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Minnesota Nice? Duluth launches campaign against racism
The conversation is long overdue, said Carl Crawford of Lake Superior College and an African-American resident of Duluth for over 25 years. "For those of us who have been here, lived here, we know what we feel when we come into certain places," Crawford said. "It's here, we live it, we breathe it, we feel it. We base how we're going to get dressed in the morning on how our next interaction with other people is going to go." The first goal of the campaign is to call attention to racial disparity in a city that is 90 percent white, said Ellen O'Neill, executive director of the Duluth YWCA, which spearheaded the new initiative. "We swim in a sea of whiteness, it's the norm," O'Neill said. "If we're white we don't have to think about it, we don't see it. So the first step is getting white people to see it."More » -
Vikings stadium: Metrodome site or bust
As the 2012 session of the Minnesota state legislature convenes Tuesday, Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton has narrowed the focus of the Minnesota Vikings stadium debate to one site. That's a good thing. Some legislators wouldn't have entertained the issue in its chaotic three-site form. One huge question, and excuse for delay, has been eliminated. More » -
Mitt Romney to pay $6.2M in taxes for 2010-2011
Mitt Romney released his 2010 tax returns and an estimate for 2011 showing he is likely to pay $6.2 million on income of $42.5 million of income over the two years. Romney's tax information -- covering over 500 pages -- can be found on his website. The tax records show Romney paid an effective tax rate of 13.9% on his adjusted gross income in 2010 and 15.4% for last year.. . -
List of 84th annual Academy Award nominations
Complete list of 84th Annual Academy Award nominations announced Tuesday: 1. Best Picture: "The Artist," ''The Descendants," ''Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close," ''The Help," ''Hugo," ''Midnight in Paris," ''Moneyball," ''The Tree of Life," ''War Horse." 2. Actor: Demian Bichir, "A Better Life"; George Clooney, "The Descendants"; Jean Dujardin, "The Artist"; Gary Oldman, "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy"; Brad Pitt, "Moneyball."More »
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