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• Photos: A morning with Mary Jo Copeland
  It's not uncommon for Mary Jo Copeland to be greeted with bear hugs or hand clapping as she enters a room at Sharing and Caring Hands, the Minneapolis-based nonprofit that provides those in need with everything from food to shelter. The tireless mother of 12 has been touching the lives of the impoverished since she started Sharing and Caring Hands in 1985. Copeland is being recognized Friday by President Barack Obama for the work she has done in the Twin Cities community. Copeland will be awarded the Presidential Citizens Medal, the second-highest civilian honor, for her charitable efforts. We spent a morning with her recently at Sharing and Caring Hands.February 14, 2013
• Fighting Sioux name supporters make appeal
  Supporters of the University of North Dakota's retired nickname made one last push to restore the Fighting Sioux moniker Thursday in front of a three-judge appeals panel in St. Paul, Minn.February 14, 2013
• Friday Roundtable: The meaning of Black History Month in 2013
  Our panelists examine the meaning of Black History Month in 2013. Does relegating the history of black Americans to one month do justice to the contributions they've made to American society?The Daily Circuit, February 14, 2013
• Mary Jo Copeland: Presidential award a 'humble honor'
  Mary Jo Copeland, founder and director of Sharing and Caring Hands, says she is humbled by her choice as a recipient of the Presidential Citizens Medal, one of the nation's highest civilian honors. Copeland will receive the award at the White House tomorrow. She spoke with MPR's Tom Crann about her charitable work providing meals and shelter to thousands of people in the Twin Cities every year since 1985.February 14, 2013
• Hennepin County moves social services out into community
  Hennepin County has a five-year, $40 million project to decentralize social services. County officials say the plan for six regional service hubs will make it easier for county residents to seek help with food, money, or health care. The first hub, in Brooklyn Center, has been open for four months.February 13, 2013
• One-on-one: Minnesota same-sex marriage debated
  The same-sex marriage debate at the Capitol is picking up steam this week. Jake Loesch of Minnesota United for All Families, which supports legalizing same-sex marriage, and opponent Jason Adkins of Minnesota for Marriage joins MPR's Cathy Wurzer in the studio.February 12, 2013
• Training helps workers defuse incidents with mentally ill inmates
  Crisis intervention training is helping prison workers who deal with mentally ill people in crisis. The Minnesota Department of Corrections is providing the voluntary training, recognizing that correctional officers have long been on the front lines in the response to mental illness.February 11, 2013
• Program targets child hunger in Duluth
  Schoolchildren in Duluth who have trouble getting enough to eat over the weekend will get some help from a new backpack program.February 10, 2013
• How happy is America? Govt. considers measurement index
  In recent years, Canada, France and Britain have added measures of citizen happiness to their official national statistics. The U.S. government is now considering adopting a happiness index as well.February 9, 2013
• Mpls. shelter founder gets president's award
  Mary Jo Copeland, the founder of a Minneapolis charity that assists thousands of poor people each month, is among the 13 recipients of the 2012 Presidential Citizens Medal.February 8, 2013
• Immigrant farmers on the lookout for land
  Got farmland? Then you might be a match for scores of immigrant farmers in the Twin Cities metro area who are once again in need of land to rent or purchase. They're looking for parcels as small as two to five acres, within about a 30-minute drive from the central cities.February 8, 2013
• Heartland Girls' Ranch helps heal underage victims of sex trafficking
  To combat the growing problem of sex trafficking, Minnesota is changing how it views underage victims. Advocates are asking lawmakers to help support safe housing that's not juvenile detention. The Heartland Girls' Ranch, founded more than 20 years ago as a place for abused or neglected girls, is one such healthy refuge from sexual exploitation.February 8, 2013
• Senate poised to renew Violence Against Women Act
  Senators tussled Thursday over whether Indian authorities should be able to prosecute non-Indians in domestic abuse cases, an issue that has delayed passage of legislation to renew the federal government's main law in the fight against domestic violence.February 7, 2013
• Boy Scouts postpone decision on gays
  The volunteer officers of the Boy Scouts of America's National Executive Board say the organization needs time for a more deliberate review of its membership policy.February 6, 2013
• New data privacy lawsuit filed against DNR employee
  Four women have filed a lawsuit against the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources employee accused of looking up their driver's license records.February 5, 2013

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