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Social Issues

The reasons for World Refugee Day

The reasons for World Refugee Day

It's World Refugee Day -- a day designated by the United Nations to raise awareness of the plight of refugees. Refugees account for only a small percentage of nationwide immigration, but Minnesota takes a lot of them.
by Roseanne Pereira

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Two Minnesotans who boarded buses for civil rights

Two Minnesotans who boarded buses for civil rights

Forty-six years ago, seven white Minnesotans became part of civil rights history. The Freedom Riders rode buses through the deep South and pressured states to comply with a Supreme Court desegregation ruling. Voices of Minnesota profiles two of them: Marv Davidov and Claire O'Connor.

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Hazelden study suggests drop in meth use

Hazelden study suggests drop in meth use

A report from the Hazelden Foundation says fewer people are seeking drug treatment for meth abuse, which suggests that use of the drug may be declining.
by Toni Randolph

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Online pedophile ring busted

British authorities have rounded up more than 700 suspects in a global internet pedophile ring that involved children only a few months old. Midmorning examines the nature and extent of online child pornography networks.
by Ernie Allen

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Father sentenced to 30 years in scalding death of daughter, 10

An Anoka County judge handed down a 30-year sentence Thursday - twice as harsh as the state's sentencing guidelines recommended - for a man charged in the scalding death of his 10-year-old daughter.

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Duluth ponders the societal consequences of school closures

Duluth ponders the societal consequences of school closures

The Duluth School Board votes next week on closing and consolidating schools. But some residents worry the plan concentrates students of color and low-income students primarily into one half of the district.
by Bob Kelleher

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Thousands of Minnesotans have their natural gas cut off

Thousands of Minnesotans have their natural gas cut off

Thousands of Minnesotans have had their natural gas cut off for failing to pay their bills. And more disconnections are upcoming unless customers who are behind on paying their bills find a way to start paying up.

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Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux win right to put land in trust

The Bureau of Indian Affairs has reversed itself and said the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community can transfer 752 acres it owns into a tax-exempt trust, a decision that could cost Scott County and other local governments millions of dollars in property taxes.

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Austin teens win C-SPAN competition - again

Austin teens win C-SPAN competition - again

For the second year in a row, two Austin teens have won C-SPAN's "Student Cam" documentary competition. Last year Anthony Hernandez and Dustin Gillard won the grand prize for their documentary on illegal immigration. This year they took first for their Iraq war video.
by Sea Stachura

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Toward a better death

Toward a better death

The options are growing for ways to meet the end of life, from hospice to better pain management. But relatively few us actually plan out what we want doctors to do when we get to our last days.

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