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Dr. Jay-Sheree Allen on spring allergies

It’s finally Spring! Here’s how to enjoy the weather without letting your allergies get in the way.
by Cathy Wurzer and Simone Cazares

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From the archives: Dr. Danielle Ofri on how to communicate with your health care provider

From the archives: Dr. Danielle Ofri on how to communicate with your health care provider

Medical technology has advanced exponentially. So why are patient-physician relationships stuck in the past? That’s the heart of the question in Dr. Danielle Ofri’s book, “What Patients Say, What Doctors Hear.” Enjoy this archive offering from 2017 as you get ready for Friday’s conversation between Kerri Miller and author Megan O’Rourke about the difficulty of getting doctors to take chronic illnesses seriously.
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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Minneapolis to pay $1.5M to man beaten by police during George Floyd protests

Minneapolis to pay $1.5M to man beaten by police during George Floyd protests

Police shot Jaleel Stallings with a foam marking round in a Lake Street parking lot after curfew on May 30, 2020. He shot back with his handgun, but video shows that he tossed away his weapon and surrendered after realizing he’d fired at police.
by Brandt Williams and Matt Sepic

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In Duluth, preschool moves from the classroom to the forest

In Duluth, preschool moves from the classroom to the forest

Duluth is at the forefront of a national trend to move preschool from the classroom to the outdoors. A dozen nature based play schools have opened in the Duluth area in the past decade. There's even a new major at the University of Minnesota Duluth in Childhood Nature Studies, the first program of its kind nationwide. 
by Dan Kraker

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Paula Goldberg, Minnesota advocate for kids with disabilities, dies at 79

Paula Goldberg, Minnesota advocate for kids with disabilities, dies at 79

Goldberg co-founded PACER in 1977 as an organization to help connect parents of children with disabilities. Friends and fellow advocates on Monday praised her legacy as they mourned her death.
by Michelle Wiley

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Sean Garrison on his latest work, 'The Darkness in My Skin: A Live Painting Experience'

Sean Garrison on his latest work, 'The Darkness in My Skin: A Live Painting Experience'

Minnesota will mark the second anniversary of George Floyd’s murder next week. Artists and community leaders are finding ways to honor his legacy and continue to advocate for change in their communities. Minneapolis-based artist Sean Garrison is working to provoke honest conversations about the experiences of Black Americans through a new live performance.
by Chris Farrell and Simone Cazares

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LGBTQ acceptance in Minnesota's Hmong community

Members of the Hmong community are coming together with a common goal: to educate and advocate for LGBTQ acceptance within the Hmong culture. Dr. Brian V. Xiong joined host Chris Farrell to talk more.
by Chris Farrell and Ellen Finn

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