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• Group known for criticizing violent video games to end operations
  An institute that has made a name for itself by criticizing violent video games said it will close its doors by the end of the year.November 20, 2009
• Job market even tougher for ex-offenders
  Finding a job in this economy is difficult, and with a criminal background it's even more so. At the same time, foundations are cutting funds for ex-offender work programs.November 19, 2009
• Non-profits analyze Give to the Max Day
  More than 3,300 Minnesota non-profits raised in excess of $14 million in charitable contributions earlier this week in the first known attempt to raise money for non-profits statewide in one day, on one Web site.November 19, 2009
• HCMC approves big cuts in 2010 budget
  The Hennepin County Medical Center, the state's largest safety net hospital, will close at least two clinics, eliminate more than 150 positions and restrict access to its non-emergency services under a budget approved Wednesday.November 18, 2009
• Group staging protest of GAMC elimination
  A group of low-income people and advocates will stage a "never-ending emergency room waiting line" outside of the Hennepin County Medical Center on Wednesday, to protest the elimination of General Assistance Medical Care.November 18, 2009
• MnSCU reports surge in underrepresented students
  The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system is reporting a surge in the sort of students who in the past often didn't attend college.November 18, 2009
• Community revives ailing mobile home park
  A St. Cloud-area mobile home park is showing that it is possible to turn around a park for the better, but it requires the cooperation of concerned citizens and most importantly, the park owner.November 18, 2009
• Rural mobile home park residents stuck in untenable homes
  For many residents in outstate Minnesota, manufactured home -- or trailer -- parks are affordable housing. But one such park in central Minnesota is described as an unfit place to live.November 17, 2009
• Mondale's role in saving 'boat people' recalled, 30 years later
  In the years following the end of the Vietnam War, thousands of Vietnamese risked the dangers of the South China Sea instead of facing communism. This year marks 30 years since then-Vice President Walter Mondale convinced world leaders to come to the rescue of more than 1 million "boat people" -- many of whom settled in Minnesota.November 16, 2009
• Policy and a Pint: Michael J. Sandel
  What are our obligations to others as people in a free society? Is it just for the government to tax the rich to help the poor? Is the free market fair? Harvard professor Michael J. Sandel discussed these questions and more at last Thursday's Policy and a Pint.November 13, 2009
• Minn. program offers cell phone help for blind users
  Cell phone coaches are giving free training sessions on Friday for blind and visually impaired people.November 13, 2009
• Minneapolis imam pleased to be off no-fly list
  The imam of a Minneapolis mosque that has been associated with the disappearances of nearly 20 Somali men is relieved to be off of the government's no-fly list after being banned from air travel a year ago.November 11, 2009
• Judge blocks UND from changing nickname
  A judge has temporarily blocked higher education officials from changing the University of North Dakota's Fighting Sioux nickname.November 11, 2009
• 1,200 janitors fired in 'quiet' immigration raid
  One of the largest immigration crackdowns under the Obama administration to date took place in the Twin Cities last month, when 1,200 undocumented janitors were fired from their jobs, according to immigration lawyers.November 9, 2009
• On long-term homelessness, Pawlenty misses goal
  Barely a year into his first term, Gov. Tim Pawlenty set out to end long-term homelessness in Minnesota by 2010, an audacious-sounding goal that he insisted was "very real and attainable."November 9, 2009

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