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Minn. lawmaker wants to repeal tribal banishment

Minn. lawmaker wants to repeal tribal banishment

Minnesota is one step closer to removing a law banishing Dakota Indians from the state. State Rep. Dean Urdahl, R-Grove City, announced today that he's sending a resolution to Congress urging members to repeal the law, which was written in 1863.
by Sanden Totten

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U of M study: Hungry teens at higher risk of obesity

A new study finds teens whose families can't always afford to buy food have higher rates of obesity than their peers.
by Lorna Benson

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New property law helps unmarried couples

Unmarried couples -- including same-sex couples -- who own property together have gained a new protection under Minnesota law.
by Cathy Wurzer

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California high court upholds gay marriage ban

California high court upholds gay marriage ban

The California Supreme Court upheld a voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage Tuesday, but it also decided that the estimated 18,000 gay couples who tied the knot before the law took effect will stay wed.

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Two charter schools work to preserve Ojibwe traditions

One of the final bills approved by lawmakers this week includes $2 million to preserve Native languages in the state. Native language educators say the number of fluent tribal elders is declining and young people don't grow up speaking their language at home. Two Minnesota charter schools have joined the effort to preserve the Ojibwe language and culture.
by Ambar Espinoza

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Midmorning Weekend: Healthcare

Midmorning Weekend: Healthcare

Midmorning Weekend revisits some of the best recent conversations from the daily call-in program.

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Somali students from Augsburg College refused visas by Egyptian government

The Egyptian government has refused to let two Somali students from Augsburg College in Minneapolis travel to Egypt for a study-abroad program. The students were scheduled to leave for Cairo last Sunday, but Egyptian officials declined to grant them their tourist visas.
by Laura Yuen

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An instrument to soothe the soul

An instrument to soothe the soul

A small company in Stillwater has given birth to a new musical instrument called the Reverie Harp, which is so easy to play that anyone can make beautiful music. The harp is becoming a hit with therapists, patients and their loved ones, who use it to calm stressful times.
by Marianne Combs

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Doctor chronicles disease and danger in new book

Dr. Ross Donaldson talked to Tom Crann about his new book, "The Lassa Ward," that chronicles his time spend in Sierra Leone studying one of the world's deadliest diseases.
by Tom Crann

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