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Talking Sense: Navigating relationships across political divides

Has political polarization challenged relationships in your life? A Minnesota couple in a politically mixed marriage talks with two therapists and MPR News correspondent Catharine Richert about how to stay connected with family and friends, even when you disagree about politics.
by Angela Davis, Catharine Richert and Maja Beckstrom

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Morning Announcements for Sept. 5

Morning Announcements for Sept. 5

Here are the morning announcements for Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024.
by MPR News Staff

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Anishinaabe author Ashley Fairbanks invites children to honor ancestral Native land in her new book

Anishinaabe author Ashley Fairbanks invites children to honor ancestral Native land in her new book

Minnesota-born Anishinaabe author Ashley Fairbanks had her first book published on Aug. 27. The book is for children and is titled “This Land.” It invites kids to trace the history of their home and honor the Native people who lived on the land.
by Sam Stroozas

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Preschoolers, parents and first separations: How to work through it

Preschoolers, parents and first separations: How to work through it

It’s the first day of preschool and kindergarten for many little Minnesotans. That means new routines and new people, which can create some anxiety for parents and kids. MPR News asked a few experts and parents for advice. Here’s what they told us.
by Kyra Miles

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Park Tavern reopens after deadly crash, as driver makes first court appearance

Park Tavern reopens after deadly crash, as driver makes first court appearance

The driver who allegedly drove his vehicle across a St. Louis Park restaurant patio Sunday, killing two people and injuring nine others, made his first court appearance on Wednesday, as the Park Tavern reopened its doors for the first time since the crash.
by Cathy Wurzer, Aleesa Kuznetsov, Elizabeth Shockman, Estelle Timar-Wilcox and Cari Spencer

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Minnesota Now and Then: Remembering the Owatonna state school, Minnesota‘s early approach to child welfare

Minnesota Now and Then: Remembering the Owatonna state school, Minnesota‘s early approach to child welfare

About 11,000 children spent time at a state-run institution in Owatonna from 1886 to 1946. It was a precursor to what became our current child welfare system.
by Cathy Wurzer and Ellen Finn

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