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A vegan turkey day report

By Maura Youngman, TC Daily Planet

Pass the Tofurky, bring on the vegan mashed potatoes, and be sure to leave some room for the chocolate carmel Chai Rice Dream. With just days to go before Thanksgiving, vegans from around the metro shed some light on how to celebrate a meat-free, dairy-free, egg-free, cruelty free "Turkey" day.

Emily Hager-Garman, 21, just made the switch from vegetarian to vegan a few months ago.MORE »

Homeless youth in Minnesota: Tonight on TPT

By Maura Youngman, TC Daily Planet

“A lot of you in the room grew up with a mother and father, had clothes and food. Some of us never had that,” Alicia, one of the young people profiled in Homeless Youth: Finding Home, a new documentary profiling the lives of six homeless youth in Minnesota. Alicia spoke to the group invited to preview the documentary at the Amherst H. Wilder Foundation November 19. MORE »

In St. Paul, Hamline-Midway plans painting to prevent graffiti

By Maura Youngman, TC Daily Planet

In St. Paul this fall, community members and small business owners are meeting up, sharing tips, and making plans to combat an ongoing graffiti problem in the Hamline-Midway neighborhood.

While representatives from the St.MORE »

Young Republicans working hard in Minnesota

By Maura Youngman, Twin Cities Dailiy Planet

With Republican presidential candidate John McCain trailing in national polls less than a week before the general election, Minnesota college Republicans were not showing any signs of letting up or slowing down.

Bethany Dorobiala is the chair of the Minnesota College Republicans, which oversees the College Republican chapters at more than 40 universities and colleges in the state.MORE »

View from the top in St. Paul

By Maura Youngman, TC Daily Planet

Mike Anderson, at the top of the Highland Park Water Tower, stood on the crowded observation deck, looking out against two downtown skylines, the bald fields of the Minneapolis-St. Paul airport, and trees showing crisp leaves of every color.

"This is the best turnout in five or six years," Anderson said, dodging a fully uniformed Cub Scout running past him.MORE »

Restoring Your Voice:

By Maura Youngman, TC Daily Planet

Five million people in 48 states are legally barred from casting their vote on Election Day because of prior felony convictions, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
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Coping with recession

By Maura Youngman, TC Daily Planet

In times of economic downturn, some Minneapolis residents are generating creative solutions to help their families save food, fuel, and money.

Eating for less
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