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Minneapolis may allow cell phone antennas on streetlights

Minneapolis may allow cell phone antennas on streetlights

Under the proposal, cell phone companies would pay the city $4,000 per pole to install the antennas, plus $720 a year in rent.
by Curtis Gilbert

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MN Next: Millennials and their media

MN Next: Millennials and their media

Host Maddy Mahon and her guest Shayla Stern, senior digital strategist for the Minneapolis marketing agency Fast Horse, will try to trace how media is evolving.

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Are Minneapolis laws that ban spitting, 'lurking' racist?

Are Minneapolis laws that ban spitting, 'lurking' racist?

Two Minneapolis City Council members say the laws are grounded in racism and want them off the books. They took the first steps Friday.
by Brandt Williams

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Counter Stories: Race with your coffee?

Counter Stories: Race with your coffee?

Starbucks is trying to launch a national conversation on race, but does it really know what that entails?

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Engineer turned cabbie helps new refugees find their way

Engineer turned cabbie helps new refugees find their way

Omar Shekhey drives a cab at night, but during the day he runs the nonprofit Somali American Community Center, based in Clarkston, Ga.
by Pam Fessler

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Engineer-turned-cabbie helps refugees find their way

Engineer-turned-cabbie helps refugees find their way

Somali-American Omar Shekhey drives a cab at night, but during the day, he runs the nonprofit Somali American Community Center, based in Clarkston, Ga.
by Pam Fessler

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