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February 16, 2018 10:00 AM

Is there still value in reading 'Huck Finn' and 'To Kill A Mockingbird'?

Which books should be required reading in middle and high schools? And is it time to update the canon that's taught in schools? MPR News host Cathy Wurzer spoke with teacher and scholar Jocelyn Chadwick about the issue.

by Cathy Wurzer

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February 16, 2018 8:29 AM

Red Wing gears up for the Big Turn Music Festival

This weekend, 100 bands will play on 18 stages around Red Wing.

by Cathy Wurzer

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February 16, 2018 8:23 AM

The Gopher women's basketball team is surprisingly good

On Sunday, the University of Minnesota women's basketball team plays the Big Ten's top team, Maryland. Howard Sinker, a digital sports editor for the Star Tribune, discusses the team's surprisingly good play with Morning Edition host Cathy Wurzer.

by Cathy Wurzer

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February 16, 2018 7:54 AM

A rare colder than normal winter

This is a rare winter season when the average temperature for the three months of December, January, and February will be cooler than normal. That's one of the topics that retired University Minnesota meteorologist Mark Seeley discusses with Morning Edition host Cathy Wurzer.

by Cathy Wurzer

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February 16, 2018 4:00 AM

Did 4 activists need to shut down an oil pipeline? Minn. court will decide

Climate change activists tried to shut off a northwest Minnesota oil pipeline and were arrested. Now, an appeals court will decide whether they can use the "necessity defense."

by Elizabeth Dunbar

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February 15, 2018 5:52 AM

Haga dusts field to win 10K freestyle; Afton's Diggins finishes 5th

Jessie Diggins finished in fifth place, less than four seconds out of medal contention. Hoping to become the first American woman to win a medal in cross-country skiing, Diggins now has three top-six finishes at the Olympics.

by The Associated Press