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Social Issues

Early reviews are mixed for state-tribal casino plan

Three northern Minnesota Indian tribes are closing in on an agreement with the state to build a Twin Cities area casino. The proposed half-billion dollar entertainment and hotel complex would be operated by the tribes through the Minnesota State Lottery. Not all tribal members are convinced the plan is a good idea.

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Poker bill survives legislative test

A bill that would legalize Texas Hold'em tournaments cleared its first legislative hurdle on Wednesday. It's one of the smaller gambling proposals lawmakers are likely to consider this session.

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Halting Iowa's brain drain

Iowa isn't having much luck keeping twentysomethings in the state. In fact more young people are leaving Iowa then just about anywhere in the country, except North Dakota. Iowa lawmakers recently debated and abandoned a plan to exempt people under 30 from paying state incomes taxes. In small Iowa towns like Decorah, the problem is being felt firsthand.

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The ethics of tsunami relief

Bioethicist and medical doctor Steven Miles spent the better part of a month working in disaster-stricken Indonesia. He was part of an effort to set up a permanent camp for 100,000 people. He'll talk about the ethical issues raised by responding to the devastating effects of the December 26 earthquake and tsunami.

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Black tradesmen helped build Minnesota's State Capitol

All this year Minnesota is celebrating the centennial of the state Capitol building. Some of the people who helped build it were black -- and are just beginning to be recognized for their contributions.

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Refugees in America

Author Mary Pipher is out with a new book that details what happened when her hometown of Lincoln, Neb. became an official refugee resettlement community. Pipher talks about writing "The Middle of Everywhere" in this live speech from the Westminster Town Hall Forum in Minneapolis.

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Eco-capitalists

Doing good while making money may be the ideal job. But now that practices like incorporating organics or contributing profits to worthy causes have become common, what's the business advantage to such strategies? And how do socially conscious companies do over the long run?

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Students say First Amendment is no big deal

A recent study by the Knight Foundation shows that American high school students want more government regulation on the media. Midmorning discusses the way the First Amendment is viewed today.

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Drug trends in the Twin Cities

According to a recent study, the use of alcohol, tobacco and Ecstasy among high school seniors in the metro area is on the decline. We'll examine the drug of choice for adolescents and as well as other drug abuse trends in the Twin Cities.

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Managing mediation

An expert on mediation says conflict resolution doesn't always have a happy ending. And he says forcing a resolution can be the worst thing for parties in a dispute.

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