Social Issues

October 7, 2005 3:37 PM

Race dominates Minneapolis' fifth ward council campaign

Race is playing a contentious role in a campaign for a Minneapolis city council seat. The two candidates are both African American.

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October 5, 2005 6:00 PM

Officials trying to stop off-campus drinking

Moorhead college student Patrick Kycia's death has revived calls to address the problem of binge drinking.

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October 5, 2005 11:20 AM

Sex offenders and society

Over the last decade, states across the country have increased their efforts to address sex crimes. But many experts say the legal system does a poor job dealing with sex offenders. How should society treat predatory criminals? And can treatment really help sex offenders?

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October 3, 2005 1:20 PM

The plays and politics of August Wilson

One of the great voices of American theater has fallen silent. August Wilson, the two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and one-time St. Paulite, died of liver cancer Sunday in Seattle. He was 60 years old.

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September 30, 2005 1:00 AM

'Thumbsucker' explores the bleaker side of being a teenager

Minnesota author Walter Kirn's novel, "Thumbsucker," gets the Hollywood treatment as of this weekend. His story is about a disaffected teenager growing up in a dysfunctional family in Stillwater.

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September 21, 2005 10:20 AM

The death of the world's Nazi hunter

Simon Wiesenthal died in Austria on Tuesday at the age of 96. Wiesenthal was best known for bringing Nazi war criminals to justice. Midmorning examines the legacy of the Holocaust survivor and human rights advocate.

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September 20, 2005 12:20 PM

Overhauling state child-protection systems

State supreme court justices, attorneys and social workers from across the country convene in Bloomington Tuesday for a national summit on how to improve America's child protection systems. Why are the systems perceived to be broken, and how might they be fixed?

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September 20, 2005 11:20 AM

Heart strings and purse strings

Private donations to aid the victims of Hurricane Katrina now exceed $1 billion. But not all disasters bring in such big money. How do people decide which causes should receive their financial support?

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September 20, 2005 1:00 AM

It's all about respect

Minnesota's Iron Range is getting some national publicity as critics get a first glimpse at the new movie "North Country." The film tells the story of the women who took jobs in Minnesota's iron mines in the 1970s â¦ and the men who tried to drive them out. It's based on the true story of women at Eveleth Taconite who sued the mine for sexual harassment. Women who worked in other mines on the Range say they faced harassment, too. But there were also good times, and men who were good friends.

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September 19, 2005 1:20 PM

No Place for a Woman

In the 1970s, women began breaking into male-dominated professions as never before, and some faced a hostile reception. In the iron mines of northern Minnesota, women were harassed, threatened and assaulted. Their fight to keep their jobs broke new legal ground, and helped change the workplace forever. American RadioWorks' new documentary, "No Place for a Woman," tells their story.

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