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Social Issues

Muslim cab drivers make their case in hearing

Muslim cab drivers make their case in hearing

Metropolitan Airports Commission officials are holding a hearing in an effort to resolve a dispute that has pitted freedom of religious expression against service to airport customers.
by Marisa Helms

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Commentary on refugees returning home

Should the government decide when and if a refugee returns to his or her home country? Robin Washington, editorial page editor of the Duluth News Tribune, offers this commentary on the subject.

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Hospital closing brings Ivanhoe full circle

Hospital closing brings Ivanhoe full circle

The demands of a changing health care system troubles all hospitals but especially ones in small towns. The latest Minnesota hospital to close is in the community of Ivanhoe.
by Mark Steil

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With the help of a St. Paul man, the South comes to terms with civil rights era crimes

With the help of a St. Paul man, the South comes to terms with civil rights era crimes

Dozens of old civil rights era murder investigations in southern states have been revived. A St. Paul man, Chuck McDew, monitors the results with interest because he knew some of the victims. Many were civil rights workers who like McDew were registering black voters in the early 1960s.
by Dan Olson

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Survey shows attitude shift towards people with developmental disabilities

There's been a shift in public attitudes toward people with developmental disabilities. That's according to a new survey of 806 Minnesotans. The survey was modeled after one done back in 1962. It found changes in the way people think about the developmentally disabled in the areas of work, education, and integration into the larger community.

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VocalEssence remembers Rosa Parks with music

VocalEssence remembers Rosa Parks with music

Composer Hannibal Lokumbe says being in the presence of civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks has affected everything he does. Lokumbe's oratorio honoring Parks is the centerpiece of the annual "Witness" concert by the Twin Cities choral group VocalEssence.
by John Birge

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Somalis anticipate AU force replacement for Ethiopian withdrawal

Somalis anticipate AU force replacement for Ethiopian withdrawal

The United Nations' Security Council has unanimously approved an African Union force to help stabilize Somalia. Somalis living in Minnesota are watching the situation in their homeland carefully.

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U of M to reconsider North Dakota nickname policy

U of M to reconsider North Dakota nickname policy

A University of Minnesota advisory committee will reconsider its policy that bars competition with the University of North Dakota in any sport except hockey, because of UND's Fighting Sioux nickname.

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