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After months of being denied breaks, Debbie Simonson had had enough. She quit her job at the Brooklyn Park Wal-Mart store because “I was tired of all the stress . . . of being told I couldn’t go to the bathroom.” Even though she didn’t get to take the breaks, Wal-Mart never paid her for the time she worked, she said. MORE »
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• Watch Homeless Youth: Finding Home, a documentary following six homeless youth in Minnesota on TPT Channel 17 on November 22nd, at 8 pm. (If you miss it, see part of the documentary right here: MORE »
This is the place to look for recount data — updated from the Secretary of State’s web site every night.
And a hat-tip to Minnesota Independent for the great photo. MORE »
This Thanksgiving, families throughout the Twin Cities will gather at the table and be thankful for what they have, despite the rough economic climate. But Thanksgiving can also be a time for people to help those less fortunate themselves: here is a list of ways you can help on Thanksgiving Day and beyond. MORE »
I Spy with My Little Eye Minnesota. V is for Viking: A Minnesota Alphabet. The Voyageur’s Paddle. The Legend of the Loon. The Legend of the Lady’s Slipper. If you can’t find enough picture books to fill your child’s shelves with the hoariest lore of our great Gopher State, it is not Kathy-jo Wargin’s fault. For pete’s sake, she’s even given us The Edmund Fitzgerald: The Song of the Bell. MORE »