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Steve Robson wrote last week about his days as an intern in in the central Queensland city of Rockhampton. He tried to take his own life and he unburdened himself last week from his shame of not using his experience to help others. In so doing, he learned a startling truth.
Whenever I feel sad -- and there is plenty to feel sad about right now -- I look to the world's most perfect creature. What would dog do? They would jump in leaves, that's what.
Let’s be better
Some guy tried to assassinate people this week. A woman played Cinderella to make a kid happy. Both remind us as individuals that we can be better. Logically, what do we have to lose?
Green bean casserole creator has died, but Thanksgiving tradition lives on
Thanksgiving would not be the same without Dorcas Reilly. Reilly, who worked for years in the Campbell Soup kitchens, created the green bean casserole — a Thanksgiving staple on hundreds (if not thousands) of dinner tables across Minnesota. Reilly, according to the Associated Press, died last week at the age of 92 of Alzheimer’s disease…
Could North Dakota be the next state to legalize marijuana?
North Dakotans will vote soon on Measure 3: a proposed law to legalize recreational marijuana for adults 21 and older while expunging convictions for marijuana-related crimes.
What’s on MPR News – 10/22/18
Here are the stories, topics, and guests you'll hear today on MPR News.
A museum for people who really relish mustard
Barry Levenson, a Massachusetts native, developed a love affair with mustard, and then a Wisconsin mustard museum, thanks to Bill Buckner's inability to pick up a baseball in the 1986 World Series. Yes, it's complicated.
Hudson newspaper is finished with your hateful letters
Western Wisconsin's Hudson Star-Observer says it will no longer publish hate letters, "letters that threaten or that incite crimes including violence against anyone and for any reason. Period."
Since the last big election, few news stories have concentrated on who's needed to elect people to office these days: people who don't bother voting -- the people who believe their lives are so disconnected from public policy, that the effort isn't worth their time.