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Cynthia Boyd writes Community Sketchbook for MinnPost.

Beat-the-odds students explore the law at University of Minnesota program

By Cynthia Boyd, MinnPost

Beating-the-educational-odds stories are popular this graduation time of year. More than that, they are heartening.

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Minneapolis photographer uses his camera to bring diverse community together

By Cynthia Boyd, MinnPost

Wing Young Huie shown in a Chicago Avenue business with some of his photographs. (MinnPost photo by Bill Kelley)

Take the concept of “other.’’

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Bush Fellow Dave Ellis wants to start 'blameless conversations' for social change

By Cynthia Boyd, MinnPost

Dave Ellis aims to start a serious conversation among African-American men and boys that he says will jump-start social change.

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Lawmakers approve $33 million for housing and homelessness-prevention programs

By Cynthia Boyd, MinnPost

The Legislature just approved $33 million in funding for housing and homelessness-prevention programs and the state has a new director to prevent and end homelessness.

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Prospects of state aid for undocumented immigrant students 'looking really, really good'

By Cynthia Boyd, MinnPost

Rally-goers marching to the Minnesota State Capitol following passage by the Senate Wednesday afternoon of the "Path to Prosperity Act." (Photo by Juve Meza)

Wednesday was the third time over the years that the Minnesota Senate has passed a bill that would allow Minnesota’s undocumented college students to pay in-state tuition. Before, similar measures have died for lack of support outside that body.

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St. Paul ponders future of Dorothy Day Center for needy

By Cynthia Boyd, MinnPost

The Dorothy Day Center, right, provides a shocking contrast to St. Paul successful entertainment and sports venue, Xcel Energy Center across the street. (MinnPost photo by Jana Freiband)

Many cities have familiar gateways: St. Louis, has its Arch; San Francisco, the Golden Gate Bridge; New York City, the Statute of Liberty.

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Minnesota Senate passes financial aid for undocumented immigrant students

By Cynthia Boyd, MinnPost

Thalia Estrada is 17, a senior at Central High School in St. Paul with a 3.5 GPA and the dream of becoming a neurologist. (Photo by Roberto Palma)

You likely don’t know Thalia Estrada or Karen Salas Ramirez, but they’re the kind of young students who can strengthen Minnesota’s economic future.

[EDITOR'S NOTE: The Minnesota Senate passed the bill discussed in this article today, May 1.]

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Immigration scholar at University of Minnesota worries Boston bombings will derail reform plans

By Cynthia Boyd, MinnPost

Professor Katherine Fennelly

“In the beginning, I was just hoping it wasn’t an immigrant.’’

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Minnesota's homeless are profiled in new Wilder findings

By Cynthia Boyd, MinnPost

Analysts at Wilder Research are slowly revealing the people behind the numbers of Minnesota’s homeless counted last fall. (Photo by Franco Folini/Creative Commons)

Like peeling the skin off an onion, analysts at Wilder Research are slowly revealing the people behind the numbers of Minnesota’s homeless counted last fall. They’re digging deeper into the data.

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Advocates for needy say bipartisan support emerging for increased spending

By Cynthia Boyd, MinnPost

A possible amendment to the health and human services budget that has been bandied about by some members of the House Health and Human Services Finance Committee this week would raise grants to families with children for the first time in 27 years. (Courtesy of MN Senate Media Services)

Despite recent DFL leadership calls at the Legislature for $150 million in cuts in the proposed health and human services budget, there appears to be a bipartisan effort afoot to increase assistance for needy Minnesota families.

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