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• Life on the Inside: Are ElderDorms Homes or Prisons for Old People? Not Yet Gazette's investigative team goes inside the Wood Lake ElderDorm. (Trends: aging, rising dependency ratio)
• State's Delegates Split over Tax Boost: Minnesota's U.S. House delegation is divided over a proposal to boost payroll taxes to cope with rising rates of poverty among the elderly. (Trends: aging, rising dependency ratio)
• Three Northwest Counties to Merge: Minnesota counties are now down to 42. (Trend: concentration in metropolitan regions)
• Is Minnesota an Economic Slug? State economist paints a gloomy picture of stagnating economy in the state and the nation. (Trends: aging, increasing diversity, slower growth)
• Election Shows Voters Divided, Muhammed's Coalition on Thin Ice: Taxes, pensions and the environment divide voters in recent elections. (Trends: aging, concentration in metropolitan regions, slower growth, rising dependency ratio)