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ARTS & CULTURE

	Zenon celebrates 30th year with new works; new app for museums month \| MinnPost, 05/03 MORE

	Southern Theater survives, thanks to downsizing \| MPR News 1/9 MORE

	Oromo artist Kadir Said: Music changed my life \| TC Daily Planet 1/8 MORE

	A New Kind of Art Space: Public Functionary \| The Line Media 1/2 MORE

	Minnesota Orchestra, SPCO musicians, negotiate with management today \| MPR 1/2 MORE

	Twin Cities Black Film Festival founder on 10 years of stars and screenings \| TC Daily Planet 12/27 MORE

	Pinchas Zukerman: 'Let’s bring music back to Minnesota!' \| MinnPost 12/4 MORE

	The Giant Steppers: Susan Campion and M.anifest \| The Line 10/14 MORE

	At the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, "Young People's Ofrendas" showcase the lives and talent of Minnesota children \| Daily Planet 11/01 MORE

	Lila Downs celebrates Latino Heritage Month at East Phillips in Minneapolis \| TC Daily Planet 10/19 MORE

CHILDREN & YOUTH

	Early childhood education promising, but no 'vaccine' for disadvantaged youth \| Star Tribune, 03/10 MORE

	For Many Kids, Winter Break Means Hungry Holidays \| MPR 1/3 MORE

	At the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, "Young People's Ofrendas" showcase the lives and talent of Minnesota children \| Daily Planet 11/01 MORE

	The Advocate: Victor Vieth and the fight to end child abuse \| MinnPost 10/8 MORE

	LGBTQ youth group Justin's Gift denied entry into Anoka Halloween parade \| MinnPost 10/09 MORE

	Culture counts: For Minneapolis College Prep, student engagement is a prime classroom tool \| MinnPost 8/27 MORE

	Installing bleachers or putting up cabins, SAOIC grads are building new lives \| MinnPost 8/20 MORE

	NEIGHBORHOOD NOTES \| Wanted in East Phillips: Volunteers to revitalize Southside Family Nurturing Center play area \| Daily Planet, 08/10/2012 MORE

	With school out, feeding Minnesota’s needy children is challenging \| MinnPost, 07/17/2012 MORE

	Kids flock to North Minneapolis playground — for free books \| MinnPost, 06/13/2012 MORE

EDUCATION

	Tickets now on sale for Minnesota Meeting \| Grammy award-winner and education reform advocate John Legend will join graduate school Dean Mayme Hostetter as upcoming Minnesota Meeting speakers. MORE

	The achievement gap: Coming to a theater near you, MPR, 3/5/13 \| Minneapolis Foundation launches awareness campaign on proven strategies to close the gap MORE

	Let's RESET Education in Minnesota: five ways to create successful schools \| Visit the RESET Education website to learn more MORE

	Minnesota's 'Think Big' effort aims to produce 'World’s Best/Smartest Workforce' \| Minnpost 2/20 MORE

	Preschool for all: White House allies offer plan \| MPR 2/7 MORE

	Lessons to learn from U research on disadvantaged children \| MinnPost 2/8 MORE

	Study: Open enrollment increasing racial segregation in Twin Cities schools \| MPR 1/1 MORE

	How 'Deferred Action' Will Affect Classrooms \| MPR 1/1 MORE

	Elite Colleges Struggle To Recruit Smart, Low-Income Kids \| MPR News 1/9 MORE

	Parents United: Testing, teachers, parent involvement and funding top education agenda for Minnesota legislature \| TC Daily Planet 1/6 MORE

ENVIRONMENT

	Climate change event celebrates 'traditional' Minnesota winter — before it’s too late \| MinnPost 2/21 MORE

	Immigrant farmers on the lookout for land \| MPR 2/7 MORE

	After Disasters, Community Foundations Come to the Rescue \| New City Patch 11/12 MORE

	Jay Cooke State Park reopens Monday \| MPR 10/19 MORE

	Clean energy in our community: University of Minnesota Morris \| MinnPost 8/21 MORE

	In Drought-Stricken Midwest, It's Fodder Vs. Fuel \| Minnesota Public Radio, 07/26/2012 MORE

	Minnesota River cleanup needs renewed focus \| MinnPost, 07/10/2012 MORE

	EPA sets tougher soot pollution standards \| Minnesota Public Radio, 06/15/2012 MORE

	Plenty to experience during Twin Cities Bike Walk Week \| TC Daily Planet 6/4 MORE

	Contributing To Clean Water \| Twin Cities Metro MORE

ECONOMIC VITALITY

	A conversation with Muhammad Yunus, father of the microcredit movement \| Star Tribune, 03/09 MORE

	Our top three list for the 2013 Minnesota Legislative Session \| TC Daily Planet 1/9 MORE

	Unemployment falls below 7% in most US cities \| MPR 1/9 MORE

	Few tenants remain on Block E: ‘We're lonely here’ \| minnpost 1/2 MORE

	'Fiscal cliff' averted; new debt, spending fights loom \| MPR 1/2 MORE

	Black Friday creeps into Thanksgiving permanently? \| MPR 11/24 MORE

	Minneapolis expands plan to put more produce in corner stores \| MPR 10/18 MORE

	University Ave. businesses spruce up to prepare for light rail customers \| MPR 10/26 MORE

