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Viral obituary of an opioid addict: 'She's just one face' of the epidemic

Viral obituary of an opioid addict: 'She's just one face' of the epidemic

An obit for a young mother who died after struggling with addiction gained national attention last week. Her sister wants to remind readers: "So many people with addiction don't resemble the photo."
by Emma Bowman

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Teaching boys to be 'gentle men' in a hyper-masculine world

Teaching boys to be 'gentle men' in a hyper-masculine world

In the midst of the #MeToo movement, a local group of Rochester nuns organized a meeting with 10- to 13-year-olds to talk to them about being good men.
by Catharine Richert

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Opioids, a death and the story that never ran

Opioids, a death and the story that never ran

“An unfinished story gives a reporter the same feeling you get when you can’t remember if you left a stove on, and the nagging box of medical records under my desk were an anxious, almost-constant reminder,” writes MPR News reporter Jon Collins.

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$900K awarded to housing counseling services in Minnesota

$900K awarded to housing counseling services in Minnesota

Organizations helping with home ownership in Minnesota will receive almost $900,000 in grant money to maintain and expand their services.
by Gabriel Kwan

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Hunt continues for missing western Wis. girl after parents found dead

Hunt continues for missing western Wis. girl after parents found dead

Thirteen-year-old Jayme Closs remains "missing and endangered," but there's no danger to the community as the search continues for her and for clues to the killing of her parents, Barron County Sheriff Chris Fitzgerald said Tuesday.
by MPR News Staff

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New U fellowship honors civil rights leader Josie Johnson

New U fellowship honors civil rights leader Josie Johnson

Johnson said she hopes the fellowship will encourage students to take risks, to deeply study and try new ideas. "I just think it's important for our children to feel that things are possible," she said.
by Peter Cox

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Mpls., Red Lake push ahead on emergency shelter as winter nears

Mpls., Red Lake push ahead on emergency shelter as winter nears

City and tribal officials are rushing to build a temporary shelter for some 200 people living along Hiawatha Avenue at the state's largest homeless encampment. This kind of rapid response to a homeless emergency is a first in Minnesota.
by Max Nesterak

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Protesters throng Berlin in massive rally to support 'open and free society'

Protesters throng Berlin in massive rally to support 'open and free society'

Organizers expected 40,000 people to show up at their march Saturday. Instead, they say, more than 240,000 attended. The event comes at a time when far-right populists are gaining ground in Germany.
by Colin Dwyer

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