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Hometowns

Hometowns

Were you shaped by your hometown? Big or small, where we start matters to where we end up. Host Angela Davis talks with two novelists about what it means to be from somewhere and about Ken Burns’ new campaign for a national day to honor hometowns.
by Angela Davis and Maja Beckstrom

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Harry Colbert of North News on elections in Minneapolis

Harry Colbert of North News on elections in Minneapolis

Host Cathy Wurzer checked in with Harry Colbert, editor-in-chief of North News, about interest in the election. The local paper covers north Minneapolis, which is one of the most racially diverse and lowest-income parts of the city.
by Cathy Wurzer and Melissa Townsend

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Song of the Day: 'On the Dark Side' by John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band

It’s time to sing in your car! Tuesday’s Song of the Day on Minnesota Now came courtesy of Marie Rock, the morning show host at KOJB The Eagle, which broadcasts from the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe.
by Cathy Wurzer and Kelly Gordon

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The latest on COVID-19 reinfection rates in Minnesota

The latest on COVID-19 reinfection rates in Minnesota

The Minnesota Department of Health on Monday released new data showing more than 8,000 COVID re-infections. Host Cathy Wurzer asked a Mayo Clinic infectious disease specialist about it.
by Cathy Wurzer and Kelly Gordon

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New U of M research center to focus on how the brain works

New U of M research center to focus on how the brain works

The Masonic Institute for the Developing Brain allows health care providers, neuroscientists and educators to try to answer enduring questions of how brains are shaped by their environments.  
by Tim Nelson

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Inflation climbs and Minnesota consumers notice

Inflation climbs and Minnesota consumers notice

Prices are going up for food and gasoline. And now with dropping temperatures, it looks like it'll be more expensive to heat our homes. The situation isn’t as bad as back in the 1970s, but for many people it’s the first time they’ve seen such rapidly rising prices. 
by Mark Zdechlik

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Public safety at the center of Minneapolis City Council races

Public safety at the center of Minneapolis City Council races

Many incumbents who served through the period following George Floyd’s killing face challengers who are critical of the council’s actions last term and who want to pursue reform within the existing Police Department. 
by Jon Collins

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