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Minnesota: Refugee Seniors have a Hard Time Adjusting to US, Your Tax Dollars Ease their Discomfort

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When I caught this news at the Minneapolis Star Tribune about a program for lonely senior refugees, not refugees who came decades ago and grew old here, but senior citizens we admit through the US Refugee Admissions Program, it reminded me to tell you how your tax dollars are used.   First a bit of … Continue reading Minnesota: Refugee Seniors have a Hard Time Adjusting to US, Your Tax Dollars Ease their Discomfort

Is Minnesota lost? That has to be the question many are asking this morning

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I woke up this morning with my head spinning about the results nationwide, and couldn’t at first figure out where to dive in to tell you what I think about the midterm election results. Over time, I’ll have more to say about what it all means, but I do know this—there will be no legislative … Continue reading Is Minnesota lost? That has to be the question many are asking this morning

Minnesota Muslims “waking up” and expect to make gains in voting today

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From NPR: Muslims Hope To ‘Wake Up’ At The Ballot Box This Year On a recent Saturday afternoon in an office in St. Paul, Minn., a flurry of calls went out to Native American and Latinos voters reminding them to vote Nov. 6. And there was a new group added to the list: Muslims. Until … Continue reading Minnesota Muslims “waking up” and expect to make gains in voting today

Refugee resettlement is a major issue in several Minnesota races

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Three Republicans have said they will work to stop or at least curtail further resettlement to the state if elected. From Twin Cities Pioneer Press: Some Republican candidates want to suspend refugee resettlement in Minnesota. Can they do that?   Minnesota has welcomed thousands of refugees since the federal resettlement process was set in 1980. … Continue reading Refugee resettlement is a major issue in several Minnesota races

Rampage at Minnesota amusement park sparked by roving Somali youths, say witnesses

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I’ve been watching the news unfold for a couple of days about what happened at Valley Fair, an amusement park in Shakopee, Minnesota, not far from Minneapolis when fights broke out throughout the park—enough fights to require hundreds of police being called to clear the area. The mainstream media in Minnesota says, ho hum, nothing … Continue reading Rampage at Minnesota amusement park sparked by roving Somali youths, say witnesses