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Innocence Lost: A culture of abuse

Innocence Lost: A culture of abuse

Allegations of abuse at the Children's Theatre Company date back to 1972, an arrest was made a dozen years later and some survivors are only now finding justice.
by Marianne Combs

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The promise and pitfalls of fitness trackers

The promise and pitfalls of fitness trackers

Dr. Jon Hallberg says wearables can help get people moving and help doctors diagnose and treat patients. But they can also lead to an unhealthy obsession.
by Tom Crann and Dr. Jon Hallberg

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Men’s Sheds offer retirees a ‘Boy Scouts for old guys’

Men’s Sheds offer retirees a ‘Boy Scouts for old guys’

From its origins in Australia, the shed movement has spread around the world — and to Minnesota.
by Peter Cox

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Hydrogen power, modular nuclear and the other technology Xcel Energy has its eyes on

Hydrogen power, modular nuclear and the other technology Xcel Energy has its eyes on

Xcel Energy CEO Ben Fowke says the utility should have no problem reaching its goal of reducing carbon by 80 percent by 2030. It’s that last 20 percent that will require still-nascent technology.
by Paul Huttner and Megan Burks

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Tight labor market drives a school bus driver shortage in Minnesota

Tight labor market drives a school bus driver shortage in Minnesota

A month into the new school year, some Minnesota schools are still struggling to find enough bus drivers to transport kids. In Crookston, Minn., the superintendent is doing double duty, running the district and driving a route.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Cube Critics take on 'Joker' and 'First Love'

Two dark and bloody films this week: one with a title suggesting humor, and another promising love. Titles, like appearances, can be deceiving as Cube Critics Stephanie Curtis and Euan Kerr discuss.
by Euan Kerr and Stephanie Curtis

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'I've never told anyone': Stories of life in Indian boarding schools

'I've never told anyone': Stories of life in Indian boarding schools

A new book by Ojibwe author Denise Lajimodiere, “Stringing Rosaries,” tells the first-person stories of life for Native American children who were sent to boarding schools designed to purge their language and culture.
by Dan Gunderson

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Most Americans support safe gun storage laws, according to new poll

Most Americans support safe gun storage laws, according to new poll

A recent survey from APM Research Lab, Call To Mind and Guns & America found that nearly 8 in 10 Americans support mandating that guns are stored with a lock in place. That includes those who own guns and those who don’t have one.
by Adhiti Bandlamudi

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Ask a 'sotan: What's an eco-friendly way to bag groceries?

Ask a 'sotan: What's an eco-friendly way to bag groceries?

As Duluth weighs a plan to curb plastic bag use, we asked two local experts to answer questions from MPR News listeners about the merits of paper, plastic or something else to haul their groceries.
by Mike Moen

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