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St. Cloud State comes together to discuss racism

St. Cloud State comes together to discuss racism

Hundreds of students and faculty at St. Cloud State University gathered at a forum to talk about racism Thursday. The event comes after several recent incidents of racist graffiti on campus.
by Tim Post

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What is the Hague Convention?

What is the Hague Convention?

The Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption (HCICA) was established in the Netherlands in 1993 as part of an ongoing effort to standardize adoption laws among participating countries.
by Laurie Stern

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Mankato man's death caused by alcohol

The coroner in Nicollet County says a 22-year-old man died last month because of alcohol poisoning.
by Tom Weber

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American Indian products selling big on the Web

American Indian products selling big on the Web

The Red Lake Band of Ojibwe in northern Minnesota has developed a booming business on the Internet. The band sells wild rice, jellies and traditional handmade crafts to customers worldwide.
by Tom Robertson

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Loans to fight poverty

Loans to fight poverty

Nobel Peace prize winner and micro-lender Muhammad Yunus says the problem of poverty is one that can be solved. Yunus built a $6 billion business in large part by making small business loans, beginning with a $27 loan to Bangladeshi villagers.

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State Patrol: BAC of killed Mankato student was 0.06 percent

State Patrol: BAC of killed Mankato student was 0.06 percent

Rissa Amen-Reif, the Mankato college student who was struck and killed by a car after attending a sorority party in November, had a blood alcohol level of .06 percent, below the legal level of intoxication, according to the State Patrol.
by Melanie Sommer

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Mpls program promises housing for long-term homeless

Mpls program promises housing for long-term homeless

Money from Minneapolis and other sources is being used to hire outreach workers who offer homeless people on the street a place to live.
by Dan Olson

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MLK Day job fair draws thousands

MLK Day job fair draws thousands

Economists and politicians are worried about the economy. Minnesota's state economist said last week that the state is in a recession. Congress is debating a possible stimulus package. What do these uncertain economic times mean for African-Americans?

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Obama inspires black Minnesotans

Obama inspires black Minnesotans

You have to wonder what Martin Luther King would say. Forty years after Dr. King's death, for the first time, a black man has a real shot at the White House. What does Barack Obama's candidacy mean to African-Americans in Minnesota?
by Curtis Gilbert

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Celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Myrlie Evers - Williams, former chairperson of the NAACP, and NPR correspondent Charlayne Hunter-Gault remember the contributions Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. made to the civil rights movement and how his legacy will be carried forward.

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