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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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The long history of Johnnie Bread

The long history of Johnnie Bread

Baking Johnnie Bread was started by monks, but now baking it is a job for students.
by Max Nesterak

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History professor says Russia is gaining influence

Over the years one of the more interesting experts MPR has featured on our airwaves is Nick Hayes, a history professor at the College of St. Benedict and St. John's University.
by MPR News Staff

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Music from monks and students at St. John's University

Music is big at St. John's University. Singing has been an integral part of the monastic life since its earliest days. And that tradition continues on the campus with the Gregorian Chant Schola of Saint John's Abbey and University.
by MPR News Staff

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Students of color look toward the future in Stearns County

Students of color look toward the future in Stearns County

Stearns County where MPR began 50 years ago is 94 percent white, but that's changing faster than the rest of the state.
by MPR News Staff

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The history of where MPR began

The bells atop the Abbey and University Church ring throughout the day on the St. John's campus. The church, which is a striking structure built out of reinforced concrete, has been the centerpiece of the campus since it was completed in 1961.
by MPR News Staff

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The pub named for a very popular monk

The pub named for a very popular monk

William Borgerding was such a popular fixture at Saint John's that the university decided it would name a bar for him.
by MPR News Staff

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Communist Daughter members met at Saint John's pub

Communist Daughter members met at Saint John's pub

Two members of the band, Adam Switlick and Johnny Solomon, met at Brother Willie's.
by MPR News Staff

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From granite to germs, St. Cloud economy grows more diverse

From granite to germs, St. Cloud economy grows more diverse

Today, St. Cloud's economy is booming. The average annual unemployment rate last year was 3.8 percent, down from a peak of nearly 8 percent in 2009 during the recession.
by Kirsti Marohn

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How are St. Stephen's Trump voters feeling 100 days in?

How are St. Stephen's Trump voters feeling 100 days in?

The Stearns County town overwhelmingly backed Donald Trump for president. MPR News spoke with citizens there in January about their hopes for a Trump presidency, then returned last week to ask how people feel about Trump now.
by Jim Bickal

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Streisand rebelled by dropping an 'A' from her name

Streisand rebelled by dropping an 'A' from her name

A 1967 biography reports that "the spelling of her first name is an instance of partial rebellion: she was advised to change her last name and retaliated by dropping an "a" from the first instead."
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