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Readers recommend books: 'The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks'

January 5, 2018 at 1:30PM
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

"The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks," by Rebecca Skloot.

The powerful story of the overlooked life of the woman whose cells have saved so many of us. Sobering, thought-provoking.

Barbara DaCosta Minneapolis

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Eviction filings up in Minnesota amid ICE surge

FILE -- A rent deposit slot at an apartment complex in Tucker, Ga., on July 21, 2020. As an eviction crisis has seemed increasingly likely this summer, everyone in the housing market has made the same plea to Washington: Send money — lots of it — that would keep renters in their homes and landlords afloat. (Melissa Golden/The New York Times) ORG XMIT: XNYT58
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It’s too soon to tell how much the immigration crackdown is to blame.

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How do Minnesota pros prepare for a game? Collier, Faber, Gobert and others showed us.

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