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What’s on MPR News – 12/5/18

Here are the stories, topics, and guests you'll hear today on MPR News.
by Bob Collins

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Former governor doesn’t like fashion sense of new MN lawmakers

Former governor doesn’t like fashion sense of new MN lawmakers

There's some irony to former Gov. Arne Carlson's blast against freshman legislators at the Minnesota Capitol on the subject of how they should dress.
by Bob Collins

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1,000 Words: Bob Dole’s salute

1,000 Words: Bob Dole’s salute

A moment at the Capitol Tuesday reminded us that no matter how powerful we become, time still calls the shots.
by Bob Collins

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Maybe Minnesota isn’t a drunk-driving pariah after all

Maybe Minnesota isn’t a drunk-driving pariah after all

The disquieting and oft-mentioned statistic that 1 in every 7 Minnesotans has a DUI conviction on their record maybe has a bright side. Because they've been nabbed, maybe Minnesota is safer than other states.
by Bob Collins

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How a father marks the day his daughter took her own life

Shane Paulsen, of Devil's Lake, N.D., has been dreading Dec. 2. It was the one-year anniversary of the day he woke up to a gunshot at 7 a.m. His daughter, Madissen, 11, had taken her own life. A few weeks later, her best friend, also 11, took hers, too.
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Big Tuna blames millennials for its failures

Big Tuna blames millennials for its failures

Opening a can of tuna is hard, the Wall St. Journal reported this week. Millennials can't be bothered opening the can and draining the oil/water and then preparing the tuna. Just thinking about the process makes us want to take a nap; it's all so exhausting. That's pretty much the best the Journal could come up with to explain why the sales of cans of tuna are dropping.
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Sully? He’s just a dog!

Sully? He’s just a dog!

Ruth Graham, who writes for Slate, probably is a cat lover.
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What’s on MPR News – 12/4/18

What’s on MPR News – 12/4/18

Here are the stories, topics, and guests you'll hear today on MPR News.
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Right on schedule, people are driving into open water on MN lakes

And we're off! Welcome to another season of people driving on thin ice and falling through. Alexandria/Douglas County has raced off to the early lead with two incidents over the weekend.
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