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Listen: Cathy Wurzer remembers Bruce Kramer

Listen: Cathy Wurzer remembers Bruce Kramer

Cathy Wurzer reflects on interviews with Bruce Kramer, the former St. Thomas dean who was diagnosed with ALS. The pair collaborated on a book that was published days before Kramer's death.
by Cathy Wurzer

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How Cargill is adapting to climate change

How Cargill is adapting to climate change

Listen to Cargill Executive Chairman Greg Page talk about how climate change will affect crop yield and the ability to feed our world.

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What you should know about any deal with Iran

Tuesday's midnight deadline has come and gone and still no deal has been reached in the nuclear talks between Iran and six world powers. Listen to the discussion to learn what all sides want.

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Why managing your health means less medicine, not more

Why managing your health means less medicine, not more

Dr. H. Gilbert Welch argues that Americans seek out tests, treatments and attention from doctors and "too many people are being tested and exposed to the harmful effects of the testing process."
by Emily Kaiser

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What Indiana, Arkansas religious freedom laws really mean

What Indiana, Arkansas religious freedom laws really mean

Listen to our discussion about what these religious freedom laws say, how they are legally interpreted and what it means in our political landscape.

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Screen Time: 'Serena'

For this week's Screen Time, Kerri and Stephanie discussed the film "Serena." Listen to their discussion.

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Managing your money: Last-minute tax questions

Budget cuts at the IRS are making for long waits and bad taxpayer service for people trying to file.

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What really happened at the O.K. Corral

What really happened at the O.K. Corral

It turns out the shootout didn't even happen at a corral. Mary Doria Russell digs for truth in the American myth of Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday.
by Tracy Mumford

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Why marriage doesn't pull people out of poverty

The decline of marriage over the past 50 years is not the cause of our current economic insecurity and inequality, but really more the result of it, Nicole Sussner Rodgers said.

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