Bob Collins
‘Almost all of the places you are seeing problems between the police the community are very segregated. You are not seeing these problems as often in more integrated places,’ Orfield tells The Atlantic.
It’s not as if we weren’t warned. Read more →
MPR News Reflections and observations on the news
Tag: Poverty
It’s tough nowadays to be a small, grassroots nonprofit that serves its communities. Funders want more sophisticated organizations that can stand on their own if one funder puts its money elsewhere.
But small, grassroots non-profits are often the most successful at the bottom line: directly helping people.
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A La Crosse, Wis., church is shutting down its ‘tent ministry’ after its insurance company refused to provide coverage to the church that’s pitched tents on its lawn for the last year. Read more →
Sister Jean Thuerauf started a religious program on Tuesday afternoon for the kids in the neighborhood and baking cookies was one of the activities, Read more →
Because of poems like this, Julia Dinsmore inspires people like St. John’s Prep Student Cullin Egge. Read more →
There’s nothing that can rip the heart like the sound of a dying dream. Read more →
Homeless people in San Francisco are bringing a ‘tech bro’ down. Read more →
On Saturday night, Sofia Andrade won $200 on a scratch ticket in the Massachusetts Lottery. It’s not a lot of money, of course, but it’s still $200 she could’ve spent on herself.
But Andrade didn’t spend it on herself. Read more →
Scott Masini, the principal of St. Paul’s Bruce Vento Elementary School, has been in the education business a long time, but he’s never seen anything like the reaction he’s received since someone leaked his letter last week informing parents the school will no longer celebrate Christmas, Thanksgiving, Halloween, and Valentine’s Day.
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Whose fault is it that nobody but one person helped a homeless person sleeping by the side of a major highway in Minnesota? Read more →
A 76-year-old man has pretty much given up on life after his house was damaged in a storm and his son was killed on a snowmobile. He now lives in a small camper with no electricity, heat, or running water.
So Angela Nguyen, who delivers pizzas, stepped in. Read more →
For sheer heartbreak, few jobs can match being an elementary school teacher. Read more →
The Pope has lunch with the homeless, mentally ill, and addicted. Politicians didn’t. Read more →
A Methodist church pastor in La Crosse, Wis., is heading for a showdown with the city over the camping taking place on the church’s lawn. It’s the latest test of the boundaries of religious freedom.
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The Internet should do that thing it does so well and help David and Jessica Daughtery get a job. Read more →