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What Minnesotans have learned during the COVID-19 pandemic

What Minnesotans have learned during the COVID-19 pandemic

We asked, you answered. Here are what your fellow Minnesotans are thinking about amid the stay-at-home life the coronavirus has imposed on us.
by Cody Nelson

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‘I miss my teachers’: Already on the margins, homeless students hit hard by shuttered schools

‘I miss my teachers’: Already on the margins, homeless students hit hard by shuttered schools

When classrooms closed to slow the spread of the new coronavirus, the disruption left teens experiencing homelessness without the stability, routine and support of school. It has forced them to navigate distance learning on their own while also dealing with the trauma that homelessness brings. 
by Riham Feshir

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Minnesotans donate thousands of homemade masks in statewide drive

Minnesotans donate thousands of homemade masks in statewide drive

People all across Minnesota brought thousands of homemade masks to their local fire stations Saturday, part of a statewide effort amid the coronavirus pandemic.
by Dan Gunderson

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Fire stations across Minnesota to collect homemade mask donations

Fire stations across Minnesota to collect homemade mask donations

More than 700 fire stations across Minnesota will be gathering the donated homemade masks from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; the masks will be provided to staff members and residents of group-care facilities across the state.
by Emily Bright

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Daily Dose of Sweetness: Ms. Rosemary’s surprise birthday

Daily Dose of Sweetness: Ms. Rosemary’s surprise birthday

Rosemary Nevils was not expecting much of a celebration for her 71st birthday. Little did she know that her daughter and friend had a surprise in store for her. Just after 3 in the afternoon on Wednesday, a line of cars paraded in front of her St. Paul home with horns honking and classic party anthems from James Brown thumped.
by Evan Frost

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New COVID-19 modeling: Social distancing is working in MN — but only if we keep it up

New COVID-19 modeling: Social distancing is working in MN — but only if we keep it up

A new data analysis of the coronavirus outbreak by the University of Texas suggests that Minnesota’s social distancing efforts might be paying off in its response to COVID-19 — but it also implies that even bigger outbreaks might lie ahead if those social distancing practices were to end.
by David H. Montgomery

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Jungle Theater’s Rasmussen makes a big — and bittersweet — move

Jungle Theater’s Rasmussen makes a big — and bittersweet — move

One of the Twin Cities’ leading theater directors is moving on. Sarah Rasmussen, artistic director of The Jungle Theater in Minneapolis, is headed to New Jersey to lead the McCarter Theatre Center in Princeton.
by Marianne Combs

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Photos: Emergency vehicles honor health care workers and fallen paramedic

Photos: Emergency vehicles honor health care workers and fallen paramedic

Police cars, motorcycles, firetrucks and ambulances flooded downtown Minneapolis Thursday afternoon to honor health care workers and Hennepin County EMS paramedic Karl Meek, who died Tuesday.
by Evan Frost

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