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The Hibbing high school teacher who mentored Bob Dylan, Nobel literature prize winner

The Hibbing high school teacher who mentored Bob Dylan, Nobel literature prize winner

Bob Dylan's literary roots may be as tangled as the Nobel Prize winner's famously enigmatic lyrics, but at some point they invariably end up in the Hibbing High School classroom of B.J. Rolfzen.
by Dan Kraker

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Few districts seeking levy referendums this year

Few districts seeking levy referendums this year

In a presidential election year, school boards find it hard to get voters' attention. Most are sitting this year out.
by Solvejg Wastvedt

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Dayton forms panel to address police/community relations

Dayton forms panel to address police/community relations

The governor's Council on Law Enforcement and Community Relations is being formed at a time of tension over police killings of African-Americans.
by Brandt Williams

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Appetites: How to boost your cooking game with science

Appetites: How to boost your cooking game with science

Dan Souza and Molly Brinbaum, executive editors for Cook's Science, are pros at using the scientific method for improving recipes.
by MPR News Staff

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Jerry and Patty Wetterling: 'Closure' a confusing word after truth about Jacob's death

Jerry and Patty Wetterling: 'Closure' a confusing word after truth about Jacob's death

The fate of their 11-year-old son hung in limbo for 27 years after his disappearance on an October night in 1989. In September, they learned the truth: Jacob had been killed, hours after his abduction. And while they now have answers, Patty and Jerry Wetterling say "closure" is a whole other thing.
by Tom Crann and Cody Nelson

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Environmental groups question climate change analysis for PolyMet mine

Environmental groups question climate change analysis for PolyMet mine

The proposed copper-nickel mine was subject to an extensive environmental study, but environmental groups cite new federal climate change guidelines in arguing for a better analysis of the mine's potential greenhouse gas emissions.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Afghanistan bomb kills Army sergeant with Minnesota ties

Afghanistan bomb kills Army sergeant with Minnesota ties

Adam Thomas, an Army medical sergeant, was remembered Friday as an athlete and natural leader who nurtured a passion for nature and for animals.
by Solvejg Wastvedt

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How one person learned to work beyond perceptions of identity

Phillipe Cunningham's own evolution to becoming a trans black man helps him understand how to work beyond perceptions of identity. He shared his story with Cai Thomas, a producer in this year's Next Generation Radio project at MPR News.

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