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A delivery driver got stuck in a client's driveway during the Texas storm. The couple took her in for five days
"It just seemed like the natural thing to do."
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Co-op supporting immigrant farmers in Minnesota gives back with food boxes for families in need
A Twin Cities co-op is paying mostly immigrant farmers to stock food boxes donated to families in need.
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Born in Minnesota, a child of immigrants: 'The story of my life is the product of my parents' dreams'
Raie Gessesse, a Minnesota advocate for racial and gender equity, is the first in the Star Tribune's 'Inspired Conversations' dialogue about race. Her story begins with her parents, born and raised in Ethiopia.
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Teacher called to protect Capitol holds class from Humvee
National Guard member taught music as he served protecting Capitol.
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In Brooklyn Center, a rare hospice center for children brings families together for kinship and compassion
Katie Lindenfelser describes Crescent Cove as a circle of love, a place of joy. They're not words one might expect of a hospice and respite center for children.
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New Hennepin History Museum exhibit honors health care workers of another era
The Hennepin History Museum's "Local Heroes" display covers a century of innovation and trailblazers in the medical field.
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St. Paul senior finds friendship through her front window
The relationship has offered an unexpected, and fascinating, history lesson.
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Minnesota's Children's Justice Initiative celebrates 20 years of protecting vulnerable children
It is a national model for how to find safe, stable and permanent homes for abused and neglected children.
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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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