February 2012
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State facility for the mentally ill risks losing...
From reporter Madeleine Baran:
David Proffitt, the administrator of the state’s largest facility for the mentally ill and dangerous, began his new job in August 2011 with a vow to improve patient care and reduce the use of restraints and seclusion.
The Minnesota Security Hospital, however, shows few signs of turning around. If anything, some of the problems have worsened and new...
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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 ...
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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.
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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.
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Use this cool interactive map to see what... →
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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...
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He was an Internet futurist who thought the...
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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...
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WatchNikki 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.
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.
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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.
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Minnesota Votes: 2012 Caucuses
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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.
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WatchMPR 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.
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