Minnesota terror case spotlights after-school program
October 26, 2012 in West Central Tribune
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) On any given weekday, in a nondescript storefront on the eastern edge of Minneapolis, dozens of young Somalis gather to get help with homework, learn a little Arabic, or have a snack and learn about their culture. Some parents say the programs at the Essential Learning of Minnesota Institute have been a positive influence on their children, with one calling it the “best” after-school program for his three kids.
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It’s frustrating for parents to watch their children struggle in school and not know how to help them. For east African parents in Willmar, the pain of that situation is acute.
U.S. Special Forces troops flew into Somalia on a nighttime helicopter raid early today, freed an American and a Danish hostage and killed nine of the kidnappers in a mission that President Barack Obama said he personally authorized. 
Minnesota sees high Somali population
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