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U's CEHD America Reads mentorship keeps kids engaged despite COVID challenges
The U program has continued to pair college students with youth despite COVID-related challenges.
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The story behind 'And the People Stayed Home,' the little poem that became so much more
The work of a morning turned into a global sensation.
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Leadership guru Pam Borton taps decades as a basketball coach to help executives find purpose
Former U women's coach sees leadership potential in everyone.
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Twin Cities parent-to-parent Facebook group offers mental health support during pandemic
Metrowide mental health Facebook group offers support to worried parents.
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Eagan man downplays his disability. He just wants to work.
It's not just a matter of money, but a matter of losing one's ability to make a difference.
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At the nation's first presidential transfer of power, George Washington was 'radiant'
Far from becoming an American monarch, Washington looked "serene and unclouded" the day he handed off to John Adams.
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Volunteer interior designers turn girls' shelter from drab to dreamy for teens escaping sex trafficking
Volunteer interior designers turn Brittany's Place from drab to dreamy to encourage girls to stay awhile.
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University of Minnesota educator wants us to talk openly and honestly about sex
She's eager to help us practice as the newly named Joycelyn Elders Endowed Chair in Sexual Health Education at the University of Minnesota.
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A Minnesota family remembers its loved one, creates light for others
A Rice family lights up the lives of others, and theirs, with beautiful sun catchers.
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A 4-year-old made a garden. A neighbor pretended to be a fairy. It was the start of a beautiful friendship
A neighbor took this note to heart: "Please add to the magic."
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Retired Minnesota school psychologist and shy Swedish schoolgirl bond over a book
A lot of learning goes on when you read aloud with a child, even if you're doing that reading isolated by a pandemic and separated by an ocean.
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Minneapolis workplace strategist shares her thoughts on the post-COVID workplace
An interior designer and workplace strategist says the work-from-home experiment has focused attention on what people appreciate about this option, what they miss about the office and the importance of social connectivity to both.
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When COVID arrived, Mpls. neighbors stepped outside to sing — 300 nights later, they're still singing
Every night at 6 p.m., they tackle Prince and Elvis, "Baby Shark" and "Let It Snow," "God Bless, America" and "This Land is Your Land."
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Roseville nonprofit expands free food pick-up sites for Minnesotans in need
As hunger crisis grows, Every Meal gets creative with its meal distribution across the state.
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Class trip to India prepared Bethel journalism students to cover social unrest at home
A trip to India prepared Bethel journalism students to cover social unrest at home.
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