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Cities tackle problem of vacant properties

Cities tackle problem of vacant properties

A wave of foreclosures has hit certain communities in Minneapolis and St. Paul hard, and experts expect the problem to continue with the economy in recession. Midmorning looks at what the two cities are doing to keep foreclosed properties from bringing down entire neighborhoods.

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Free speech on the Internet

Free speech on the Internet

Google's purchase of YouTube has enabled the Web site to reach around the globe. But Google recently met its match in Turkey when the Turkish government blocked the site due to culturally inappropriate content. Midmorning asks how consumers, companies, and laws will adapt to emerging Internet technology.

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Some charities see good news and bad in the economy

Some charities see good news and bad in the economy

The bad economy is putting pressure on non-profit charities in the state. There's higher demand and fewer funding dollars to go around. But for charity organizations that sell donated items in second-hand stores, these tough economic times bring both good news and bad news.
by Tom Robertson

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How to drop the shopping

How to drop the shopping

Not too long ago, Judith Levine decided she and her partner could withstand the pressure to consume. Now that she's met her self-imposed challenge to stop shopping for all but the very basic necessities, her habits haven't changed much. She has advice for those of us who like to spend on stuff.

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Alleged links to Somalia fighting divide Minnesota community

Alleged links to Somalia fighting divide Minnesota community

Recent claims that young men have left Minnesota to fight in East Africa are deepening divisions in the Twin Cities Somali community.
by Laura Yuen

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Census data shows minority increase in small communities

The U.S. Census Bureau has just released new data on mid-size Minnesota counties. For the first time, the American Community Survey includes information on places as small as 20,000 in population. It's considered the first statistical portrait since the 2000 Census on a wide range of topics, such as demographics, education, income and housing.
by Ambar Espinoza

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Somali leaders concerned for families of missing

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.
by Steve Karnowski, Associated Press

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McKnight expands agriculture efforts in Africa

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is making a nearly $27 million grant to the Minneapolis-based McKnight Foundation to fund crop research.
by Mark Steil

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MnDOT improves minority hiring record

MnDOT improves minority hiring record

The Minnesota Department of Transportation says the hiring of so-called Disadvantaged Business Enterprises exceeded the agency's goal.
by Dan Olson

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Is a consensus building on health care reform?

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.

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