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Minnesota Now for Sept. 26, 2022

Minnesota Now for Sept. 26, 2022

The U.S. House has passed a 2 billion dollar plan to curb crime. We'll get the crime fighting details and a read on the likelihood that it will pass the Senate. Early voting is underway for more than 200 public offices across the state. We'll hear what local polling is saying about the issues the majority of voters care about. The annual Nobel conference at Gustavus Adolphus College this week is focused on the impact of inequality on young people's mental health. We'll talk with the conference organizer about their impact. And a newly opened woodworking space is dedicated to those not traditionally included in the medium.
by Tim Nelson

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Fireweed Woodshop returns, bringing woodworking to women and nonbinary people

Fireweed Woodshop returns, bringing woodworking to women and nonbinary people

A Minneapolis woodshop dedicated to marginalized genders is bringing women and nonbinary people into a craft that is often viewed as masculine. Fireweed Community Woodshop reopened recently after shuttering during the pandemic. MPR News reporter Grace Birnstengel talks with guest host Tim Nelson about the Fireweed and their mission.
by Gretchen Brown and Tim Nelson

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This Year's Nobel Conference explores inequality's impact on young people's mental health

This Year's Nobel Conference explores inequality's impact on young people's mental health

The annual Nobel Conference at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter happens September 28th and 29th. The festival director, Lisa Heldke, talks with guest host Tim Nelson about why the committee chose this topic and how the seven speakers at the conference will address it.
by Britt Aamodt and Tim Nelson

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49-year-old college football player on joining the team: ‘I didn’t know what to expect’

The story of Ray Ruschel, a 49-year-old college football player from North Dakota, has garnered national attention in recent weeks. For a bit of perspective, Ruschel is only four years older than Tom Brady.  
by Tom Crann and Julia Franz

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Latino poets group Palabristas marks 20 years

Latino poets group Palabristas marks 20 years

Palabristas emerged in 2002 as a national poetry reading event came to town. The group’s co-founder says Latino voices were missing from it.
by Vicki Adame

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Federally funded nutrition programs in the wake of a pandemic and a scandal

Federally funded nutrition programs in the wake of a pandemic and a scandal

To better understand how the pandemic shifted the landscape of federally funded nutrition programs, we talked to Youthprise Nutrition Director Christa DeBoer. Youthprise has been serving meals to kids since 2014 through USDA funding.
by John Wanamaker and Ngoc Bui

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How art and poetry inspired Maggie O'Farrell's new novel

How art and poetry inspired Maggie O'Farrell's new novel

Full of the beauty and drama she used to bring to life the Shakespearean story of “Hamnet,” Maggie O’Farrell turns to Renaissance Italy in her new novel, “The Marriage Portrait,” where she paints a picture of a resilient young girl trying to avoid being killed by her new husband.
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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Nursing on the frontlines

Nursing on the frontlines

The nursing strike across Minnesota earlier this month put a spotlight on the nationwide strain on our nursing workforce. MPR News host Angela Davis talks with two nurses about what nurses do, how their work has changed and what can be done to address job stress and a worsening nurse shortage.
by Angela Davis and Matthew Alvarez

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How climate change intensifies extreme weather

How climate change intensifies extreme weather

How did climate change supercharge climate extremes in the summer of 2022? Climate scientist Kevin Trenberth joined Climate Cast to explain the extreme events we saw.
by Paul Huttner

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