Ramsey County raised the rate it pays to put residents to rest. Funeral businesses say they are helping cover the costs where county funding falls short.
Some workers who help aging Minnesotans and those with disabilities say their only option is to keep working until they physically can’t. SEIU Healthcare is pushing state leaders to offer them retirement benefits.
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![DAVID JOLES • djoles@startribune.com - Dec. 18, 2010-Eden Prairie, MN-] A Salvation Army bell ringer who grew up playing in the Salvation Army band, Erik Sundman credits with the Salvation Army introducing him to the two loves of his life, music and his wife Lynnea (he met her at Salvation Army camp). Now a professional musician, Sundman and his wife are committed to give back by sharing his music as a volunteer at holiday time and year round. In this photo:] As Lynnea rang th](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/OYAASA23LA5UR6IOWXQVBNNK6A.jpg?&w=252&ar=3:2&fit=crop)