	Business forum: Local African businesses hit milestone \| Startribune 9/18 MORE

	Bernanke: With unemployment 'a grave concern,' Fed will do more if conditions don't improve \| Star Tribune 9/1 MORE

HEALTH

	Early childhood education promising, but no 'vaccine' for disadvantaged youth \| Star Tribune, 03/10 MORE

	Americans dying at younger age than peers in rich nations \| Startribune 1/9 MORE

	Changes to govt. health care could save on costs, UnitedHealth Group reports \| MPR News 1/9 MORE

	Penn Gas Stop joins Appetite for Change Healthy Corner Store Project in North Minneapolis \| Daily Planet 12/7 MORE

	Flu surge has Minnesota health officials worried \| StarTribune 1/2 MORE

	How health inequalities play out in Twin Cities’ communities of color \| MinnPost 11/13 MORE

	Minneapolis expands plan to put more produce in corner stores \| MPR 10/18 MORE

	Report on Mississippi River health shows the hardest work lies ahead \| MinnPost 10/2 MORE

	Shared decision-making leads to better health outcomes, lower costs, two experts say \| MinnPost 10/1

	Shared decision-making leads to better health outcomes, lower costs, two experts say \| MinnPost 10/1

HOUSING

	US home prices record biggest jump in 6 years in October in latest sign of housing rebound \| StarTribune 12/4 MORE

	'Endangered' tax credits a key part of financing affordable housing projects \| MinnPost 11/21 MORE

	St. Stephen’s: ‘I thank God for places like this’ \| MinnPost 11/21 MORE

	Area homeless shelters swamped and worry about what’s ahead \| MinnPost 10/17 MORE

	Minneapolis homeowners offer safe shelter for homeless young people \| MinnPost 09/05 MORE

	Black and Latino seniors most at risk of home foreclosure \| Daily Planet, 08/8/2012 MORE

	How America's Losing The War On Poverty \| National Public Radio, 08/4/20012 MORE

	Twin Cities housing market shows signs of healing \| MinnPost, 07/17/2012 MORE

	Group hopes to lure grocery to Minneapolis food desert \| Minneapolis Public Radio, 07/09/2012 MORE

	Do you have an idea about how to reduce poverty? \| MinnPost, 06/18/2012 MORE

IMMIGRATION

	Minnesota Senate passes financial aid for undocumented immigrant students \| MinnPost, 04/30 MORE

	Does Crime Drop When Immigrants Move In? \| NPR, 03/08 MORE

	Minnesota immigrant plans U.S.'s first Somali museum \| TC Daily Planet, 03/13 MORE

	As budget cuts loom, low-risk undocumented immigrants freed \| Minnpost 2/26 MORE

	Minnesota's Bhutanese refugees find new voice through oral history project \| Daily Planet 2/25 MORE

	Immigrants' children more Democratic than parents \| MPR 7/2 MORE

	US spent $18B on immigration enforcement in 2012 \| MPR 1/7 MORE

	US spent $18B on immigration enforcement in 2012 \| MPR 1/7 MORE

	Reporter who wrote about life as undocumented immigrant arrested in Minnesota \| MinnPost 10/05 MORE

	The Minneapolis Foundation launches the Minnesota DREAMers Fund \| Learn about the new federal policy and find out how you can join the foundations, businesses, and legal services agencies teaming up to help young immigrants gain protected status. MORE

INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

	OUR STORIES \| Young Ethiopian American founds soccer org, gives back to Ethiopia \| Twin Cities Daily Planet, 05/01/13 MORE

	http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2013/01/17/social-issue/somali-diaspora-community \| MPR 1/18 MORE

	New hope for Somalia, says scholar MP \| CNN 12/11 MORE

JUSTICE & EQUALITY

	Does Crime Drop When Immigrants Move In? \| NPR, 03/08 MORE

	Mpls. police chief's night job: Teaching about changing demographics \| Minnesota Public Radio, 03/03 MORE

	2011 TOYM honoree profile: Nekima Levy-Pounds \| MinnPost 11/25 MORE

	Our complex history on issues of race, our local response \| The Daily Planet 2/5 MORE

	Q&A \| Joan Vanhala on community engagement with LRT development \| TC Daily Planet 1/6 MORE

	New Minnesota laws take effect this week \| Star Tribune 12/2 MORE

	Minnesota same-sex marriage activists gather to plan strategy \| MPR 12/3 MORE

	Report: Racial inequalities rife in Minn.'s juvenile justice system \| MPR 11/14 MORE

	What do enviro-minded voters want? Look to ballot questions for the answers \| MinnPost 11/21 MORE

	Why Minnesota CEOs Said No to Banning Same-Sex Marriage \| Harvard Business Review 11/9 MORE

	Zenon celebrates 30th year with new works; new app for museums month \| MinnPost, 05/03 MORE

