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Art for All show aims to challenge and include

Art for All show aims to challenge and include

After 18 months without in-person exhibits, the University of Minnesota’s Art for All program is inviting the public to their newest show featuring eight artists with disabilities. Artists and organizers say after the pandemic it’s good to be showing their art again.
by Will Matuska

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July 13 update on COVID-19 in MN: Uptick in cases but no signs of a surge

July 13 update on COVID-19 in MN: Uptick in cases but no signs of a surge

Minnesota continues to see COVID-19 case counts edge higher, but there’s nothing yet to suggest the state is headed for another major wave. That’s not to say there are no concerns.
by MPR News Staff

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As the world moves on, the unvaccinated and vulnerable are still dying from COVID-19

As the world moves on, the unvaccinated and vulnerable are still dying from COVID-19

Even though the pandemic has abated — for now — a handful of people are still dying from COVID-19 every day, and for the most vulnerable the war against the virus is anything but over. Among them are people who’ve had organ transplants who received their shots but have suppressed immune systems.
by Catharine Richert

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MN lawmakers sought deep COVID audit; they won’t get it

MN lawmakers sought deep COVID audit; they won’t get it

As part of the new budget, Minnesota lawmakers called for a top-to-bottom review of actions taken during the COVID-19 pandemic. But the Legislature won’t get that exhaustive look. 
by Brian Bakst

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This 100-year-old ‘small-government conservative’ wants lawmakers to go big on climate

Tom Swain has had a long career, including chief of staff to a Minnesota governor and mayor of a small Minnesota town. Now 100, he still has energy to burn — and he’s putting it into climate change.
by Paul Huttner

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Dry conditions might mean a good year for wild rice

Dry conditions might mean a good year for wild rice

Drought across Minnesota might mean an abundant harvest for a crop that grows in water. Minnesota has more acres of natural wild rice than any other state in the country.
by Dan Gunderson

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Women take the mic in male-dominated powwow emcee field

Women take the mic in male-dominated powwow emcee field

Deanna Rae StandingCloud, Red Lake Nation, from Minneapolis, is one of the few female powwow emcees in a typically male-dominated field. Now that powwows and other social gatherings are coming back, she wants her voice to be heard, too.

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Tribe proposes restoring elk to northeastern Minnesota

Tribe proposes restoring elk to northeastern Minnesota

After years of study, the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa has submitted a formal proposal to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources to move up to 150 elk from the northwestern corner of the state beginning in 2025.
by Dan Kraker

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The importance of 'deprescribing' medications for older adults

There's an emerging concern from health experts about the over-prescription of medicine with older adults. In response, a new movement is emerging — the exploration of “deprescribing” medications for their older patients. 
by Dr. Jon Hallberg and John Wanamaker

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