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This week, many Minnesota students will head back to school. 

Peter Smith and his wife will see two of their  kids off to college.  Their son will be a freshman at Hamline University in St. Paul this fall, and their daughter will be a junior at the University of Minnesota in the Twin Cities.  

Peter says they expect some big changes when the children leave their Hopkins home.

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This week, many Minnesota students will head back to school. Peter Smith and his wife will see two of their children off to college. Smith says he expects big changes when the kids leave.

This week, many Minnesota students will head back to school. Peter Smith and his wife will see their kids off to college.  His son will be a freshman at Hamline University this fall, and his daughter will be a junior at the University of Minnesota in the Twin Cities.  Peter expects big changes when they leave.

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