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Social Issues

She wants to link in people of color, Twin Cities prosperity

She wants to link in people of color, Twin Cities prosperity

"I believe in Minnesota and what it offers," says Sharon Smith-Akinsanya, whose biannual career fair matches thousands of Twin Cities professionals of color with employers. "I wanted to be part of the solution."
by Emma Sapong

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'Fake news' smear takes hold among politicians at all levels

'Fake news' smear takes hold among politicians at all levels

It's become ubiquitous as a signal to a politician's supporters to ignore legitimate reporting and hard questions, as a smear of the beleaguered and dwindling local press corps, and as a way for conservatives to push back against what they call biased stories.
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Michele Norris on the anxiety of White America and her optimism for the future

Michele Norris on the anxiety of White America and her optimism for the future

Former NPR host Michele Norris talks about her story for National Geographic magazine's issue on race. In it, Norris explores the unease of some residents of a rapidly changing Pennsylvania town.
by Sarah McCammon and Alyssa Edes

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Did you vote last night on Township Day? Didn't think so

Did you vote last night on Township Day? Didn't think so

Minnesota has nearly 1,800 townships. And by law, every one of them has to hold a public meeting on the second Tuesday of March, every year. It's called Township Day, and it happened Tuesday night.
by John Enger

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U.S. sets new record for censoring, withholding government files

U.S. sets new record for censoring, withholding government files

The surge of people who sought records but ended up empty-handed was driven by the government saying more than ever it could not find a single page of requested files and asserting in other cases that it would be illegal under U.S. laws to release the information.
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How to provide better care to the elderly

How to provide better care to the elderly

Geriatric physician Joanne Lynn believes "we've bloated the medical care system and made the supportive care system seriously anemic." Dr. Lynn is the author of "Sick to Death and Not Going to Take it Anymore!"
by MPR News Staff

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Digital ads, social media hide political campaign messaging

Digital ads, social media hide political campaign messaging

With the explosion of Facebook, Twitter and YouTube as political platforms, some of a campaign's most pivotal efforts happen in the often-murky world of social media, where ads can be targeted to ever-narrower slices of the electorate and run continuously with no disclosure of who is paying for them.
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