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Folk, blues and country converge on new Son Volt album

The group will be performing Wednesday night at First Avenue in Minneapolis.

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Minnesota lawmakers strike reinsurance deal

The legislation aims to prop up the individual insurance market by helping insurers cover expensive medical claims.
by Brian Bakst

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Lennon's unusual stamp on 'Good Morning Good Morning'

Lennon's unusual stamp on 'Good Morning Good Morning'

John Lennon says a jingle from a Kellogg's ad inspired a song that he wrote for the Beatles.
by MPR News Staff

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Aaron Copland didn't like his famous nickname

Aaron Copland didn't like his famous nickname

He was known as the Dean of American Composers. "That's just a name that somebody pinned up," Copland said. "It doesn't mean a thing."
by Cody Nelson

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Adult entertainers cite workplace hazards in Mpls. strip clubs

A University of Minnesota study found numerous on-the-job dangers, including harassment and physical and sexual assault.
by Matt Sepic

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107-year-old northern Minn. woman leaves behind stories of moonshine, priests

107-year-old northern Minn. woman leaves behind stories of moonshine, priests

Elsye McGuire's early life reads like "Little House on the Prairie" -- if it were written for adults, and Pa ran an illegal moonshine still in the swamp behind his house.
by John Enger

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Minnesota's teacher shortage: Real, complicated

Minnesota's teacher shortage: Real, complicated

Filling critical jobs in high-need teaching areas has become a serious struggle across the state from small towns to suburbs. The challenges are nuanced, and not easy to solve.
by Solvejg Wastvedt and John Enger

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Elvis Costello customized 'Less Than Zero' lyrics for American listeners

Elvis Costello customized 'Less Than Zero' lyrics for American listeners

The song is about Oswald Mosely, but when performing in America, Costello would change the lyrics so that it would be about Lee Harvey Oswald. He assumed Americans had never heard of Oswald Mosely.
by MPR News Staff

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