Stress-testing the recovery

Anthony Morris
Anthony Morris, 49, a former truck driver from St. Paul, is out of work and has exhausted his unemployment benefits.
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For some areas of Minnesota, economic recovery means overcoming unemployment rates that have reached double digits. Midday features stories from four cities with some of the highest jobless rates in the state: Hibbing, Bemidji, Albert Lea and Brainerd.

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