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In New Ulm, a co-op funeral home builds community

In New Ulm, a co-op funeral home builds community

About 5,000 people in the southern Minnesota town are part of an unusual co-op, chipping in money to help ease the costs of funerals. It’s a community-run operation that pays dividends in more ways than one.
by Hannah Yang

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Kirk Douglas, longtime influential movie star, dies at 103

Kirk Douglas, longtime influential movie star, dies at 103

Kirk Douglas, the muscular actor with the dimpled chin who starred in "Spartacus," "Lust for Life" and dozens of other films and helped fatally weaken the Hollywood blacklist, has died at 103, People magazine reported.
by The Associated Press

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Land O’Lakes CEO: Close the rural-urban gap with high-speed internet

Land O’Lakes CEO: Close the rural-urban gap with high-speed internet

After boom years of growing markets and ethanol, the agriculture sector is hurting, and a lack of access to broadband internet is making it tough for farmers to modernize their businesses, raise their families and stay healthy, said CEO Beth Ford.
by Tim Nelson

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Report: Median Twin Cities home price rose to a record $280,000 in 2019

Report: Median Twin Cities home price rose to a record $280,000 in 2019

The median home selling price has now increased by more than 5 percent every year since 2012, according to the latest annual market report from the Minneapolis Area Association of Realtors.
by Martin Moylan

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In second Line 3 approval, state regulators take up safety, spills — and climate change

In second Line 3 approval, state regulators take up safety, spills — and climate change

Minnesota utility regulators have once again given their blessing to Line 3, the oil pipeline replacement project Enbridge Energy has proposed for northern Minnesota — but not before having a sometimes heated discussion about the project's impact on climate change.
by Dan Kraker

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Advocates eye community land trusts to increase access to homeownership

Advocates eye community land trusts to increase access to homeownership

The 13 nonprofit community land trusts throughout the state collectively have 1,250 homes in their portfolios. One land trust in Minneapolis mostly serves households that make between $25,000 and $50,000 a year.
by Martin Moylan

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Rush Limbaugh says he has been diagnosed with advanced lung cancer

Rush Limbaugh says he has been diagnosed with advanced lung cancer

"This has happened, and my intention is to come here every day I can," the conservative talk show host told his listeners on Monday. He said the diagnosis was confirmed by two medical institutions.
by Merrit Kennedy

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