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Appetites | Climate Cast

Let the hues begin: Fall foliage colors coming to Minnesota in 3, 2, 1 ...

Let the hues begin: Fall foliage colors coming to Minnesota in 3, 2, 1 ...

Fall is near! As we approach autumn, when can Minnesotans expect those vibrant oranges, reds and yellows? What affects that vibrancy? And how will this year stack up to other seasons?
by Amy Felegy

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Resident assistants face new pressures, responsibilities in post-COVID college life

Resident assistants face new pressures, responsibilities in post-COVID college life

Colleges rely on resident assistants to help support students during the school year, but the job has become more complex in an era when student mental health needs have leaped. With the new school year starting, RAs and their trainers say the demands have never been greater.
by Anika Besst

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Group teaches people in low-population areas how to run for office and become civic leaders

In west-central Minnesota, an effort is underway to get more people involved in political and civic leadership. The nonpartisan rural democracy initiative runs programs that help people learn how to run for office or take action in areas deemed “leadership distressed.”
by Nina Moini and Ngoc Bui

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Author of ‘The Parrot and the Igloo’ examines the history of climate change deniers

Author of ‘The Parrot and the Igloo’ examines the history of climate change deniers

David Lipsky, author of “The Parrot and the Igloo: Climate and the Science of Denial,” talks about the history of climate change and those who deny the science behind human-caused climate change. 
by Paul Huttner and Matthew Alvarez

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Appetites: Robots food runners take load off restaurant staff

Appetites: Robots food runners take load off restaurant staff

Three years ago Sawatdee Thai Restaurant got a robot food runner named DeeDee to help with pandemic employment stresses. Now the company, which operates four Twin Cities restaurants, has two of them and says they’re an invaluable part of the team.
by Nina Moini and Lukas Levin

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Man accused of driving car into outdoor patio in St. Louis Park faces 11 criminal charges

Man accused of driving car into outdoor patio in St. Louis Park faces 11 criminal charges

The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office filed two counts of criminal vehicular homicide and nine counts of criminal vehicular operation against Steven Frane Bailey of St. Louis Park.
by MPR News Staff

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As school begins, nurses face high turnover and heightened student mental health needs

As school begins, nurses face high turnover and heightened student mental health needs

Tuesday is the first day of school for many students and school nurses in some areas of the state are facing pressures on staffing and heightened mental health needs. Tara Cliff, health services supervisor at Eastern Carver County schools, said that turnover has been a challenge for her district.
by Nina Moini and Ngoc Bui

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New hopes, endless possibilities as school starts across most of Minnesota

New hopes, endless possibilities as school starts across most of Minnesota

The new school year began on Tuesday for most Minnesota students. While many challenges lie ahead, a visit Tuesday to Nellie Stone Johnson Elementary in Minneapolis shows why it’s hard to beat the promise of a first day of school.
by Elizabeth Shockman

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