Social Issues

December 10, 2007 3:25 PM

Chemicals in toys make some parents uneasy

A high-tech scanner can identify the toxic chemicals in toys and other household products. Those chemicals are proven to be harmful to children. But no one knows how easily those chemicals transfer from toys to the body.

by Tom Crann

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December 10, 2007 1:30 PM

Reservation homelessness survey first in the nation

The first comprehensive study of homelessness on Minnesota's Indian reservations shows that hundreds of people are homeless or living in overcrowded housing.

by Dan Gunderson

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December 10, 2007 12:00 AM

Prosecutors look to crack down on sex offenders

Two Minnesota prosecutors are pursuing life sentences for two charged with sex offenses. A 2005 state law allows the severe penalty, as do many states since the rape and killing by a repeat sex offender of Dru Sjodin in 2003.

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December 10, 2007 12:00 AM

Young workers on the rise

Gen Y-ers are filling the space left by retiring baby boomers with new skills and high expectations. Midmorning discusses how their attitudes are changing today's workplace.

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December 8, 2007 10:41 AM

Salvation Army kettle donations are down

Cold weather and economic conditions are taking a toll on the Salvation Army's red kettles in Minnesota.

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December 7, 2007 4:27 PM

Helene Turnbull writes herself a new job

A 70-year-old retired high school counselor writes her first play and gets it staged in St. Paul.

by Chris Roberts

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December 7, 2007 3:17 PM

After 30 years, an interview with mom

Community organizer Pakou Hang interviewed her mother, Phoua, who was part of the first wave of Hmong refugees to come to the country. Phoua has now lived in the United States far longer than she lived in Laos and explains her feelings about fitting in here in Minnesota.

by Larissa Anderson

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December 7, 2007 10:07 AM

Navigating the space between genders

People who feel they were born into the wrong gender have a particularly hard time fitting into a society where it is assumed that you are either male or female. Things have improved over the past decade or so, but there is still a long way to go.

by Sanden Totten

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December 7, 2007 12:00 AM

The entitlement dilemma

Personal finance guru Ruth Hayden takes the belief many of us have that we are entitled to things in life. The problem is, so do our children. And that sense of entitlement can sometimes break a family's budget.