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  • New efforts help American Indians in Minnesota during COVID-19 pandemic

    Kelly Smith, Star Tribune|Apr 10, 2020

    American Indian tribes across Minnesota are establishing special relief funds, increasing food donations and meals, and taking other new steps to respond to the economic crisis resulting from the coronavirus pandemic. Minnesota's nearly 60,000 American Indians already face higher rates of poverty and health issues such as diabetes, one of the chronic health conditions that makes them more vulnerable to life-threatening complications association with COVID-19 infection. Casinos and gaming - major...

  • Eastern Carver school district gets Wi-Fi on school buses

    Kelly Smith, Star Tribune|Mar 11, 2013

    As more classes go digital, wireless access is no longer confined to brick buildings but is spreading to school buses. Forget snoozing or socializing. En route to athletic games or other events, Chaska and Chanhassen students can now do their homework online, upload photos from field trips and read Web articles from their bus seats. Their school district, Eastern Carver County, is the first in the Twin Cities and second in the state to bring Wi-Fi to buses, joining a trend nationwide of turning...

  • Minnesota's school start date spurs fights

    Kelly Smith, Star Tribune|Jan 21, 2013

    More schools across Minnesota are petitioning to begin their school year before Labor Day, pitting the tourism industry and parents against schools that want to give students more time to prepare for crucial state and national exams. Parents in Northfield quashed a proposal last week to start school Aug. 13, saying it would conflict with the State Fair and programs like 4-H. In Edina, more than 200 parents are protesting a calendar shift to start in August that will be discussed this week, saying it infringes on valuable family time. And in Le...