Professor to give $4,000 to prove a theory, the power of saying ‘I’m sorry,’ Concordia students battle the ‘bottoms up’ brigade at the Capitol, whatever happened to that promise to lower property taxes in Minnesota, and our quest to mean something to somebody. Read more →
MPR News Reflections and observations on the news
Tag: Poverty
More than 22 percent of people living in Winona live below the federal poverty level. But exclude the number of college students in the college town and the number drops in half. The same is true for Mankato, another college town in the state. Read more →
The long reach of poverty, the last days of ‘Big Blue,’ the food-truck controversy, the wheelage tax speeds through Minnesota counties, and the car seat’s great leap forward. Read more →
Is the American Dream dead? Forgetting how to fly. The creeping corruption. Before I did. The urinal sink. Read more →