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Morning Edition, with Cathy Wurzer in St. Paul and NPR hosts in Washington and Los Angeles, brings you all the news from overnight and the information you need to start your day. Listen from 4 to 9 a.m. every weekday.

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Exploring the forgotten world of... corporate musical numbers

"Bathtubs Over Broadway" is being screened tonight at the Trylon Cinema, and it examines the elaborate live musical numbers that companies once commissioned for their corporate conventions.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Illinois' impending solar energy boom

Illinois' impending solar energy boom

The state of Illinois is about to see a 2,000 percent increase in solar energy projects by 2025.
by Paul Huttner

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Minnesota's private colleges opening up to community college students

Minnesota's private colleges opening up to community college students

As the cost of a post-secondary education has grown, some students have found other avenues to a bachelor's degree without taking on large-scale debt.
by Peter Cox

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The War and Treaty performs tonight at the Cedar Cultural Center

The band is comprised of husband and wife duo Michael and Tanya Trotter. Tanya Trotter has been singing for audiences all her life, but Michael Trotter was first encouraged to pursue a music career while in the Army.
by Cathy Wurzer

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A new newspaper starts up in Carlton County

Cloquet residents have a new weekly newspaper: the Pine Knot News. On Friday, around 1,000 copies of the fourth issue will be delivered to subscribers and newsstands across Carlton County.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Zucchini everywhere: School-grown produce teaches students to eat their veggies

Zucchini everywhere: School-grown produce teaches students to eat their veggies

A growing number of schools are building greenhouses or in some way getting into local food production. While the locally grown food isn't a big money saver, it has increased healthy food choices for students and increased student interest in where the food they eat comes from.
by Dan Gunderson

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In Long Prairie, immigrants helped avert town's decline

In Long Prairie, immigrants helped avert town's decline

Without the Hispanic workers who came for jobs in the town's meatpacking businesses, said the town's mayor, "there would be nothing left."
by Riham Feshir

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Having new trouble hiring? Worker shortage is old problem in mental health

Having new trouble hiring? Worker shortage is old problem in mental health

The worker shortage is a relatively new experience for Minnesota employers, but in the mental health field, it's a long-running problem and getting worse as demand for services rises.
by Alisa Roth

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