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Appetites: Inspiring more women to lead in the kitchen and business

Appetites: Inspiring more women to lead in the kitchen and business

The Women Chefs and Restaurateurs is working to grow the number of women chefs, and they are holding their 25th annual gathering in Minneapolis this weekend.
by Tom Crann

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When radicalization lured two Somali teenagers ... from Norway

When radicalization lured two Somali teenagers ... from Norway

A book just out in the U.S. tells the story of sisters who left their adopted homeland to wage jihad in Syria.
by Euan Kerr

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Carrot vs. stick: How should Minnesota get to cleaner water?

Carrot vs. stick: How should Minnesota get to cleaner water?

Gov. Mark Dayton set an ambitious goal of improving Minnesota's water quality 25 percent by 2025. But consensus on how to achieve that goal has been elusive, and there's much work left to do.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Whalen says coaching women's basketball at U of M will be 'the thrill of my lifetime'

Whalen says coaching women's basketball at U of M will be 'the thrill of my lifetime'

Whalen signed a five year contract, which will pay her $400,000 in her first year, with increases each year that end with $547,391 in her fifth year. There are also incentives for academic and athletic performance.
by Peter Cox

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Social worker tries auto repair to tackle poverty

Social worker tries auto repair to tackle poverty

What do you do if you're a social worker and pastoral minister trying to help people out of poverty? Learn to fix their cars, of course.
by Emma Sapong

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Duluth day care closing leaves parents scrambling

Benedictine Health Systems officials said in a statement that they're closing the day care because the building that houses it has become too expensive to maintain.
by John Enger

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Self-described millionaire collected thousands in food stamps to make point about SNAP

Rob Undersander of Waite Park told a legislative committee Wednesday that he and his wife collected about $6,000 in benefits they didn't need over 19 months, then gave the equivalent to charity.
by Tom Crann and Associated Press

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A new climate solution, with Republican support

A new climate solution, with Republican support

This week, we discuss a carbon dividends, eco-realty, the "carbon bubble" and carbon-hungry plants.
by Paul Huttner

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Child abuse cases inch upward, minority children over-represented

Two cases of horrific child abuse have grabbed headlines across Minnesota this year and put a spotlight back on systems meant to protect kids. And some say that children of color are over-represented in that system.
by Brandt Williams

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