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ARTS & CULTURE

	Givens Black Books program brings African-American literature into homes \| MinnPost 4/20 MORE

	PHOTOS \| Hawaiian and Native American dancers meet in Minneapolis for a cultural exchange \| TC Daily Planet 4/9 MORE

	Hear some of Minnesota's finest poets at the Great Twin Cities Poetry Read \| MinnPost 4/2 MORE

	Somali-American photographer presents a new view of his community \| MPR 3/29 MORE

	GonzoGroup: New season, new home, new ticket model \| MinnPost 3/9 MORE

	An "artist co-op" for urban farmers \| the line media 2/15 MORE

	Minnesota-linked projects are winners at Sundance Film Festival \| StarTribune 1/30 MORE

	Overhaul of downtown Minneapolis theaters helps drive economic renaissance \| Finance & Commerce 1/9 MORE

	Looking back at 2011: Three trends in the arts \| MinnPost 12/31 MORE

	Minneapolis' cultural corridor: 'Living, breathing buildings,' not relics \| 12/15 MORE

CHILDREN & YOUTH

	Wellstone Bike Club empowers East African women in Minneapolis through cycling \| Twin Cities Daily Planet 5/6 MORE

	Working Moms' Challenges: Paid Leave, Child Care \| NPR 4/20 MORE

	Minn. teen birth rate drops 19% \| MPR 4/10 MORE

	Campaign draws attention to disparity in student achievement \| MPR 4/2 MORE

	Black student suspensions soar \| TC Daily Planet 3/15 MORE

	Report finds gaps in Minnesota child protection system \| MPR 2/22 MORE

	Immigrant families find advice and encouragement for their preschool youngsters from early childhood classes. \| Star Tribune 2/18 MORE

	Vikings Stadium Proposal: How is YouthLink Affected? \| YouthLink 1/27 MORE

	Simon Says: Minnesota research focuses on helping homeless kids learn \| Daily Planet 2/3 MORE

	St. Paul schools launch program to get students eating fruits, veggies \| MPR 1/29 MORE

EDUCATION

	Analysis: More Minn. students relying on free and reduced lunches \| MPR 5/7 MORE

	Advanced placement surges as tool for raising school standards \| MPR 5/6 MORE

	Culturally responsive teaching: 'It's something you do -- every day' \| MinnPost 5/7 MORE

	Building bilingual kids: Three Minneapolis schools will offer Spanish-language classrooms for native speakers next year \| Daily Planet 4/29 MORE

	Minnesota Department of Education describes how principals use restorative discipline practices \| Daily Planet 4/30 MORE

	Hartford Foundation refocuses on education \| Hartford Business Journal 4/23 MORE

	Teachers hope to boost test scores with fresh air, food, mints \| MPR 4/18 MORE

	New tool to standardize teacher evaluations in Minn. \| MPR 4/15 MORE

	Children's voices unheard in funding debates: Declining resources deprive youngsters of quality pre-K schooling \| TC Daily Planet 4/12 MORE

	Teacher tenure bill may be unacceptable to Gov. Dayton \| MPR 3/26 MORE

ENVIRONMENT

	How to attract birds n bees to your garden/farm and keep those feathery visitors coming back \| TC Daily Planet 5/8 MORE

	DNR enlists public to prevent spread of invasive species \| MPR 5/4 MORE

	Recipe For Safer Drinking Water? Add Sun, Salt And Lime \| MPR 5/8 MORE

	Karen Washington tells local urban gardeners: to go permanent, get political \| The Line 4/4 MORE

	Trust for Public Land to buy parcel for $2.2 million to make way for Frogtown Farm and Garden \| The Line 3/21 MORE

	Demand grows for communal garden plots for immigrants \| TC Daily Planet 3/18 MORE

	An "artist co-op" for urban farmers \| the line media 2/15 MORE

	The Bike Boom by the Numbers \| The Line 1/25 MORE

	Downtown Mpls. transit hub closer to reality, officials say \| MPR news 12/22 MORE

	A new attitude about biking in Minneapolis? \| Startribune 12/16 MORE

ECONOMIC VITALITY

	Rêve Consulting fosters growth in North Minneapolis \| the line media 5/2 MORE

	Senate leaders predict close stadium vote \| MPR 5/8 MORE

	US employers posted 3.74 million jobs in March, highest number in nearly 4 years \| Star Tribune 5/8 MORE

	Supporters say Southwest Corridor LRT could lose federal funds \| MPR 5/7 MORE

	Stadium plan clears House on 73-58 vote; Vikings would pay more \| Start Tribune 5/8 MORE

	House passes $567 million updated bonding bill \| MinnPost 5/7 MORE

	Vikings stadium financing plan: It's complicated \| MPR 04/27 MORE

	The New Normal: A demographer and an economist explain what Minnesota has to do to survive \| TC Daily Planet 4/19 MORE

