The importance of Anne Frank Sixty-five years ago this August, Anne Frank and her family were discovered hiding in an annex in Amsterdam and sent to concentration camps. Though she perished, her diary became one of the most compelling and poignant stories to come out of the holocaust. Midmorning examines the lingering power of Anne Frank's "Diary of a Young Girl."Midmorning, August 13, 2009
Inspired by Williams, second homeowner vows eviction fight Rosemary Williams' public battle to stay in her foreclosed home has inspired at least one other Twin Cities woman, who now vows to resist eviction from her own home in Robbinsdale.August 12, 2009
St. Paul homeless center expands, plans awareness event Ramsey County's only day drop-in center for homeless women and children has expanded to accommodate the growing number of families needing shelter during the recession.August 12, 2009
The Ethicist is in Ethics writer Randy Cohen thinks Americans don't file enough lawsuits when they've been wronged. He wrote recently that Henry Louis Gates ought to sue over his treatment by Cambridge police.Midmorning, August 12, 2009
Families: American hikers entered Iran by mistake Three American hikers detained in Iran since
July 31 entered the country by mistake, and their families are hoping for a quick resolution that will reunite them with their children, the families said in a statement Tuesday.August 11, 2009
Life, on the lawn To many, Andrew Moore is "that guy in south Minneapolis with all the stuff on his lawn."August 11, 2009
Eunice Kennedy Shriver dead at 88 President John F. Kennedy's sister, Eunice Kennedy
Shriver, died early Tuesday. She was 88.August 11, 2009
Fergus Falls band invited to U of M homecoming The Fergus Falls high school marching
band made such good impression performing at President Barack
Obama's inauguration that it's got a prestigious new gig.August 10, 2009
Continental Airlines apologizes for stranding passengers Continental Airlines is apologizing to
passengers who were stuck on the tarmac for six hours when a
Houston-to-Minneapolis flight was diverted because of bad weather.August 10, 2009
No arrests made so far at Rosemary Williams home Authorities say they are not anticipating any arrests or action outside the home of a Minneapolis woman who refuses to leave after being ordered to do so by Hennepin County Sheriff's deputies.August 10, 2009
Meeting tomorrow seeks to curb recruitment of young Somali men Teachers, community groups and families will gather Tuesday in Minneapolis to hear how they can prevent the future recruitment of Somali-American youth for so-called "jihadist activities."August 10, 2009