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What happens when parents are working hard, but due to systemic barriers or differing life circumstances they can’t make enough money to support themselves and their family? Continue Reading
Study abroad programs have been an international tradition for years, touted as a surefire way to expand global horizons and even change students’ worldviews. But ironically, they have a diversity problem – first and foremost, economically. Continue Reading
For years, Mike Hoyt, a Central Neighborhood resident, watched his neighbor Rosa Pacheco struggle to get her 9-year-old nephew Emanuel to school. Continue Reading
Por años, Mike Hoyt, un residente del Vecindario Central miró a su vecino Rosa Pacheco le cuesta llevar a su sobrino de 9 años Emanuel a la escuela. Continue Reading
The last time I personally delivered a letter to the U.S. Attorney’s office in Minneapolis, I almost got arrested. I have learned my lesson. This time I would submit our group’s letter via email to our local U.S. Attorney, B. Todd Jones.
So I went to the site for the U.S. Continue Reading
Rep. Torrey Westrom (R-Elbow Lake) knows how frustrating it can be trying to access government information. Westrom, who lost his eyesight in a 1987 car incident, uses his computer to read documents via software that converts text into speech. He can often be seen around the Capitol complex wearing a pair of headphones, using his laptop to read bills, answer e-mails and perform other routine legislative tasks. While such accessibility software is becoming increasingly commonplace, the state’s information technology systems are often not compatible with it. As a result, even Westrom, an elected official who works every day in the bustling nerve center of state government, has a difficult time accessing state Web sites, documents and other electronic media. Continue Reading