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Sniffles? Cough? Just a little cold? How to keep yourself and others healthy this holiday
While it’s too late to get the benefits from a vaccine for Thanksgiving, there is ample time for them to work ahead of other holidays, like Christmas and New Year’s Eve. For now, the basics of washing your hands and covering coughs and sneezes are a good start.
New book tells how the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe defended its reservation and sovereignty
“They Would Not Be Moved: The Enduring Struggle of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe to Keep their Reservation” by historian and anthropologist Bruce White was published earlier this year by the Minnesota Historical Society Press. The book details the nearly 200-year fight by the tribal nation to maintain their land.
PWHL’s success inspires young girls to dream of pro hockey career
The Steve Carroll Goalie School has been training young athletes — no matter their gender — for nearly three decades. Now, with the success of Minnesota’s professional women’s hockey team, girls at Carroll’s camp are able to dream bigger than they have before.
A cancellable feast? When politics sabotage Thanksgiving
With Thanksgiving coming up this week, holiday season is officially underway. But for some, getting together with family and friends feels challenging this year after a divisive election.
Listen: Minnesota Farm Bureau outlines legislative priorities
During the Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation Federation’s annual meeting, stopping the spread of and preventing illnesses that affect cattle and livestock, such as avian influenza and H5N1, arose as a key issue.
To bring or not to bring flowers for your Thanksgiving dinner host
Longtime KARE-11 news anchor and flower photographer Diana Pierce asked her network what they think about bringing flowers as a gift to a Thanksgiving host. The author of the “Blooming” newsletter joined MPR News Host Cathy Wurzer with some curated opinions.
Minneapolis council member who beat rare cancer fights to protect others from harmful pollutants
LaTrisha Vetaw survived a rare form of cancer that doctors told her was likely caused by her exposure to toxins in the air and land where she grew up in Chicago. That was on her mind when the Minneapolis City Council voted recently in favor of closing a solid waste incinerator.