Social Issues

As thousands of Twin Cities Somalis gathered Monday to celebrate an important holiday on the Muslim calendar, their leaders expressed sympathy for the families of several young men who are missing and may have gone to Somalia to fight.
MnDOT improves minority hiring record
The Minnesota Department of Transportation says the hiring of so-called Disadvantaged Business Enterprises exceeded the agency's goal.
Is a consensus building on health care reform?
The failed attempt to enact health care reform in 1993 is in the back of the minds of those who helped defeat it. But these same groups realize that the government will have to play an active role to ensure more have access to health care.
Meet the Minneapolis Movie Bears
More than 80 bears turned up at a Twin Cities movie theater the other night. These bears were not true ursines, but members of a human social group, the Minneapolis Movie Bears.
Groups gearing up for 2010 census
While the 2008 election is nearly over, but for the Senate recount, some people are already gearing up for another big civic activity -- the 2010 U.S. Census.