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New theatre performance helps the audience create rituals to deal with loss

New theatre performance helps the audience create rituals to deal with loss

On Friday, Aug. 19, Wonderlust Productions opens their new interactive performance “Lost and Found” on an island in the Mississippi River. The performance is meant to engage people in creating rituals to acknowledge ambiguous loss — the losses we have all suffered but could not grieve. Leah Cooper, the Co-Artistic Director of Wonderlust Productions, speaks with Cathy Wurzer about the idea behind the “performance” and what those involved can expect.
by Cathy Wurzer and Melissa Townsend

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Twenty years later, Fosston's police force returns

Twenty years later, Fosston's police force returns

For decades, small towns have been disbanding police departments to save money, or more recently, because they can’t find officers to staff the department. But the northern Minnesota town of Fosston is challenging the trend by rebuilding a police force more than 20 years after it was eliminated.
by Dan Gunderson

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How social media has changed us

How social media has changed us

From “echo chambers” to “comparison quicksand,” social media has changed the way we communicate and think of ourselves and others. MPR News host Angela Davis talks with two researchers about social media’s impact on everything from political conversations to teen friendships.
by Angela Davis, Maja Beckstrom and Samantha Matsumoto

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Post-Roe, more restrictions on abortion are on the way in Iowa

Post-Roe, more restrictions on abortion are on the way in Iowa

Since the Supreme Court overturned the Roe v. Wade decision that federally protected the right to have an abortion, decision makers at the state level are busy clarifying abortion access within their boundaries.
by Cathy Wurzer and Gretchen Brown

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Thousands of Minnesota nurses vote to strike

Thousands of Minnesota nurses vote to strike

Thousands of Minnesota nurses have voted in favor of a strike at seven different health systems in the Twin Cities and Duluth.
by Cathy Wurzer and Gretchen Brown

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N. Scott Momaday reflects on how Native stories shaped his imagination

N. Scott Momaday reflects on how Native stories shaped his imagination

This week’s Big Books and Bold Ideas conversation is with debut novelist Oscar Hokeah about his book, “Calling for a Blanket Dance.” During his discussion with host Kerri Miller, they were both delighted to discover they share a love of Native American poet and writer N. Scott Momaday. Since Miller spoke with Momaday in 2021, we decided to pull this one from the archives for all to enjoy.
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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