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4 education issues Minnesota lawmakers want to tackle in 2020
Legislators who work on education issues are gearing up to address some of the most pressing problems they see facing Minnesota schools, including mental health, early childhood education, career and technical education and the opportunity gap.
Here in the Twin Cities, there's a tribute concert Friday at the Turf Club in St. Paul. You're out of luck if you're looking for tickets, though. It's sold out.
Enthusiastic early voters camp out, rally for their presidential picks
Some Minneapolis voters camped out in an RV to be the first in line for early voting Friday. Others gathered in Duluth and Minneapolis to celebrate their candidates.
Art Shanty Projects shift into drive with a ‘tiny art car parade’
For the next month, visitors on Lake Harriet can enjoy installations and performances of more than 100 artists — on the ice. And every Sunday, it will feature the “world’s only tiny art car parade on ice.”
Iranian U of M students mourn victims of Ukraine airline crash
The number of Iranian students at the university is small, only about 130 on a campus of 51,000. But Wednesday evening, around 70 of them paused for several hours to reflect on the tragedy and remember those who died.
Minnesota’s 2020 presidential primary: Pick a party, then a candidate
Absentee and in-person early voting opens Friday in Minnesota’s first presidential primary since 1992. With it comes a party designation process many Minnesota voters aren’t accustomed to.
Older actors find a stage where age is no problem
At Theatre 55, people get to play parts they thought were outside their range.
Art Hounds: Abstract reflections on rural flight
Heidi Jeub's abstract paintings contemplate what it means for a community to lose itself. Plus, Art Hounds recommend a visit to Franconia Sculpture Park in the heart of winter, and a storyteller's account of "How the Wild West was Spun."
Prominent acid rain researcher Eville Gorham dies
Gorham’s environmental research contributed to policies that included the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty in 1963 and the Clean Air Act of 1990.