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Social Issues

Counter Stories: Child rearing and discipline

Counter Stories: Child rearing and discipline

In this episode, panel members recount their own experiences as kids with corporal punishment, and how they discipline their own children.

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Nonprofit boards not as effective with proxy members

Minnesota is weighing legal action against a well known Minneapolis nonprofit after a state audit found the organization -- Community Action of Minneapolis -- misspent hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars.

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Advocate: Child protection changes warranted, welcomed

MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke with Richard Gerhman, executive director of Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota, about new efforts intended to keep kids safer.

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Counter Stories: The identity struggle

Counter Stories: The identity struggle

This time, more stories from our panel on where they come from, who they are now, and how they're perceived in their own communities. It's complex, and often a very delicate dance.

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