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February 5, 2016 4:00 AM

Artist behind 'Amish Project' hopes the play starts conversations

Although the piece is inspired by a mass shooting at a Pennsylvania school, it tells the story as a work of fiction.

by Euan Kerr

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February 4, 2016 8:58 AM

Little Richard influenced the hit 'Please Please Please'

Little Richard influenced James Brown and the Famous Flame's hit "Please Please Please."

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February 4, 2016 7:57 AM

Panel debates where to hang historically inaccurate art in Capitol

If a painting that depicts a historical event is inaccurate, should it be displayed in a prominent place in the renovated Capitol building?

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February 4, 2016 4:00 AM

State, cities try to apply a little science to their road-salt use

Using less salt is better, because it's both cheaper and easier on the environment.

by Elizabeth Dunbar

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February 4, 2016 4:00 AM

History Theatre looks at a tracker, a trial and a question of racial identity

Three old friends reunite to tell the story of George Bonga, one of the great characters of early Minnesota.

by Euan Kerr

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February 4, 2016 4:00 AM

Art Hounds: Ice shanties and a 1950s townhouse

This week on Art Hounds: artful ice shanties on White Bear Lake, an exhibition in St. Cloud, and a staging of "Clybourne Park" in Osseo.

by Marianne Combs

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February 3, 2016 8:59 AM

Hear Williams' new album online now; see her live at the Dakota in April

Lucinda Williams' new album can be heard on NPR now, and she'll be appearing at the Dakota Jazz Club in Minneapolis in April.

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February 3, 2016 8:25 AM

Could bikes play a role in disaster relief? Exercise puts it to the test

An exercise in disaster relief Wednesday will try to challenge the notion that bicycles can't be used effectively in emergency situations.

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February 2, 2016 5:45 PM

Group sues feds for documents on Minnesota counterterrorism program

Advocates say they went to court after exhausting other efforts to get records on the Countering Violent Extremism program. They say they're particularly concerned about the program's efforts to monitor Somali-American children in school.

by Mukhtar M. Ibrahim