Social Issues

Westminster Forum: Howard Buffett on ending global hunger
Howard G. Buffett and his son Howard W. Buffett speak at the Westminster Town Hall Forum about their efforts to fight global hunger and improve access to clean water and reform agriculture. Buffett's new book about global hunger is titled, "40 Chances: Finding Hope in a Hungry World."
Cambridge on edge over sex offender transfer plans
Officials with the Minnesota Sex Offender Program say they are moving forward with plans to move a half-dozen civilly-committed offenders from a treatment facility in St. Peter to a less restrictive campus in Cambridge.
Redskins opponents planning demonstration, legal action
Opponents of the Washington Redskins name plan to march to the Metrodome to protest before tonight’s Vikings game. “We’ll never, ever give up on this issue. We’re inviting the whole public to join us,” said American Indian Movement director Clyde Bellecourt outside the stadium Wednesday. “Everyone. We’re drafting you, we’re putting you into this national…
The number of poor people in America is 3 million higher than the official count, encompassing 1 in 6 residents due to out-of-pocket medical costs and work-related expenses, according to a revised census measure released Wednesday.
The number of North Dakotans using food stamps to buy groceries has dropped to a three-year low, even as the state's population has risen to an all-time high.
Illinois House votes to allow same-sex marriages
A historic vote Tuesday in the Illinois House positioned that state to become the largest in the heartland to legalize same-sex marriage, following months of arduous lobbying efforts by both sides in President Barack Obama's home state.
Italy-based pasta maker Barilla is pledging to improve diversity after protests were sparked by an executive's claim the company would never feature ads depicting gay families.