Social Issues

February 27, 2008 2:55 PM

Mankato looks for answers to binge drinking

A citywide meeting in Mankato Wednesday aims to combat problem drinking, especially for college age students and other young people. The summit on high-risk drinking comes four months after a young Mankato woman died after drinking excessively on her 21st birthday.

by Art Hughes

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February 27, 2008 3:00 AM

Compromises move Central Corridor light rail toward a milestone

The Metropolitan Council is expected to approve recommendations for key components of the St. Paul to Minneapolis line today.

by Dan Olson

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February 26, 2008 1:58 PM

Exhibit on Nazi eugenics opens at Science Museum

An exhibit at the Science Museum of Minnesota looks at how the Nazis used science to help legitimize the Holocaust. "Deadly Medicine: Creating the Master Race" explores the Nazi eugenics movement of the 1930s and 1940s.

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February 26, 2008 12:00 AM

Ellsberg on dissent

Daniel Ellsberg risked his career and jail time when he copied the Pentagon Papers, classified documents on the Vietnam War, in hopes of leaking them to members of Congress or the newspapers. He says but few people today are willing to stand up to their government.

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February 22, 2008 3:45 PM

Crime and punishment for teenagers

A 13-year-old kid drops a rock off a bridge on a highway overpass. The rock hits a car and kills the driver. Is the teen guilty of murder? A play at the Children's Theater Company in Minneapolis is asking questions of teen audiences, and getting some surprising answers.

by Marianne Combs

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February 21, 2008 12:00 AM

Author envisions a new spiritual and political revival

Rev. Jim Wallis argues in his new book that America is on the verge of a revival, as people of faith search for common ground to find solutions for such issues as poverty and climate change.

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February 20, 2008 1:49 AM

SCSU seeks to teach tolerance

Officials at St. Cloud State University say the best way to respond to a string of racially biased graffiti that's appeared on campus in recent months, is in the classroom.

by Tim Post

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February 20, 2008 12:00 AM

The world according to Ben Stein

Award-winning actor, financial expert, professor and author Ben Stein appeared recently at the Commonwealth Club of California to discuss some of the economic and moral problems he says are facing the world today.