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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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Carrot vs. stick: How should Minnesota get to cleaner water?

Carrot vs. stick: How should Minnesota get to cleaner water?

Gov. Mark Dayton set an ambitious goal of improving Minnesota's water quality 25 percent by 2025. But consensus on how to achieve that goal has been elusive, and there's much work left to do.
by Kirsti Marohn

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PaviElle French presents this weekend at the Minnesota Music Summit

St. Paul native PaviElle French will give a talk this weekend at the Minnesota Music Summit hosted this weekend at St. Catherine's University and venues around the Twin Cities.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Drunken chaos, pointless destruction, great music: The Replacements roadie talks

Drunken chaos, pointless destruction, great music: The Replacements roadie talks

Bill Sullivan had a front row seat to all the action and occasional self-destruction. His new book "Lemon Jail: On the Road with The Replacements" offers a fresh view on one of rock's most notorious bands.
by Jim Bickal

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Minnesota nonprofits say grant search has gotten tougher

Minnesota nonprofits say grant search has gotten tougher

Nonprofit leaders say underscoring the fierce competition is a shift in what foundations are seeking: more specialized, innovative programs that might ask a nonprofit to expand its core function.
by Mike Moen

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Why are there so few whistleblowers in medical research?

University of Minnesota bioethicist Dr. Carl Elliott has long pondered that question. He spent years taking his own employer, the University of Minnesota, to task over its handling of the suicide of a psychiatric research participant. Now, he's writing a book about whistleblowers in the medical research field.
by Cathy Wurzer

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It's playoff season for Wild, Timberwolves

The Minnesota Timberwolves are headed to the NBA playoffs for the first time in 14 years, after beating the Denver Nuggets in overtime Wednesday night. Meanwhile, the Minnesota Wild have made the NHL playoffs for six straight years, and kicked off the latest round on Wednesday.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Bettye LaVette interprets Bob Dylan

Bettye LaVette will be performing Thursday at the Dakota Jazz Club in Minneapolis. Her latest album is composed entirely of songs written by Bob Dylan.
by MPR News Staff

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Desperate for relief, pain patients fear opioid limits

Desperate for relief, pain patients fear opioid limits

Chronic pain patients who have been prescribed opioids fear that they're being overlooked as officials and doctors scramble to prevent overdoses.
by Jon Collins

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Portraits of strength: Minnesota's Holocaust survivors

Portraits of strength: Minnesota's Holocaust survivors

David Sherman sees the local Holocaust survivors he photographed as heroes who persevered to build a new life. The pictures are part of an exhibit currently at St. Paul's Germanic-American Institute.
by Regina McCombs

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