Social Issues

November 2, 2007 3:33 PM

PTSD on the rise

A recent study from the Department of Veterans Affairs shows that the number of Iraq and Afghanistan vets diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder is rising rapidly, and some say the VA is failing to meet the mental health needs of returning soldiers.

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November 2, 2007 10:54 AM

A worldwide focus on poverty and human development

Hundreds of medical and scientific journals joined together this month to cover a single topic. "Poverty and human development" is the simultaneous focus of the current issue of an unprecedented 235 journals from around the globe.

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November 1, 2007 4:58 PM

Large crowd rallies against hate speech at St. Thomas

At least 1,000 people marched across campus to support three African American students who were targets of anonymous notes peppered with racial slurs.

by Art Hughes

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November 1, 2007 3:30 PM

Day of the Dead celebrates life

Day of the Dead is celebrated Thursday all across Latin America and one Minneapolis non-profit is mounting a celebration of its own.

by Roseanne Pereira

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November 1, 2007 10:28 AM

Minnesota to continue ban of UND over Sioux nickname

The U's Advisory Committee on Athletics said the group will not address changing the policy until North Dakota changes its Fighting Sioux nickname and logo, which may not occur for three years.

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October 31, 2007 4:06 PM

To post, or not to post online comments

How do news organizations make the decision to receive and publish comments about their stories online? MPR's Tom Crann talked to media analyst David Brauer about that topic.

by Tom Crann

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October 30, 2007 1:09 AM

Shakopee to appeal decision to put city land into trust

The Shakopee City Council voted unanimously Monday to appeal a Bureau of Indian Affairs ruling that says the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community can transfer about 750 acres it owns into a tax-exempt trust.

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October 29, 2007 2:28 PM

Indian leaders win concessions from KQRS

Indian leaders called for the firing of KQRS Morning Show hosts Tom Barnard and Terri Traen They say last month Barnard and Traen made offensive remarks about members of the Red Lake Band of Chippewa and the Shakopee Mdewakanton band.

by Brandt Williams

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October 26, 2007 4:00 PM

Beltrami County squabbles with Red Lake over child protection funding

Beltrami County has been refusing to pay for out-of-home placements for kids on the Red Lake Indian Reservation. Now the state of Minnesota has stepped in and is siding with the tribe.

by Tom Robertson