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Four women share their struggles with racial identity

Four women share their struggles with racial identity

From the APM Reports series, "Historically Black," an exploration of black identity and a spotlight on African American love stories.
by MPR News Staff

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From the archives: The joys of ice fishing

From the archives: The joys of ice fishing

For Jay King and his wife, ice fishing is a game of cribbage, a thermos of coffee, and a long afternoon in their cabin-sized fish house on Lake Mille Lacs.
by MPR News Staff

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When Mark Dayton got into politics

When Mark Dayton got into politics

If you were born anytime in the past 35 years or so, you might not realize there was a time when Mark Dayton was not a full-time politician. Dayton turns 70 on Thursday.
by Cody Nelson

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August Wilson examines the ugly contradictions in American history

August Wilson examines the ugly contradictions in American history

A talk given in Minnesota by the late August Wilson, a two-time Pulitzer Prize-winner and now an Academy Award nominee for the movie "Fences."

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MPR at 50: Looking back at Minnesota's past, ahead to its future

MPR at 50: Looking back at Minnesota's past, ahead to its future

As we mark 50 years on the air, Minnesota Public Radio looks at Minnesota's past and present as it moves on into the future.
by Cathy Wurzer, Jim Bickal, Tom Crann, Kerri Miller, Jeff Jones, Julie Siple, Tom Weber and Sam Choo

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Photos: 40 years ago, a Minnesotan was sworn in to the White House

Photos: 40 years ago, a Minnesotan was sworn in to the White House

On Friday, America's 45th president will be sworn into office. Forty years ago — on Jan. 20, 1977 — Minnesota's Walter Mondale was sworn in as President Jimmy Carter's vice president.
by Tom Weber and MPR News Staff

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In his own words: The night 'The Body' became the governor

In his own words: The night 'The Body' became the governor

Three days after his upset in the Minnesota governor's race, Jesse Ventura sat down with former MPR News host Gary Eichten to tell his story of election night.
by Cody Nelson

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