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Bush Foundation to shift priorities

Bush Foundation to shift priorities

The second largest private foundation in Minnesota is changing its philanthropic focus. The Bush Foundation, which gives away around $40 million a year, is shifting its priorities.

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A commission to reopen Ft. Snelling's upper post

A commission to reopen Ft. Snelling's upper post

Boosters of a plan to redevelop Fort Snelling's Upper Post say consolidating layers of bureaucracy could be the key to revitalizing the historic site.
by William Wilcoxen

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Hundreds rally in Iowa for meatpacking plant workers

Hundreds rally in Iowa for meatpacking plant workers

Hundreds of protestors, religious leaders and immigrant rights advocates descended on the small city of Postville, Iowa on Sunday and spent the day rallying for immigration reform.
by Elizabeth Baier

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Hmong culture camp in high demand

Hmong culture camp in high demand

Demand is up sharply this year for a place at the Hmong Culture and Language summer camp at Concordia University. Camp directors say immigration to the metro area is fueling the increase.
by Jessica Mador

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Foreign aid watchdog

Foreign aid watchdog

A controversial economist, who is dubbed the "anti-Bono," criticizes debt relief and popular forms of foreign aid. He argues that foreign aid to many third world countries has failed to produce sustainable growth.

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Vento Sanctuary acquires neighboring industrial facility

Vento Sanctuary acquires neighboring industrial facility

A unique urban nature sanctuary next to downtown St. Paul may grow to include an interpretive center. A long awaited land deal has been completed to acquire an abandoned building next to the Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary.
by Dan Olson

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Judge rules school did not discriminate

Judge rules school did not discriminate

A federal judge in St. Paul has ruled against 13 immigrant students who claimed a Minneapolis alternative school discriminated against them by badly educating them.
by Elizabeth Stawicki

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Minnesota's population is rising

Minnesota's population is rising

New population estimates show the Twin Cities region continues to grow by nearly 30,000 people a year.
by Dan Olson

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'Hamlet' with a northwoods twist

'Hamlet' with a northwoods twist

Lin Enger's new novel, "Undiscovered Country," explores the effect of a northern Minnesota man's apparent suicide on his family. The story is a reworking of the themes in "Hamlet."
by Euan Kerr

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