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Counties stake middle ground in clean water, runoff fight

Counties stake middle ground in clean water, runoff fight

As farmers and Gov. Mark Dayton argue over enforcing buffer strips along public streams and lakes, Otter Tail County officials are finding success with a local, low-key approach.
by Dan Gunderson

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Art Hounds: 'The Jesus Cow' and an all-female Hamlet

Art Hounds: 'The Jesus Cow' and an all-female Hamlet

This week the Art Hounds attend a reading of "The Jesus Cow," adorn themselves in Anishinaabe jewelry and check out an all-female staging of Hamlet.
by Marianne Combs

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Officials balk at potential Southwest light rail line cuts

Officials balk at potential Southwest light rail line cuts

Aiming to trim $341 million in costs from the light rail line, Metropolitan Council staff presented local leaders with about 50 possible reductions. City leaders didn't like what they heard.
by Curtis Gilbert

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From St. Paul tragedy, a school grows in West Africa

From St. Paul tragedy, a school grows in West Africa

The parents of a boy killed two years ago during a school field trip in St. Paul say they will build a school in Guinea in his honor.
by Tim Nelson

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Budget impasse puts school districts' plans on hold

Budget impasse puts school districts' plans on hold

Gov. Mark Dayton's veto of an education funding bill that does not provide money for universal pre-kindergarten did more than just send a strong message to state lawmakers.
by Tim Post

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Appetites: A celebration of the Mediterranean

Appetites: A celebration of the Mediterranean

Rich flavors steeped in tradition are featured in a new cookbook by Minneapolis restaurateur Sameh Wadi, who is best known for Saffron Restaurant and World Street Kitchen.

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Legislature ignores pitch for soccer stadium tax break

Legislature ignores pitch for soccer stadium tax break

Minnesota United Owner Bill McGuire is still hopeful he'll win the property-tax exemption he said he'll need to make the stadium financially viable.
by Curtis Gilbert

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Dayton vetoes education bill, slams Republicans

Dayton vetoes education bill, slams Republicans

Dayton said he's upset the Republican-controlled House would not agree to spend between $125 and $150 million more on education — especially when they left $1 billion unspent.
by Tom Scheck

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Duluth's Cheng-Khee Chee blends painting traditions

Duluth's Cheng-Khee Chee blends painting traditions

The Tweed Museum of Art in Duluth is showing an exhibition of works by Cheng-Khee Chee, an internationally acclaimed watercolorist. "The Way of Cheng-Khee Chee" spans 40 years.
by Marianne Combs

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See it: Nicollet Mall's nearly final redesign

See it: Nicollet Mall's nearly final redesign

Construction on the $50 million redesign of Nicollet Mall in Minneapolis begins this summer, and the architects of the project are in the final stages of planning.
by MPR News Staff

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