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• Making Minneapolis safer
  In an op-ed column in Sunday's Star Tribune, Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak wrote: "It has become the unacceptable fact that juvenile violence is skyrocketing in our community." What can be done to make the city safer?11:06 a.m.
  Guests
  Dan Cain: President of RS Eden services. His agency supplies housing, counseling, treatment, drug testing and electronic bracelet monitoring for about 1,200 people, mostly ex-convincts.
  Monica Nilsson: Community development director at The Bridge, a 35-year-old homeless shelter and counseling service in Minneapolis, focusing on teens and their parents.
  Medaria Arrandondo: Minneapolis police officer currently assigned to the city's north side.
  More from MPR
  Familiar causes lead to new rise in crime in Minneapolis (07/18/2006)
  Minneapolis residents talk about living with crime (07/18/2006)
  Living with crime: Erin McCleary (07/18/2006)
  Living with crime: Valeshia King (07/18/2006)
  Living with crime: Carl Holmquist (07/18/2006)
  Resources
  The Bridge
  RS Eden
• How effective is early childhood education?
  The Minneapolis-based conservative think tank Center of the American Experiment organized a forum on July 18 titled "Early Childhood Education: Do Enthusiasts Exaggerate What it Can Do?"12:06 p.m.
  Guests
  Art Rolnick: Senior vice president and director of research at the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis.
  Ron Haskins: Senior fellow at the Brookings Institution.
  More from MPR
  Starting school younger (06/10/2005)
  Can early ed close the gap? (09/27/2004)

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