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Artist renders social causes in posters and prints

Artist renders social causes in posters and prints

Ricardo Levins Morales diagnoses social ills, and then offers a kind of medicine in response.
by Marianne Combs

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St. Paul schools chief to union: Safety solutions must fit budget

St. Paul schools chief to union: Safety solutions must fit budget

Saying she was "deeply concerned" about teachers threatening to strike over school safety, Superintendent Valeria Silva said Wednesday she was committed to finding solutions but cautioned the district can't afford all of what the union wants.
by MPR News Staff

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Dylan played 40 years ago to benefit man he felt was wrongly convicted

Dylan played 40 years ago to benefit man he felt was wrongly convicted

In 1985, a federal judge set aside the conviction, writing that it was "predicated upon an appeal to racism rather than reason."

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Paez discusses his goals for Minneapolis schools

Paez discusses his goals for Minneapolis schools

The new superintendent of Minneapolis Public Schools will face a host of challenges including one of the worst achievement gaps in the country between white students and students of color.

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Latest student violence leaves teacher injured, St. Paul leaders vexed

Latest student violence leaves teacher injured, St. Paul leaders vexed

Authorities vowed action after an alleged student attack left a St. Paul Central High teacher with a traumatic brain injury. The number of school assaults has jumped this year, Ramsey County Attorney John Choi says.
by Martin Moylan, Tim Nelson and Jon Collins

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For independent seniors, a few safety features can make the difference

For independent seniors, a few safety features can make the difference

Research says most adults worry about their grandparents or parents who live independently, but they stop short of making the simple improvements that could help.
by Mark Zdechlik

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Minneapolis selects Massachusetts candidate as school superintendent

Minneapolis selects Massachusetts candidate as school superintendent

After a nearly 10-month search, the board on Monday selected Sergio Paez over the district's interim superintendent Michael Goar and a third candidate.
by Matt Sepic

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Kerri Miller's top reads of 2015

Kerri Miller's top reads of 2015

MPR News host Kerri Miller shares three books that would make great gifts this year.
by Kerri Miller

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Killer song: Queen's 'Bohemian Rhapsody' took hours of overdubs

Killer song: Queen's 'Bohemian Rhapsody' took hours of overdubs

To create the wall of sound for the operatic chorus, the band's three singers spent eight to 10 hours in the studio recording 180 overdubs.

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