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Canine psychologist Alexandra Horowitz on her book 'The Year of the Puppy'

Canine psychologist Alexandra Horowitz on her book 'The Year of the Puppy'

Dog week continues on Big Books and Bold Ideas with a conversation about what canine researcher Alexandra Horowitz learned by observing and then adopting a puppy. What happens during that critical first year of a dog’s life — and how can learning about it help us become better companions and caretakers?
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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First Indigenous Miss Minnesota competes in Miss America pageant

First Indigenous Miss Minnesota competes in Miss America pageant

Rachel Evangelisto talked with All Things Considered host Tom Crann for a Q&A ahead of the big competition to talk future plans, the pageant and politics.
by Tom Crann and Amy Felegy

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Art Hounds recommend works that celebrate our connection with water

Art Hounds recommend works that celebrate our connection with water

Anne Labovitz’s painting series “Water Stories” is on view at Minnesota Marine Art Museum. The podcast “Back Channel Radio” tells the history of the boathouse community on Wolf Spider Island. Meanwhile in Burnsville, the Church Basement Ladies are back in a new installment of the musical comedy.
by Emily Bright

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Revisiting a mural at the American Indian Center

Revisiting a mural at the American Indian Center

The American Indian Center in Minneapolis is undergoing a massive renovation, but what will become of Ojibwe artist George Morrison’s iconic “Turning the Feather Around” mural? The process will involve deinstalling, restoring and conserving the architectural façade.
by Alex V. Cipolle

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New book explores why a Minnesota woman joined the Symbionese Liberation Army

New book explores why a Minnesota woman joined the Symbionese Liberation Army

While it was Sarah Jane Olson who made headlines for her St. Paul arrest in 1999, a lesser-known Symbionese Liberation Army member mentioned in the coverage caught the attention of author Rachael Hanel. She explores Camilla Hall’s journey from St. Peter, Minn., to the SLA in her new book, “Not the Camilla We Knew.”
by Tom Crann and Megan Burks

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Ask a Bookseller: "Another Appalachia"

Alissa Brown of “The Inner Geek” in Huntington, W.V. recommends the memoir “Another Appalachia: Coming up Queer and Indian in a Mountain Place” by Neema Avashia.
by Emily Bright

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There are now more nutcrackers than people living in Luverne

There are now more nutcrackers than people living in Luverne

A new permanent display of 5,000 nutcrackers draws visitors from near and far — exactly as the original donor intended.
by Hannah Yang

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Golden Globe noms led by 'Banshees,' 'Everything Everywhere'

Golden Globe noms led by 'Banshees,' 'Everything Everywhere'

The 80th Golden Globe Awards nominations have been announced, with "The Banshees of Inisherin" and "Everything Everywhere All at Once" leading the pack. Nominations were read Monday on NBC's "Today" show.
by The Associated Press

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