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Nearly 1,000 volunteers pack meals for 9/11 day of service in Twin Cities

Nearly 1,000 volunteers pack meals for 9/11 day of service in Twin Cities

Volunteers took to the basketball court at the University of St. Thomas on Monday to pack hundreds of thousands of meals — part of a national day of service meant to commemorate the lives of those lost in the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks.
by Tim Nelson

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For a new generation of Marines, 9/11 is history

For a new generation of Marines, 9/11 is history

For many Americans, 9/11 is now simply a date to mark, much like December 7th and the Pearl Harbor attacks. Even the military war colleges are moving on.
by Tom Bowman and Lexie Schapitl

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Native American group to digitize 20,000 archival pages linked to Quaker-run Indian boarding schools

Native American group to digitize 20,000 archival pages linked to Quaker-run Indian boarding schools

A coalition advocating for Native American people traumatized by an oppressive system of boarding schools for Native youths plans to digitize 20,000 archival pages related to schools in that system that were operated by the Quakers.
by The Associated Press

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Minnesota program empowers Native American students in museum fields

Minnesota program empowers Native American students in museum fields

The Minnesota Historical Society's Native American Undergraduate Museum Fellowships program provides six students with 10-weeks of training and experience, aiding their entry into tribal historic preservation and museum fields.
by Alex V. Cipolle

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Wildfires in Maui are among the deadliest in U.S. history. These are the other fires atop the list

Wildfires in Maui are among the deadliest in U.S. history. These are the other fires atop the list

Wildfires on the Hawaiian island of Maui have killed at least 96 people, making it the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century. Here’s a look at the other deadliest fires in U.S. history.
by The Associated Press

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Long before latest push to bring high tech to north Minneapolis there was Microtron

Long before latest push to bring high tech to north Minneapolis there was Microtron

There’s a new push to bring high tech businesses and jobs to north Minneapolis. However, 35 years ago a pioneering Black business owner named Beck Horton — and his now defunct company Microtron — did just that.
by Jae Bryson

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