St. Paul girls learn to love their skin -- whatever its color
On September 26th, Sharon Flake — author of books including “The Skin I’m In” — came to the YWCA in Saint Paul to meet with teen girls and adults who have studied and learned from her message of self-acceptance. Chue Vue, a St. P ... READ MORE >>
Many low-income voters fear their votes don't count
Lylian Davis stood outside her mobile home, squinted at the sun and considered the presidential election. “Yeah, I’m going to vote. For whom, I’m undecided.” Among her neighbors in Landfall, a tiny St. Paul suburb of mobile homes where 1 ... READ MORE >>
Many teens grow more cautious about Facebook postings
Not long after winter break, Eden Prairie High School suspended 13 students from extracurricular activities for posting photos of themselves consuming illegal substances on the popular social-networking site Facebook. A few weeks later, four student ... READ MORE >>
Facing and fighting the stereotype
Native American stereotypes have affected my life, negatively and positively. The most important and perhaps the most offensive stereotypes are of the “drunk Indian” and of Indians as drug users. And some people refer to us as “wagon burners. ... READ MORE >>
Summertime siesta
ThreeSixty’s Your Turn writing contest is taking a summer break while we run summer camps and take some time off. See you in September! Meanwhile, read the winning essay in our Prom Stories contest. Nakami Tongrit-Green won $100 and a muc ... READ MORE >>
What is poverty? Views from North Minneapolis
Students from Kwanzaa Freedom School took video cameras to the streets of North Minneapolis and asked residents to describe poverty and how it affects people. Here’s what they heard. View video on what poverty in America looks like View v ... READ MORE >>
Catalyst mobilizes teens against tobacco
ThreeSixty reporter Ariel Kendall interviewed Andy Berndt, program director of Catalyst — a Minnesota program that encourages teens to become activists in the fight against tobacco. Here’s an excerpt from their e-mail interview and a li ... READ MORE >>
Hot summer, cool job market
For some teens, summer is a time to kick back, relax, and soak in the sun. But for many others, it is a time to make money by landing a summer job. However, across the nation the job market has been weakening and teens are feeling the impact. A ... READ MORE >>
High school band win the battle
For Sarah Walk and the rest of her band, Friday night was a performance most garage bands only dream about. Flow and the Mingos, a band of Wayzata juniors, and Arts and Crafts, another teen band from Chetek, Wisc., opened a concert to a crowd of 25 ... READ MORE >>
Drink Knot
It was like a flag exploding, an electric mesh of red, white and blue lights reflecting in the rearview mirror. My friend pulled his car over. Seatbelts clicked and sweatshirts were tossed to hide the evidence – the two cases of beer beside m ... READ MORE >>
Finding the perfect prom dress -- for free
On the first weekend in April, 700 high school girls in the Twin Cities had their Cinderella moment – choosing free prom dresses, shoes and jewelry gathered by Operation Glass Slipper. Pam and Emily Philipp, a mother and daughter from Mendota Hei ... READ MORE >>
Pushed to the breaking point
High school athletes continuously battle challenges to manage time, improve their game and be competitive. In the process, they have to hope they don’t push themselves too far too fast and wind up with a serious injury. That’s exactly what ... READ MORE >>
If you could vote today, who would you choose for President?
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