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Every year, Minnesota’s four Law Schools—Hamline, University of Minnesota, University of St. Thomas and William Mitchell—graduate approximately 3,000 lawyers into our community. Approximately three percent of those newly-minted lawyers, or fewer than 100, will be Latinos. More disturbing, there appear to be no trends to indicate this situation will improve in the immediate future. MORE »
December 1, 2008 – We are working on stories on:
• Jordan Area Community Council
• Minnesota Court of Appeals appellate mediation project
• What’s happening to the 3M property in Dayton’s Bluff?
If you have information, anecdotes, or ideas about these stories, we want to hear from you — email editor@tcdailyplanet.net MORE »
What would you like to tell president-elect Barack Obama? Advise and Dissent features opinions on what the new president should be thinking and doing. This opinion came from Your Turn — Teens advise the next president on what youth need.
Abortion: I believe taking away a woman’s right to abortion is taking away her freedom. There are diverse reasons why abortion is the best option. There may be rape; few people want a reminder of a traumatic event. There may also be financial issues; many women just can’t afford children. Additionally, women with weak emotional states frequently turn to alcohol and drugs and this dependency leads to abuse and/or neglect of her kids … If a woman makes this call, or wants the option to make this call, why do people pass judgment? Hard decisions are based on beliefs and if you make a decision based on what you believe, then everyone should both accept and respect your decision. — Sparkle Jones, 17, Humboldt High School MORE »
Yellow Tree Theatre is a professional theater created in a space vacated by an Osseo furniture store. The stage was created by dropping black curtains and building risers on three sides for a small audience. Two months ago, with rehearsals set to begin, they suddenly lost the rights to their holiday show: Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol. Three weeks later, playwright Jessica Lind, a co-founder of the company, had written Miracle on Christmas Lake and they were back in business. MORE »