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How will dropping Keillor affect public radio?
How does a company, and even an industry, move forward after allegations of sexual misconduct against one of its most popular figures?
Ground Level: Most Minnesotans see state taxes as good value
A majority of Minnesota adults believe "government in Minnesota is providing a good value for the taxes you pay," but citizens are split based on politics and education.
Thile addresses Keillor news during New York show
Host Chris Thile began the broadcast with a somber monologue.
Keillor in online generational spat
The passing of the generational torch is often uncomfortable, but Garrison Keillor's rapid exit from the stage when Minnesota Public Radio cut business ties with the man who built the operation is going to leave wounds beyond the allegations leveled against him.
In Keillor scandal, MPR brass has stayed largely mum
In emails to news organizations, the former Prairie Home host told his side of the story. MPR declined to do the same.
Cutting ties with Keillor could hurt MPR's finances
Minnesota Public Radio's decision to cut ties with Garrison Keillor will likely have some financial impact on the company, but the extent remains unclear.
In Lake Wobegon country, mixed feelings at Keillor news
People in Freeport Thursday morning said they were surprised, incredulous -- and most didn't know exactly what to think, when high-profile misconduct cases in the headlines comes home.
For MPR and Keillor, ties bound became ties broken
Garrison Keillor and Minnesota Public Radio grew up and prospered together in a nearly 50-year relationship that propelled public radio across the nation. It unraveled Wednesday.
What we have learned from the spate of sexual allegations this week is this: they do not make us introspective. Perhaps it will take time for the shock of them to dissipate and take the worthlessness of visceral reactions with them. The problem is it's the shock of them that provides the opportunity for progress.