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St. Cloud’s Pernina Burke, 100, has a lot she wants to do

St. Cloud’s Pernina Burke, 100, has a lot she wants to do

Spending an afternoon with a 100-year-old person is an invitation to examine how we square the daily reality that life alternates trying to kill us and trying to soothe us.
by Bob Collins

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What’s on MPR News today? 3/20/18

Here are the topics and guests you'll hear today on MPR News.
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Repeat lottery winners in Wisconsin: coincidence or fraud?

A woman in Milwaukee has hit for nearly $500,000 in the 65 times she's bought more than $600 worth of lottery tickets. A man in Cuddahy has won 33 times for almost $80,000. Eleven people who have cashed 20 or more winning tickets of at least $600. Several of them are connected to the stores that sold the tickets, according to the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism.
by Bob Collins

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Tax reform could limit baseball trades this summer

'This is a change we hope was inadvertent, and we’re going to lobby hard to get it corrected,' the chief legal officer of Major League Baseball tells the New York Times.
by Bob Collins

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Baseball is America, mom, apple pie and working below minimum wage

Most of the players in minor league baseball, especially on teams in independent leagues such as the Saint Paul Saints, aren't going anywhere. But that's not the way most of the public sees them, which is why there won't be much notice today when/if Congress puts the screws to them by denying them minimum wage protections.
by Bob Collins

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When the champs come back to town

There's nothing quite like tournament time in Minnesota and some of the best moments occur away from the games. It happens on the highways into town as was the case Saturday in Brainerd.
by Bob Collins

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Rochester provided no safety for man who fled Iraq

If you survive civil war in Iraq, we like to think that Rochester, Minn., won't be a dangerous place. So, Ahmed Muafaq Abdulhu Al Naddf's killing last week is particularly distressing.
by Bob Collins

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The search for Jackie Wallace

The search for Jackie Wallace

Last week's signing of a franchise quarterback has Minnesota Vikings fans dreaming of Super Bowls. What do you suppose Jackie Wallace, who played in two of them, is dreaming about these days?
by Bob Collins

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The question of race in school suspensions debated

It's a sure bet that everyone has an opinion on why students of color are more likely to be suspended from school than their white counterparts, and the loudest voices will likely carry the day when the federal government decides whether to roll back guidelines that sought to take race out of the reasons for the suspensions.
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What’s on MPR News today? 3/19/18

What’s on MPR News today? 3/19/18

Here are the topics and guests you'll hear today on MPR News.
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