	Minneapolis revises minority workforce goals \| TC Daily Planet 4/11 MORE

	New Twins treats unveiled \| Downtown Journal 4/3 MORE

HEALTH

	Federal funding for bike routes pays off in Twin Cities \| Star Tribune 5/4 MORE

	DNR enlists public to prevent spread of invasive species \| MPR 5/4 MORE

	Recipe For Safer Drinking Water? Add Sun, Salt And Lime \| MPR 5/8 MORE

	CDC: Obesity rate to hit 42 pct. by 2030 \| MPR 5/7 MORE

	New anti-obesity effort is launched -- but is its approach effective? \| MinnPost 5/5 MORE

	Minn. House passes abortion facility license fees \| MPR 4/20 MORE

	MAC seeks study on links between jet noise, health \| Star Tribune 3/24 MORE

	Gardening growing in Twin Cities: Four hundred show up for resource fair in St. Paul \| Daily Planet 4/4 MORE

	Demand grows for communal garden plots for immigrants \| TC Daily Planet 3/18 MORE

	Pink slime in ground beef: What's the big deal? \| CBS news 3/14 MORE

HOUSING

	Big welfare cuts stripped from human services legislation \| MinnPost 4/26 MORE

	Pillsbury A Mill to be converted to affordable housing \| TC Daily Planet 4/19 MORE

	Low vacancy rates leading to higher Twin Cities’ rents \| Daily Planet 4/4 MORE

	Trust for Public Land to buy parcel for $2.2 million to make way for Frogtown Farm and Garden \| The Line 3/21 MORE

	Report says fewer people living on street in Hennepin County \| MPR 3/7 MORE

	Facing budget cuts, 12 counties consider collaborating to deliver human services \| MinnPost 12/27 MORE

	Simon Says: Minnesota research focuses on helping homeless kids learn \| Daily Planet 2/3 MORE

	As local programs get more federal money, homeless vets find homes \| Daily Planet 1/25 MORE

	Helping Minnesota's homeless kids: Studying services that work \| Daily Planet 1/24 MORE

	Hundreds mourn Minnesotans who died homeless \| MPR news 12/16 MORE

IMMIGRATION

	A lot of people are dying to come to the U.S. \| TC Daily Planet 5/7 MORE

	Many U.S. Immigrants’ Children Seek American Dream Abroad \| NY Times 4/15 MORE

	Conflict in Eritrea comes home \| TC Daily Planet 4/9 MORE

	Demand grows for communal garden plots for immigrants \| TC Daily Planet 3/18 MORE

	Minnesota Latino businesses: Growing, greening, cooperating \| TC Daily Planet 3/18 MORE

	Immigrant couple applies Tejalpa business experience to Twin Cities opportunities \| TC Daily Planet 3/11 MORE

	A Privately Funded Dream Act, of Sorts \| Nonprofit Quarterly source Wall Street Journal 3/7 MORE

	Immigrant families find advice and encouragement for their preschool youngsters from early childhood classes. \| Star Tribune 2/18 MORE

	Immigrants draw lines for change in Minneapolis \| Startribune 2/18 MORE

	Dispatch From Detention: A Rare Look Inside Our ‘Humane’ Immigration Jails \| Colorlines.com 1/4 MORE

INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

	Global philanthropy: Smallest donors have biggest impact \| Philanthropy Daily 4/19 MORE

	Is microfinance an engine of development? Finca says yes \| The Guardian 3/28 MORE

	Global Philanthropy Forum 2007: Plenary 3 \| Google Forum 3/28 MORE

	What Makes International Philanthropy Work? \| Philanthropy Roundtable.org MORE

	Why the Global Economy Needs to Invest in Women \| the daily beast 1/20 MORE

	U.S. Somalis Can’t Support Families During Famine, Thanks To Anti-Terror Laws \| colorlines.com 12/16 MORE

	Panel urges support of U.S. role in rebuilding Libya \| MN Daily 11/10 MORE

	Milestones in modern philanthropy - interactive \| The Guardian, Nov 8 MORE

	U.N. Officials Say Famine Is Widening in Somalia \| New York Times, 09/05/2011 MORE

	Opening Up Chinese Philanthropy \| Council on Foundations, 08/17/2011 MORE

JUSTICE & EQUALITY

	Wellstone Bike Club empowers East African women in Minneapolis through cycling \| Twin Cities Daily Planet 5/6 MORE

	U of M students hope documentary prompts debate over apology to Native Americans \| MinnPost 4/30 MORE

	White farmer, African American college professor named 2012 Facing Race Ambassadors, and keep the conversation going in Minnesota \| Daily Planet 4/30 MORE

	Lawsuits likely before and after Voter ID balloting \| MPR 4/10 MORE

	With final passage, fate of Photo ID constitutional amendment will be up to voters \| MinnPost 4/4 MORE

	A "Facebook for the neighborhood" expands in Saint Paul \| The Line Media 3/7 MORE

	Walter Mondale, Kathleen Blatz help organize lawyers against marriage amendment \| MinnPost 3/13 MORE

	Minority representation, downtown dominate redistricting discussion in Minneapolis \| TC Daily Planet 2/23 MORE

