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Church leaders in Minnesota: 'We can't be naive anymore'

Church leaders in Minnesota: 'We can't be naive anymore'

The recent mass shooting at a church in Texas has many places of worship in Minnesota wrestling with how to protect parishioners while remaining open and welcoming.
by Dan Gunderson

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A week after mass shooting, Texas church to open as a memorial

In the past few days, residents have been working as volunteers to restore the church, where a gunman opened fire on a congregation, killing more than two dozen people and wounding 20 others.
by Emma Bowman

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Spectacular light show at Notre Dame cathedral commemorates World War I

Spectacular light show at Notre Dame cathedral commemorates World War I

For just one more night, the facade of Notre Dame de Paris will display a light show for the ages, designed to celebrate both the cathedral's enduring majesty and the centenary of World War I.

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Ground Level: About this project

Inspired by the 2016 elections, MPR News set out to gain a better understanding of how Minnesotans view their lives, their communities, their state and the nation.

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About the survey

We asked a representative sample of more than 1,600 Minnesotans--from the Twin Cities and throughout Greater Minnesota and our major regional centers--what they think about everything from their own personal finances to the future of our state.

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The life of Catholic social activist Dorothy Day

The life of Catholic social activist Dorothy Day

A documentary about the life and work of journalist and social activist Dorothy Day. She founded the Catholic Worker movement, which established soup kitchens and housing in the Great Depression of the 1930s.
by MPR News Staff

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A list of some U.S. house of worship shootings since 2012

A list of some U.S. house of worship shootings since 2012

A gunman dressed in black tactical-style gear and armed with an assault rifle opened fire inside a small South Texas church, killing 26 people. Here's a list of some fatal shootings that have happened at U.S. houses of worship since 2012.
by The Associated Press

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When the state sinks, science is the anchor

When the state sinks, science is the anchor

As history has shown, political and ideological repression passes -- but scientific knowledge remains, says astrophysicist Marcelo Gleiser.
by Marcelo Gleiser

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