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What is ‘wassailing?‘ What makes a Christmas carol a ‘carol?’ Some Christmas terms defined

What is ‘wassailing?‘ What makes a Christmas carol a ‘carol?’ Some Christmas terms defined

What exactly is wassailing — and why does it keep showing up in Christmas songs? From medieval drinking bowls to danceable melodies, here’s what separates a carol from a hymn and why traditions like “The Gloucestershire Wassail” still endure.
by Jacob Aloi

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These Minnesotans with binoculars aren’t casing your house. They’re just doing the Christmas Bird Count.

These Minnesotans with binoculars aren’t casing your house. They’re just doing the Christmas Bird Count.

For 126 years the National Audubon Society has been hosting the Christmas Bird Count. That makes it the longest running community science bird project in the nation. And Minnesota has been taking part since 1905. The annual volunteer-conducted bird census kicked off Dec. 14 and runs until Jan. 5.
by Mathew Holding Eagle III

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How climate change is driving up the cost of home insurance

How climate change is driving up the cost of home insurance

The escalating costs of climate disasters continues to affect home insurance. Jordan Haedtler, climate financial policy strategist with Climate Cabinet based in Duluth, explains the rising cost in homeowner insurance.
by Paul Huttner and Matthew Alvarez

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One Minnesotan's search for a violin lost during the Holocaust

One Minnesotan's search for a violin lost during the Holocaust

After the death of her mother, Eva Neubeck went on a mission to recover a missing family heirloom: a 200-year-old violin.
by Lukas Levin

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Downtown Minneapolis is struggling. Would a new Wolves and Lynx arena help?

Downtown Minneapolis is struggling. Would a new Wolves and Lynx arena help?

Downtown Minneapolis continues to struggle since the pandemic. More than a third of offices are still vacant. Would a new arena for the Timberwolves and Lynx really bring life back to downtown?
by Gretchen Brown

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As ICE operations continue, immigrant parents look to make arrangements for their children

As ICE operations continue, immigrant parents look to make arrangements for their children

A 7-year-old child was recently separated from their parents in an operation carried out by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Burnsville. Advocates are helping parents make caretaker arrangements in case they are detained.
by Melissa Olson and Regina Medina

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Shooting in Stewartville school parking lot leaves one dead, student in critical condition

Shooting in Stewartville school parking lot leaves one dead, student in critical condition

An early morning shooting in the parking lot of Stewartville High School in southeast Minnesota left one student in critical condition and a man dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to the Olmsted County Sheriff’s Office.
by MPR News Staff

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