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Minnesota History

The making of Dylan's Blood on the Tracks

Thirty years ago, at a time when his marriage was falling apart, Bob Dylan recorded Blood on the Tracks, considered by many critics as one of the great break-up albums of all time. Rolling Stone Magazine ranks it as one of the top 20 albums of the rock era. A new book explores the creation of that record, including the story of a group of unknown Minneapolis musicians who helped shape its sound.

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Driving, flying, pedaling all part of history center exhibit

The new transportation exhibit at the Minnesota History Center in St. Paul shows the state's railroad and street car history. There's a look at aviation and even bicycles. It's the exhibit's section on automotive history that contains some of the most intriguing details. Did you know the state once had dozens of car manufacturers? Did you know there was once a Farmer's Anti-Automobile Society?

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Talking Volumes: "A Brief History of the Flood"

A broadcast of Talking Volumes at the Fitzgerald Theater. Katherine Lanpher talks with former Minnesotan Jean Harfenist about her debut novel, A Brief History of the Flood. The book chronicles a girl's growing up in a troubled family.

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Mainstreet Radio special from Camp Ripley

In a live program from Camp Ripley, Minnesota, host Rachel Reabe and her guests discuss past and current roles of the National Guard and Reserves.

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Veterans' Day special broadcast

A special Mainstreet Radio special broadcast on Veterans Day from Camp Ripley, Minnesota. Host Rachel Reabe will discuss the changing roles of the National Guard and Reserves.

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The legacy of the Reserve Mining case

Lake Superior's water is famous for being clear and clean. But the lake was an early battleground in the fight over environmental protection. Reserve Mining Co. used to dump its waste rock into the lake. Tons of sediment poured into the lake every day for 25 years, turning the water gray-green and muddy. Duluth's drinking water, 50 miles away, was contaminated with a fiber that might cause cancer. The fight to stop the pollution was an early chapter in the history of the environmental movement.

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Miles Lord remains an activist

The Reserve case was not only a turning point in environmental protection. Many of the people involved in the case also experienced it as a unique time in their own lives. Some say it was almost as intense as being in combat. The presiding judge in the case, Miles Lord, says details of the case come to his mind as if it happened yesterday.

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Human health vs. environmental protection

The Reserve Mining case started out as an environmental argument, but it was ultimately settled over the question of whether human health was at risk.

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John Blatnik's contradictory role

Everyone involved in the Reserve Mining case knew the stakes were high. The question of where Reserve should dump its waste was a thorny issue in Minnesota politics for years. John Blatnik played a contradictory role.

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BWCA fallout: 'The Minnesota Massacre'

The term Minnesota Massacre was a term largely adopted by the State's DFL Party. Independent Republicans likely had a much kinder name for the outcome of Minnesota's 1978 general election. That's when three of the state's most prominent statewide offices turned over from DFL to Independent Republican hands -- and fallout from the BWCA debate was one factor.

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