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Military superstar and ‘thrill-seeker’ from Minnesota wins Rhodes Scholarship

Military superstar and ‘thrill-seeker’ from Minnesota wins Rhodes Scholarship

Sarah Cao is a Minnesotan and collegiate military superstar. Her long resume includes work with the Pentagon, diving out of planes and commanding over 1,600 cadets. Now, she’s adding Rhodes Scholar.
by Emily Bright and Lukas Levin

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Minnesota budget update shows $1.1B less than prior forecast

Minnesota budget update shows $1.1B less than prior forecast

The economic report released Wednesday morning by state budget officials projects a downturn, with only a $616 million cushion expected by the end of the next budget period. The new data will guide lawmakers when budget deliberations begin in January. 
by Clay Masters and Brian Bakst

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A sweet lesson: History museum teaches appreciation for buildings, design through gingerbread

A sweet lesson: History museum teaches appreciation for buildings, design through gingerbread

The Stearns History Museum sponsors community classes that aim to teach concepts of architecture and design using an unusual medium: gingerbread. Its organizers say if people know more about how buildings are put together, they’ll be able to better care for them and keep them in use.
by Kirsti Marohn

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After years of delays, revived taconite mine offers new economic hope on Minnesota’s Iron Range

After years of delays, revived taconite mine offers new economic hope on Minnesota’s Iron Range

Mesabi Metallics — a controversial project that’s been in the works for more than two decades and could be the first new taconite mine in Minnesota in nearly 50 years — is once again bringing hopes of economic revival to the Iron Range.
by Dan Kraker

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For this Minnesota living history teacher, the past is never dead

For this Minnesota living history teacher, the past is never dead

Arn Kind turned his passion for the past into a second career making history entertaining and educational in school classrooms and small town libraries across Minnesota. From Vikings to the voyageurs to Vietnam, he delivers lessons like few others.
by Dan Gunderson

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Sniffles? Cough? Just a little cold? How to keep yourself and others healthy this holiday

Sniffles? Cough? Just a little cold? How to keep yourself and others healthy this holiday

While it’s too late to get the benefits from a vaccine for Thanksgiving, there is ample time for them to work ahead of other holidays, like Christmas and New Year’s Eve. For now, the basics of washing your hands and covering coughs and sneezes are a good start.
by Phil Picardi and Gracie Stockton

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New book tells how the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe defended its reservation and sovereignty

New book tells how the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe defended its reservation and sovereignty

“They Would Not Be Moved: The Enduring Struggle of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe to Keep their Reservation” by historian and anthropologist Bruce White was published earlier this year by the Minnesota Historical Society Press. The book details the nearly 200-year fight by the tribal nation to maintain their land.
by Allison Herrera

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