Social Issues

A St. Cloud lawmaker says he has changed his bill that would have barred all headwear in driver's license photos to allow for religions headwear.
Midmorning Weekend
Midmorning Weekend revisits some of the best recent conversations from the daily call-in program.
Invest Early shows success early
Invest Early, a three-year-old early childhood education program, shows cost savings and achievement improvements for students.
Budget cuts may hit rural seniors harder
In just a couple of decades, nearly 30 percent of the population in some Minnesota counties will be people over 65. Local officials worry about how to reach out to a rural, sometimes isolated population.
Dawkins seeks more converts to atheism
Richard Dawkins says atheists should be just as forthright in their views as those who believe God is real. The prominent atheist talks about why he wants to convert more to his way of thinking.
MnDOT to shore up road over abandoned mine shafts
The federal stimulus package provides funding for shovel-ready infrastructure projects, and in Minnesota one of those projects involves protecting the public from hazards left over from shoveling long ago.
New Islamic mortgages now available in Minnesota
Advocates say Islamic mortgages will help expand home ownership among Muslims.
Novel explores the horror of West Indian slavery
Writer Marlon James is being hailed as a new voice of Jamaican literature - which is pretty remarkable given he lives in St Paul.
Heating assistance requests up ten percent
A record numnber of Minnesota families need help with their heating bills this winter. So far, about ten percent more families have been served by the state's low income energy assistance program.
Somalis worried after suicide bomber details emerge
FBI director Robert Mueller this week said a Minneapolis man could be the first U.S. citizen to carry out a suicide bombing overseas.