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Seal Dwyer is building community and healing trauma in the St. Cloud area

Seal Dwyer is building community and healing trauma in the St. Cloud area

Dwyer is a passionate advocate for the LGBTQ+ community, especially young people. She is helping start a queer community center in downtown St. Cloud to provide a safe space and resources.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Northfield author Krista Burton on her quest to visit every remaining lesbian bar in the country

Northfield author Krista Burton on her quest to visit every remaining lesbian bar in the country

Gay bars have long been lauded as safe spaces for LGBTQ+ people to celebrate who they are and explore their identity. But over the past 30 years, the number of lesbian bars in the U.S. has shrunk from 206 to around 20.
by Emily Bright and Ellen Finn

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The Lake Street Recovery: Stories behind the storefront

Three years ago, the world watched Lake Street sustain significant damage after the murder of George Floyd. But business owners cleaned up, came back and insisted that this recovery be accessible to all. Were they successful? Listen to this live In Focus discussion hosted by MPR News host Angela Davis.
by Angela Davis and Kelly Gordon

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Heart work: Training social workers to keep Native children home

Heart work: Training social workers to keep Native children home

A unique program housed at the University of Minnesota Duluth trains social workers to comply with the Indian Child Welfare Act to keep Native American children connected to their families and communities.
by Dan Kraker

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Northern Minnesota researchers find that wolves are accomplished anglers

Northern Minnesota researchers find that wolves are accomplished anglers

New research from the Voyageurs Wolf Project has documented evidence of wolves fishing for food over six of the past seven years, suggesting the practice is more widespread than initially believed.
by Dan Kraker

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With HyLife sold and closed, Windom wonders about the future

With HyLife sold and closed, Windom wonders about the future

A bankruptcy judge in Delaware approved the sale of the HyLife pork processing plant in Windom on Friday. The plant closed last week and 1,000 workers were laid off. Now residents of the town of 5,000 want to know what happens next.
by Hannah Yang

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