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STAFF BLOG AG RIGHT $1.50 a day for food
Maybe you've heard about the upcoming "Live Below the Line" campaign, which is designed to raise awareness about global poverty. Thousands of financially well-off people around the world have promised...
Posted on 4/23/13 at 2:44 PM
LIVING UNITED Record breaking campaign - Thank you!
Big news from the United Way of Grand Forks, East Grand Forks & Area We are pleased to announce that we have surpassed our 2012 fundraising goal of $1,025,000. Under the volunteer leadership of ...
Posted on 4/4/13 at 3:27 PM
STAFF BLOG CAPITOL CHATTER Legislative notebook: Those who scam elderly are targeted
By Don Davis and Danielle Killey Scammers who convince older Minnesotans to send money to people they think they are helping are targeted by a new bill. These scams continue to be a growing problem ...
Posted on 3/5/13 at 7:14 PM
A MINNESOTAN IN CHINA Disabled in China
Hello Readers! I hope you enjoyed my time in Hong Kong last week. Any questions about that? No? Good. Let's move on. Okay, so this week, we go back to the mainland; back to Zhuhai. Living the...
Posted on 4/21/12 at 7:54 AM
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA NEWS UND students on Pay it Forward bus tour help clean up Memphis
Forty University of North Dakota students on the Pay it Forward spring break bus tour are in Hot Springs, Ark., Wednesday after spending Tuesday helping to clean up a neighborhood in Memphis, Tenn. T...
Posted on 3/14/12 at 1:34 PM
Heidi Heitkamp: Poverty exists amid plenty in North Dakota 
A day doesn’t go by without someone asking me about North Dakota’s economic success. Because of the energy boom and the hard work of people across the state, our unemployment rate is the lowest in the nation, and our tax revenue is hitting record highs.
By Heidi Heitkamp , May 04, 2013
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USDA expanding program to fight rural poverty
A federal program intended to reduce poverty and improve life in rural areas through better access to federal funding is expanding to six states, officials said Tuesday.
By Meg Kinnard , March 26, 2013
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Stephanie Swanson, St. Peter, Minn., letter: Poverty rate’s growth in GF demands action
During the 2000 census, there was only one neighborhood of concentrated poverty in the city; this number increased in 2010 to three areas of concentrated poverty.
By Stephanie Swanson , November 17, 2012
Food shelves face bare cupboards
Demand for food assistance is growing faster than charities’ food supplies, according to local organizations.
By Brandi Jewett , July 30, 2012
Becky Ylitalo, Badger, Minn., column: Should song title be ‘America the Hypocritical’?
Companies demand more and more out of us, placing unrealistic demands that ultimately hurt families at the core. Incomes drop as taxes and insurance premiums rise. Public education falters due to harsh state and federal mandates.
And as a result, middle-class Americans are the ones who suffer.
By Becky Ylitalo , July 08, 2012
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Study shows more Minnesota children in poverty; worst in northwest
After a long streak of boasting one of the nation’s lowest rates of children living in poverty, Minnesota has been “slipping” in recent years compared to the rest of the nation, said research director Kara Arzamendia with the Children’s Defense Fund.
May 30, 2012
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OUR OPINION: One-sided anti-poverty discussions disappoint
“Our research shows that if you want to avoid poverty and join the middle class in the United States, you need to complete high school (at a minimum), work full time and marry before you have children,” a Brookings Institution report concluded in 2009.
How can a conference claim to be about ending poverty if it wears blinders to such results?
By Tom Dennis for the Herald , April 10, 2012
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Areas of concentrated poverty growing in Grand Forks
The Northlands Rescue Mission, a charity that traditionally serves the Grand Forks area’s homeless population, expanded its programs to a new group last year: local school children.
By Christopher Bjorke , March 09, 2012
For some, the only place to call home is their car
Norton is the face of the working poor. Her job at a fast-food restaurant doesn't give her a paycheck large enough to afford rent. So a Ford Taurus is both Lazy Boy and bed.
By Bill Hudson , March 05, 2012
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Edward Halas, Grand Forks, column: Listen, and you’ll hear U.S. ‘Coming Apart'
Under the law, we all are born equal — but we are not born with the same mental and physical capabilities nor the same social environment. If society cannot find a solution for the Joeys of our country, then the separation into two tribes will become ever greater. The end will not be pretty.
By Edward Halas , February 17, 2012
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Former Bosnian enemies united over poverty issues
They were bitter enemies on opposite sides of the front line during the horrors of the 1992-1995 Bosnian War. Now, one side is bailing out the other in an act of once-unimaginable generosity.
By Aida Cerkez , January 31, 2012
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Ed Rasmussen, Bagley, Minn., letter: Minnesota millionaires pay too little in taxes
A tax-side examination starts with looking at who pays, how much they pay and whether their burden is fair. Minnesota Tax Department studies repeatedly have shown that the richest in Minnesota are not paying their fair share.
By Ed Rasmussen , January 31, 2012
N.D. 1 of 3 states where food stamp use dropped in 2011
The number of North Dakotans using food stamps to buy groceries dropped 2 percent in the last month of fiscal 2011 as the state's population swelled to an all-time high spurred by a hardy economy. Besides North Dakota, Illinois and Wyoming also showed a drop in food stamp usage. Seventeen states showed increases of 10 percent or more.
By Associated Press , January 04, 2012
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