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All Things Considered with Clay Masters is your comprehensive source for afternoon news and information. Listen from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. every weekday.

Appetites | Climate Cast

Health concerns could bring timeout for new rubberized playgrounds

There's a new drive in the Minnesota Legislature to get answers about what's in the crumb rubber pellets on sports fields and playgrounds and whether they pose any health risks.
by Brian Bakst

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Appetites: Stop wasting your food (or at least do it less often)

Appetites: Stop wasting your food (or at least do it less often)

For food author Beth Dooley, a lot of food waste can be avoided with just a little imagination. She shared some tips on All Things Considered.
by MPR News Staff

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From the archives: Hubert Humphrey, Minnesota's most famous orator

From the archives: Hubert Humphrey, Minnesota's most famous orator

Throughout his long career, Hubert Humphrey plenty of chances to speak in front of crowds - and the gusto with which he did made him Minnesota's most famous orator.
by Sara Porter

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St. Cloud turns to renewable energy to shrink utility bills

St. Cloud turns to renewable energy to shrink utility bills

St. Cloud is using solar and biofuel to power its wastewater treatment plant. It could be the first such facility in the state to be completely energy independent.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Welcoming new immigrants to Minnesota, one meal at a time

Welcoming new immigrants to Minnesota, one meal at a time

Marina Aleixo and her family held a dinner for a family from the Democratic Republic of the Congo who recently immigrated to Minnesota. It's part of a dinner movement to welcome newcomers to America.
by Riham Feshir

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Art Hounds: Red shoes, women's history and Ireland

Art Hounds: Red shoes, women's history and Ireland

This week on Art Hounds: a comedic celebration of women's history, photos of Ireland and "The Red Shoes."
by Marianne Combs

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Appetites: Where is all the Lao cuisine in the Twin Cities?

Appetites: Where is all the Lao cuisine in the Twin Cities?

Local Lao food expert and popular YouTube host Christina Tia talks about what it means to order your food "Lao style" and shares a few of her favorite recipes.
by MPR News Staff

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Fairview rescues struggling HealthEast in merger

Fairview rescues struggling HealthEast in merger

The combined operations will have a footprint that spans much of the Twin Cities, as well as greater Minnesota. HealthEast serves the east metro and Fairview operates in the south, west and north areas of the Twin Cities as well as northern Minnesota.
by Mark Zdechlik

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