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MPR News with Tom Weber

Tom Weber, a reporter and host at MPR News for a decade, resigned effective June 22, 2018. You can find his work covering the people and places of Minnesota here.
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'Black Gold Boom': The decision to drill

'Black Gold Boom': The decision to drill

Todd Melby's documentary focuses on Three Affiliated Tribes' decision to drill for oil on tribal lands in North Dakota.
by MPR News Staff

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Minnesota school districts score big with voters

Minnesota school districts score big with voters

Schools got much of what they sought for in local tax increases: 47 out of 52 districts passed operating levies, while 23 out of 37 passed measures to build new schools or improve facilities.
by Tim Pugmire

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MPR president Jon McTaggart answers audience questions

MPR president Jon McTaggart answers audience questions

American Public Media and Minnesota Public Radio president and CEO Jon McTaggart answers listener questions about broadcasting and the digital world in an hour-long conversation hosted by MPR's Tom Weber.

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Sweeping change comes to St. Paul school board

Sweeping change comes to St. Paul school board

Voters swept four newcomers onto the St. Paul School board in the city's municipal elections Tuesday. A slate of DFL and union-backed candidates grabbed the board's open seats.
by Peter Cox

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A new 'Wonder': Magic objects and Antarctica

A new 'Wonder': Magic objects and Antarctica

Minnesota author Nicole Helget's new book for young readers follows a magic quest from Kansas to Antarctica, just before the Civil War.
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Children and technology: The empathy problem

Children and technology: The empathy problem

Face-to-face conversation is the most human thing we do, writes Sherry Turkle. But technology can lead us to do less of it.
by Tracy Mumford

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Meet the new leader up north: Canada's Don Rusnak

Don Rusnak will represent the Thunder Bay-Rainy River district in Canada's Parliament. His district borders northeastern Minnesota.
by MPR News Staff

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Voters poised to remake St. Paul school board as worries mount

Voters poised to remake St. Paul school board as worries mount

With concerns rising over discipline and achievement in St. Paul schools, voters appear ready to overhaul the school board Tuesday at the polls. Skeptics wonder if that will bring real change to classrooms.
by Tim Nelson

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