	MPR News Primer: The marriage amendment \| MPR 2/13 MORE

	Willie Lloyd's second chance \| Daily Planet 2/3 MORE

	Givens Black Books program brings African-American literature into homes \| MinnPost 4/20 MORE

	PHOTOS \| Hawaiian and Native American dancers meet in Minneapolis for a cultural exchange \| TC Daily Planet 4/9 MORE

	Hear some of Minnesota's finest poets at the Great Twin Cities Poetry Read \| MinnPost 4/2 MORE

	Somali-American photographer presents a new view of his community \| MPR 3/29 MORE

	GonzoGroup: New season, new home, new ticket model \| MinnPost 3/9 MORE

	An "artist co-op" for urban farmers \| the line media 2/15 MORE

	Minnesota-linked projects are winners at Sundance Film Festival \| StarTribune 1/30 MORE

	Overhaul of downtown Minneapolis theaters helps drive economic renaissance \| Finance & Commerce 1/9 MORE

	Looking back at 2011: Three trends in the arts \| MinnPost 12/31 MORE

	Minneapolis' cultural corridor: 'Living, breathing buildings,' not relics \| 12/15 MORE

	Wellstone Bike Club empowers East African women in Minneapolis through cycling \| Twin Cities Daily Planet 5/6 MORE

	Working Moms' Challenges: Paid Leave, Child Care \| NPR 4/20 MORE

	Minn. teen birth rate drops 19% \| MPR 4/10 MORE

	Campaign draws attention to disparity in student achievement \| MPR 4/2 MORE

	Black student suspensions soar \| TC Daily Planet 3/15 MORE

	Report finds gaps in Minnesota child protection system \| MPR 2/22 MORE

	Immigrant families find advice and encouragement for their preschool youngsters from early childhood classes. \| Star Tribune 2/18 MORE

	Vikings Stadium Proposal: How is YouthLink Affected? \| YouthLink 1/27 MORE

	Simon Says: Minnesota research focuses on helping homeless kids learn \| Daily Planet 2/3 MORE

	St. Paul schools launch program to get students eating fruits, veggies \| MPR 1/29 MORE

	Analysis: More Minn. students relying on free and reduced lunches \| MPR 5/7 MORE

	Advanced placement surges as tool for raising school standards \| MPR 5/6 MORE

	Culturally responsive teaching: 'It's something you do -- every day' \| MinnPost 5/7 MORE

	Building bilingual kids: Three Minneapolis schools will offer Spanish-language classrooms for native speakers next year \| Daily Planet 4/29 MORE

	Minnesota Department of Education describes how principals use restorative discipline practices \| Daily Planet 4/30 MORE

	Hartford Foundation refocuses on education \| Hartford Business Journal 4/23 MORE

	Teachers hope to boost test scores with fresh air, food, mints \| MPR 4/18 MORE

	New tool to standardize teacher evaluations in Minn. \| MPR 4/15 MORE

	Children's voices unheard in funding debates: Declining resources deprive youngsters of quality pre-K schooling \| TC Daily Planet 4/12 MORE

	Teacher tenure bill may be unacceptable to Gov. Dayton \| MPR 3/26 MORE

	How to attract birds n bees to your garden/farm and keep those feathery visitors coming back \| TC Daily Planet 5/8 MORE

	DNR enlists public to prevent spread of invasive species \| MPR 5/4 MORE

	Recipe For Safer Drinking Water? Add Sun, Salt And Lime \| MPR 5/8 MORE

	Karen Washington tells local urban gardeners: to go permanent, get political \| The Line 4/4 MORE

	Trust for Public Land to buy parcel for $2.2 million to make way for Frogtown Farm and Garden \| The Line 3/21 MORE

	Demand grows for communal garden plots for immigrants \| TC Daily Planet 3/18 MORE

	An "artist co-op" for urban farmers \| the line media 2/15 MORE

	The Bike Boom by the Numbers \| The Line 1/25 MORE

	Downtown Mpls. transit hub closer to reality, officials say \| MPR news 12/22 MORE

	A new attitude about biking in Minneapolis? \| Startribune 12/16 MORE

	Rêve Consulting fosters growth in North Minneapolis \| the line media 5/2 MORE

	Senate leaders predict close stadium vote \| MPR 5/8 MORE

	US employers posted 3.74 million jobs in March, highest number in nearly 4 years \| Star Tribune 5/8 MORE

	Supporters say Southwest Corridor LRT could lose federal funds \| MPR 5/7 MORE

	Stadium plan clears House on 73-58 vote; Vikings would pay more \| Start Tribune 5/8 MORE

	House passes $567 million updated bonding bill \| MinnPost 5/7 MORE

	Vikings stadium financing plan: It's complicated \| MPR 04/27 MORE

	The New Normal: A demographer and an economist explain what Minnesota has to do to survive \| TC Daily Planet 4/19 MORE

	Minneapolis revises minority workforce goals \| TC Daily Planet 4/11 MORE

	New Twins treats unveiled \| Downtown Journal 4/3 MORE