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Appetites | Climate Cast

Art Hounds: 350 movies, a music festival and Emily Dickinson

Art Hounds: 350 movies, a music festival and Emily Dickinson

This week on Art Hounds: the Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival, the Midwest Music Fest and a marathon reading of Emily Dickinson's poetry.
by Marianne Combs

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Climate Cast: Green energy boom in the Midwest

Climate Cast: Green energy boom in the Midwest

Chief meteorologist Paul Huttner spoke to Xcel Energy's president for Minnesota and the Dakotas about a benefit of green power that's overlooked: more jobs.
by Paul Huttner

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Appetites: How you can avoid bad restaurant experiences

Appetites: How you can avoid bad restaurant experiences

There are some tell-tale signs of a poor restaurant experience that diners can learn to sniff out before having to sit down to a wholesale bad time.
by Tom Crann and Krystyna Pease

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Mayo Clinic CEO's Big Pharma gig: 4 questions

Mayo Clinic CEO's Big Pharma gig: 4 questions

Dr. John Noseworthy will soon join the board of Merck, a major pharmaceutical company. While common, experts say these kinds of relationships raise conflict of interest concerns and must be carefully navigated. Here's how it works.
by Catharine Richert

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New system at Twin Cities airport makes takeoffs and landings faster

New system at Twin Cities airport makes takeoffs and landings faster

The "Data Comm" system is rolling out across more than 50 airports across the US. It's been running at MSP since November, and FAA and Delta officials showed off the system at the MSP control tower Tuesday.
by Tim Nelson

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Don't re-accommodate me, bro: 4 ways to survive a bad flight experience

Don't re-accommodate me, bro: 4 ways to survive a bad flight experience

The United Airlines-dragged traveler fiasco is an extreme example of how miserable airline travel can be these days. Here are some expert tips on how to navigate airports, airlines and life in transit.
by Catharine Richert

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Real ID tops the agenda when Minnesota Legislature returns

At stake is whether Minnesotans will be able to board domestic flights next year using their driver's licenses as ID. The Legislature needs to act soon, said DFL Gov. Mark Dayton.
by Tim Pugmire

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St. Paul police chief tries to move past fired cop's reinstatement

St. Paul police chief tries to move past fired cop's reinstatement

Todd Axtell and community leaders are looking for ways to address police accountability after an arbitrator ruled to reinstate an officer fired for his use of force in a controversial arrest.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Minn. House members lounge: Is it really 'nobody's business'?

Minn. House members lounge: Is it really 'nobody's business'?

A DFLer who called out her "white male colleagues" for cardplaying during House debate inadvertently pulled back the veil on the chamber's "retiring room." Former Speaker Steve Sviggum tells MPR News what it's like, and not like.
by Tom Crann and Brian Bakst

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