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Company says comedy is vital for Alzheimer's play

Company says comedy is vital for Alzheimer's play

The idea of a comedy about Alzheimer's disease is unsettling to most people. But members of Minneapolis-based theater company Live Action Set say when it comes to Alzheimers, humor is not only allowed - it may be vital. Tonight they open "My Father's Bookshelf" at the Guthrie Theater.
by Euan Kerr

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Interim director named for Latino council

The Legislature's Chicano Latino Affairs Council has named an interim executive director to replace Rogelio Munoz, who resigned abruptly last week, citing internal conflicts with the small agency's board of directors.
by Elizabeth Baier

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Guy Maddin revisits 'The Saddest Music in the World'

Guy Maddin revisits 'The Saddest Music in the World'

Twin Cities movie fans can look forward to a distinctly odd experience tomorrow night as maverick Canadian director Guy Maddin visits for a screening of his film "The Saddest Music in the World."
by Euan Kerr

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Minnesota anti-war group marks 10th anniversary

A Twin Cities anti-war group will mark its 10th year of peace walks this afternoon by holding its weekly vigil on a bridge between Minneapolis and St. Paul.
by Elizabeth Baier

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Author bases novel on grandmother's life in 1907 Winona

Author bases novel on grandmother's life in 1907 Winona

Jane Kirkpatrick had a unique resource writing her latest historical novel: photographs her grandmother took a century ago around Winona.
by Euan Kerr

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Liberian conference has Minnesota ties

About 500 people are gathered in the West African nation of Liberia this week to discuss the affects of county's violent recent history. Ahmed Sirleaf, of the Liberian Truth and Reconciliation Commission Diaspora Project in Minneapolis, is moderating parts of the conference and talked to All Things Considered from Monrovia, the country's capital.
by Tom Crann

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Nonprofits feel pain of the recession

A report released today says Minnesota nonprofits are continuing to shrink their budgets and staff in response to the current recession.
by Laura Yuen

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Somali activist tried to stop missing boys from traveling

Somali activist tried to stop missing boys from traveling

Months before two Somali teenage boys left the Twin Cities for Somalia, one woman says she tried to stop their departures.
by Laura Yuen

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Willmar says upcoming population estimate too low

Willmar says upcoming population estimate too low

Willmar city officials say a forthcoming estimate of the city's population falls short by at least 700 people.

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Netanyahu endorses Palestinian independence

Netanyahu endorses Palestinian independence

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu endorsed a Palestinian state beside Israel for the first time on Sunday, reversing himself under U.S. pressure but attaching conditions such as having no army that the Palestinians swiftly rejected.

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