February 2012
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Have we all been suckered in by that jobs-skills...
From reporter and On Campus blogger Alex Friedrich: In the past year or so I’ve written and reposted a number of articles on the supposed jobs-skills mismatch in Minnesota (and America overall), and some questions have slowly started to nag me. Among them: How can it really be that despite all of our top-flight educational resources there’s a mismatch — and that it’s the education sector’s ...
Feb 24th
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Feb 24th
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“There’s something special going on in Minnesota right now. I think the day...”
– Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl talks with Tom Crann about Minnesota’s record number of James Beard Award nominations this year.
Feb 24th
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Feb 23rd
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“The beauty of science and the beauty of studies like this is that it’s...”
– Dr. Jon Hallberg talks with All Things Considered host Tom Crann about a new study showing that amoxicillin is no more effective in treating sinus infections than placebos.
Feb 22nd
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Use this cool interactive map to see what... →
Feb 22nd
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Redistricting maps released today
From reporter Catharine Richert: The state’s new political boundaries pair Republican Rep. Michele Bachmann and DFL Rep. Betty McCollum in a redrawn 4th Congressional District that stretches from St. Paul east to the St. Croix River. A Minnesota five-judge panel released the new maps today. McCollum’s District now effectively cuts Washington County in half and includes a part of...
Feb 21st
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Feb 21st
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Feb 21st
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Feb 17th
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Feb 17th
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Feb 17th
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Feb 17th
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ListenHe was an Internet futurist who thought the...
Feb 16th
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Feb 15th
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Anoka-Hennepin drops controversial 'neutrality...
From reporter Tom Weber: By a 5-1 margin, the Anoka-Hennepin school board voted Monday night to revoke its so-called ‘neutrality policy,’ which required teachers to remain neutral when issues of sexual orientation come up in the classroom. And while district leaders say their move was not related to legal action, getting rid of the neutrality policy was a major demand in two...
Feb 14th
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Nikki Tundel catches Mu Daiko in action as they prepare for their 15th anniversary tour. Read more about Mu Daiko in Dan Olson’s accompanying story.
Feb 13th
John Moe announces 2012 Wits season on Twitter
americanpublicmedia: Wits is a program produced by Minnesota Public Radio but streamed live to every place. The 2012 season begins March 30. Host John Moe announced the guest/music pairings on Twitter Feb. 13.
Feb 13th
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Feb 10th
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Feb 10th
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Analysis finds $55M shortfall in Minneapolis...
From reporter Tim Nelson: A financial analysis obtained by MPR News shows the city is nearly 20 percent short of the pledge it hoped to make to the project. The report also includes some steep new fees in the deal, including a $25 charge to park on downtown streets on game days. Read more here. And find Mayor Rybak’s reaction to the analysis in Nelson’s follow-up story.
Feb 10th
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Feb 9th
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Feb 8th
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Minnesota Votes: 2012 Caucuses
Feb 8th
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Feb 6th
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Feb 3rd
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“Dave Hoops from the Brewhouse told me there’s even a North Coast Style...”
– Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl on the burgeoning beer scene in and around Duluth.
Feb 2nd
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Feb 2nd
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MPR News has finally produced a cat video. Jeff Thompson followed Walter Hutzler as he judged the Saintly City Cat Club’s Annual Championship & Household Pet Cat Show in St. Paul.
Feb 1st
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January 2012
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heavytable: The Heavy Table’s Katie Cannon along with Jucy Lucy Restaurants’ Ed Kohler make their own Jucy Lucys, a Minnesota-original burger filled with a pocket of melted cheese. Production by Adam Voreis. Jucy Lucy recipe and more on the Heavy Table.
Jan 31st
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Jan 31st
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Jan 30th
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Jan 30th
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“Call it the Burning Man of the Midwest: a temporary city, built around artistic...”
– National Public Radio takes a look at the Art Shanties.
Jan 29th
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Jan 27th
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“In the arena of religion, my soul is a topic of contention. I’ve heard...”
– Commentary writer Taylor Brorby wonders why everyone is so worried about his being gay.
Jan 25th
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Jan 24th
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Jan 24th
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MPR News political editor Mike Mulcahy says there are four issues to keep close tabs on in the Minnesota Legislature this year. Read more about the first day of the legislative session at our Big Story Blog.
Jan 24th
Jan 23rd
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New MPR News program launching Feb. 21
Q: What’s new? A: Starting Tuesday, Feb. 21, a new program called The Daily Circuit will launch and be on air 9 a.m.-noon. The noon - 1 p.m. hour will become MPR News Presents. Morning Edition will still be on air from 4 a.m. -9 a.m. Q: What will I be hearing before Feb. 21? A: You will hear your regularly scheduled shows - Morning Edition and Midmorning — plus MPR News...
Jan 23rd
Jan 20th
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Chairman's spending decisions on insiders helped...
A Republican leader with 25 years of hard-earned respect from the party that prides itself on fiscal discipline, awarded contracts worth hundreds of thousands of dollars to consultants, lawmakers, candidates and party insiders over the course of nearly 30 months as state party chairman, contributing to the financial wreckage the party is trying to fix today. MPR News reviewed the...
Jan 20th
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