	Southern Theater survives, thanks to downsizing \| MPR News 1/9 MORE

	Oromo artist Kadir Said: Music changed my life \| TC Daily Planet 1/8 MORE

	A New Kind of Art Space: Public Functionary \| The Line Media 1/2 MORE

	Minnesota Orchestra, SPCO musicians, negotiate with management today \| MPR 1/2 MORE

	Twin Cities Black Film Festival founder on 10 years of stars and screenings \| TC Daily Planet 12/27 MORE

	Pinchas Zukerman: 'Let’s bring music back to Minnesota!' \| MinnPost 12/4 MORE

	The Giant Steppers: Susan Campion and M.anifest \| The Line 10/14 MORE

	At the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, "Young People's Ofrendas" showcase the lives and talent of Minnesota children \| Daily Planet 11/01 MORE

	Lila Downs celebrates Latino Heritage Month at East Phillips in Minneapolis \| TC Daily Planet 10/19 MORE

	Early childhood education promising, but no 'vaccine' for disadvantaged youth \| Star Tribune, 03/10 MORE

	For Many Kids, Winter Break Means Hungry Holidays \| MPR 1/3 MORE

	At the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, "Young People's Ofrendas" showcase the lives and talent of Minnesota children \| Daily Planet 11/01 MORE

	The Advocate: Victor Vieth and the fight to end child abuse \| MinnPost 10/8 MORE

	LGBTQ youth group Justin's Gift denied entry into Anoka Halloween parade \| MinnPost 10/09 MORE

	Culture counts: For Minneapolis College Prep, student engagement is a prime classroom tool \| MinnPost 8/27 MORE

	Installing bleachers or putting up cabins, SAOIC grads are building new lives \| MinnPost 8/20 MORE

	NEIGHBORHOOD NOTES \| Wanted in East Phillips: Volunteers to revitalize Southside Family Nurturing Center play area \| Daily Planet, 08/10/2012 MORE

	With school out, feeding Minnesota’s needy children is challenging \| MinnPost, 07/17/2012 MORE

	Kids flock to North Minneapolis playground — for free books \| MinnPost, 06/13/2012 MORE

	Tickets now on sale for Minnesota Meeting \| Grammy award-winner and education reform advocate John Legend will join graduate school Dean Mayme Hostetter as upcoming Minnesota Meeting speakers. MORE

	The achievement gap: Coming to a theater near you, MPR, 3/5/13 \| Minneapolis Foundation launches awareness campaign on proven strategies to close the gap MORE

	Let's RESET Education in Minnesota: five ways to create successful schools \| Visit the RESET Education website to learn more MORE

	Minnesota's 'Think Big' effort aims to produce 'World’s Best/Smartest Workforce' \| Minnpost 2/20 MORE

	Preschool for all: White House allies offer plan \| MPR 2/7 MORE

	Lessons to learn from U research on disadvantaged children \| MinnPost 2/8 MORE

	Study: Open enrollment increasing racial segregation in Twin Cities schools \| MPR 1/1 MORE

	How 'Deferred Action' Will Affect Classrooms \| MPR 1/1 MORE

	Elite Colleges Struggle To Recruit Smart, Low-Income Kids \| MPR News 1/9 MORE

	Parents United: Testing, teachers, parent involvement and funding top education agenda for Minnesota legislature \| TC Daily Planet 1/6 MORE

	Climate change event celebrates 'traditional' Minnesota winter — before it’s too late \| MinnPost 2/21 MORE

	Immigrant farmers on the lookout for land \| MPR 2/7 MORE

	After Disasters, Community Foundations Come to the Rescue \| New City Patch 11/12 MORE

	Jay Cooke State Park reopens Monday \| MPR 10/19 MORE

	Clean energy in our community: University of Minnesota Morris \| MinnPost 8/21 MORE

	In Drought-Stricken Midwest, It's Fodder Vs. Fuel \| Minnesota Public Radio, 07/26/2012 MORE

	Minnesota River cleanup needs renewed focus \| MinnPost, 07/10/2012 MORE

	EPA sets tougher soot pollution standards \| Minnesota Public Radio, 06/15/2012 MORE

	Plenty to experience during Twin Cities Bike Walk Week \| TC Daily Planet 6/4 MORE

	Contributing To Clean Water \| Twin Cities Metro MORE

	A conversation with Muhammad Yunus, father of the microcredit movement \| Star Tribune, 03/09 MORE

	Our top three list for the 2013 Minnesota Legislative Session \| TC Daily Planet 1/9 MORE

	Unemployment falls below 7% in most US cities \| MPR 1/9 MORE

	Few tenants remain on Block E: ‘We're lonely here’ \| minnpost 1/2 MORE

	'Fiscal cliff' averted; new debt, spending fights loom \| MPR 1/2 MORE

	Black Friday creeps into Thanksgiving permanently? \| MPR 11/24 MORE

	Minneapolis expands plan to put more produce in corner stores \| MPR 10/18 MORE

	University Ave. businesses spruce up to prepare for light rail customers \| MPR 10/26 MORE

	Business forum: Local African businesses hit milestone \| Startribune 9/18 MORE

	Bernanke: With unemployment 'a grave concern,' Fed will do more if conditions don't improve \| Star Tribune 9/1 MORE