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Rochester's newly shuttered Diversity Council used money for other nonprofits to secure loan

Rochester's newly shuttered Diversity Council used money for other nonprofits to secure loan

In the months leading up to its demise, the Diversity Council in Rochester used all of its assets — including money held for smaller nonprofits — as collateral against a loan in hopes of fixing its financial woes. Now those assets are frozen after the Diversity Council closed and is unable to pay back the loan. 
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Art Hounds: Art about shifting friendships, changing times

Art Hounds: Art about shifting friendships, changing times

“Wish You Were Here” brings an improv comedy approach to grief and friendship at Strike Theater in Minneapolis starting this weekend. In JuCoby Johnson's new play "5," at the Jungle Theater, on two friends in a neighborhood changing around them. Plus, Spring Grove artist Joleen Emery folds and cuts old book pages into meticulous new creations.
by Emily Bright

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Seven Minnesota prison guards hurt this week in separate incidents

Seven Minnesota prison guards hurt this week in separate incidents

Seven corrections officers suffered injuries in separate incidents this week at Oak Park Heights and Stillwater. Those prisons are on lockdown at least through the weekend.
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One-sided parking ban in St. Paul planned until April 15

One-sided parking ban in St. Paul planned until April 15

Starting at 8 a.m. Friday, parking is prohibited on the south and east sides of most residential streets until April 15. The rule does not apply to arterial routes.
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Walz moves to protect those seeking gender-affirming care

Walz moves to protect those seeking gender-affirming care

The governor signed an order to protect people seeking gender-affirming care after a handful of states have limited it and as others have sought to ban the care altogether.
by Dana Ferguson

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Ukraine Defiant: A Russian art museum grapples with a Russian war 

Ukraine Defiant: A Russian art museum grapples with a Russian war 

The Museum of Russian Art offers a pair of exhibits responding to the war in Ukraine, one by Ukrainian-American artist Elena Kalman, the other from a Soviet-era Russian artist who foresaw an apocalyptic future for his country.
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