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Big Books & Bold Ideas with Kerri Miller

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Dessa describes 'My Own Devices'

Dessa describes 'My Own Devices'

The Minnesota musician describes why it was time to put her story in print instead of in an album.
by Kerri Miller

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Why don't more Americans have flood insurance?

Most Americans don't have flood insurance. Who will cover rebuilding costs after Hurricane Florence?
by Kerri Miller and Jeffrey Bissoy

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Author finds rich story in Liberia's American roots

Author finds rich story in Liberia's American roots

Shannon Gibney struggled with how to treat the Liberian saga in fiction. The result is "Dream Country."
by Marianne Combs

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The influence of outside money on local elections

Money is pouring into Minnesota, which has some of the most competitive Congressional races in the country. Who is behind the latest financial push?
by Kerri Miller and Elizabeth Shockman

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It's been a decade since the Great Recession. Has the economy fully recovered?

Ten years ago, the Lehman Brothers investment bank filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy. Their collapse is considered one of the first dominoes to fall in what ended up being a global financial crisis.
by Chris Farrell, Marcheta Fornoff and Jeffrey Bissoy

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Last year Minnesota hosted the Super Bowl. This year can they play in one?

Last year Minnesota hosted the Super Bowl. This year can they play in one?

The Minnesota Vikings were one game out of the Super Bowl last season. Staffed with a new quarterback, Kirk Cousins, amongst other new additions, they're expected to be among the NFL's best. Is it too early to start making Super Bowl predictions?
by Stephanie Curtis, Marcheta Fornoff and Jeffrey Bissoy

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