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What to do if you notice signs of memory loss in your older relatives

What to do if you notice signs of memory loss in your older relatives

As families gather for the holidays, you may notice worrying signs of memory problems in your older relatives. Karla Hult, the founder of So Many Goodbyes, joined host Cathy Wurzer this time last year with advice on how to take action to support the older adults in your family.
by Cathy Wurzer, Lindsay Guentzel and Alex Cheng

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Southwest Airlines is cancelling 2,500 flights a day! What's going on?

Southwest Airlines is cancelling 2,500 flights a day! What's going on?

MSP International Airport is reporting nearly all Southwest Airlines flights to and from the Twin Cities are canceled Tuesday, that’s more than 30 flights in all. Host Cathy Wurzer talks with travel reporter Gunnar Olson from Thrifty Traveler.
by Gretchen Brown and Cathy Wurzer

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Capitol will be abuzz in new session even as remote options remain

Capitol will be abuzz in new session even as remote options remain

When the legislative session starts Jan. 3, more people are expected to be around the Capitol. While some remote options will remain for lawmakers and their constituents, key legislators anticipate much more in-person activity.
by Brian Bakst

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Tornado ravaged towns rebuild and struggle

Tornado ravaged towns rebuild and struggle

Two small Minnesota towns were hit hard by tornadoes earlier this year. As the year ends, each is still recovering and rebuilding, and community leaders see success and struggle.
by Dan Gunderson

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Sold a Story: How Teaching Kids to Read Went So Wrong - A special radio presentation

Sold a Story: How Teaching Kids to Read Went So Wrong - A special radio presentation

Listen to an exposé of how educators came to believe in a wrong idea of how children learn to read. MPR News with Angela Davis presents a three-hour radio version of American Public Media’s investigative podcast “Sold a Story: How Teaching Kids to Read Went So Wrong.”

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At a Minneapolis tent encampment, a chosen family sticks together in the storm

At a Minneapolis tent encampment, a chosen family sticks together in the storm

The weather is just one of many daily hurdles for people experiencing unsheltered homelessness. Three residents at an encampment in the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood are grateful to have each other and hope to have enough propane tanks to fuel their heaters through this dangerous cold spell.
by Grace Birnstengel

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Jane Smiley on her new novel, 'A Dangerous Business'

Jane Smiley on her new novel, 'A Dangerous Business'

Two young prostitutes become uneasy when several women in their dangerous line of work disappear. Jane Smiley’s new novel follows them as they try to solve the murders in 1850s California.
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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Descendants of executed Dakota 38+2 ride to Mankato to honor ancestors

Descendants of executed Dakota 38+2 ride to Mankato to honor ancestors

For what may be the last time, Dakota riders on horseback are braving bitter December weather to travel hundreds of miles to honor 38 men hanged in the largest mass execution in U.S. history. The ride also remembers the many others who died as a result of the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862.
by Hannah Yang

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