridge, Mass., wrote "The Kids' Book of Divorce: By, For & About Kids," as a class project.
by Sasha Aslanian

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The revolution, part 2: Unforgettable endings

The revolution, part 2: Unforgettable endings

I looked around my book group one night and realized we were almost all children of the 1970s divorce boom.
by Sasha Aslanian

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A visit to divorce class

A visit to divorce class

Hennepin County used to require children of divorcing parents to attend a three-hour class, to help them understand the changes they were experiencing in their families. We visit one of those classes.

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'Into Temptation' puts a modern slant on a priestly story

'Into Temptation' puts a modern slant on a priestly story

The city of Minneapolis is one of the stars of "Into Temptation," a new movie that gets its world premiere at the Edina Theater on Thursday.
by Euan Kerr

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Details emerge about Somali terrorists' recruiting methods

Details emerge about Somali terrorists' recruiting methods

One young man attended secret meetings in Minneapolis. Another got a phone call, urging him to leave Minnesota and go to Somalia to fight. Terrorist training videos featuring English speakers pepper YouTube, calling others to the cause.
by Amy Forliti, Associated Press

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Bill would stop minors from drinking in Wisconsin bars

Children could no longer drink in Wisconsin bars and restaurants under a bill scheduled to be heard Tuesday by a state Assembly committee.

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The enemy you know

The enemy you know

A veteran argues that women in the military suffer from unequal treatment -- and worse.
by Trista Matascastillo

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Indian groups get $1 million grant to fight domestic violence

The federal government awarded about $1 million to three American Indian organizations in Minnesota today, as part of a $6.7 million stimulus grant to combat violence against women.
by Madeleine Baran

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