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Appetites | Climate Cast

Walz plan spends billions for businesses, workers and environment

Walz plan spends billions for businesses, workers and environment

Gov. Tim Walz laid out spending plans Thursday or starting a family and medical leave program, bolstering the pay of health care aides, speeding the development of clean energy and helping small businesses and farmers. 
by Brian Bakst

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The impacts of climate change on our health — from our bodies to our cells

The impacts of climate change on our health — from our bodies to our cells

MPR News host Cathy Wurzer spoke with Dr. Rick Woychik and Dr. Gwen Collman from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences on the impact of climate change on our health.
by Cathy Wurzer, Paul Huttner and Ngoc Bui

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Art Hounds explore an artist’s legacy, and recommend a 'Haunting' play

Art Hounds explore an artist’s legacy, and recommend a 'Haunting' play

This week’s Art Hounds recommend the spine-tingling play “The Haunting of Hill House” at Rochester Repertory Theatre and “Act III: Who the Heck is Hoffman?” a posthumous exhibit of painter Frank Hoffman’s life’s work, curated by a St. Paul artist.
by Emily Bright

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Future of Us: After the pandemic took worship online, a Rochester church takes stock

Future of Us: After the pandemic took worship online, a Rochester church takes stock

As the pandemic tested hospital workers, so too did it test houses of worship. But Rev. Beth Royalty, leader of the 163-year-old church that stands next door to the Mayo Clinic, says her congregation has come out the other side with a fresh perspective. “We can let go of the past. We have to let go of the past.”
by Tom Crann and Megan Burks

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Duluth med school leader remembered for rural health care legacy

Duluth med school leader remembered for rural health care legacy

Dr. Jim Boulger, who for nearly 50 years helped train and inspire physicians to live and work in Minnesota’s rural communities, died Saturday. He was 81.
by Dan Kraker

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Future of Us: Creating a new roadmap for justice in the wake of George Floyd

Future of Us: Creating a new roadmap for justice in the wake of George Floyd

Long-time activist and attorney Nekima Levy Armstrong reflects on how the murder of George Floyd, global protests, and a high-profile conviction have transformed the ways we understand and advocate for justice.
by Tom Crann and Ngoc Bui

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Publishers concerned as slow U.S. mail delays delivery of local newspapers

Publishers concerned as slow U.S. mail delays delivery of local newspapers

A growing number of local newspapers have switched from using carriers to the U.S. Postal Service for delivery, a cost-cutting move as print subscriptions decline. But getting those papers into the hands of readers while the news is still timely has been a challenge.
by Kirsti Marohn

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