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Connect the Dots

In our series “Connect the Dots,” community elders in Minnesota share their wisdom and lessons learned about what really matters in life. MPR’s senior economics contributor Chris Farrell has been interviewing people 70 years old and older for insights that might prove useful to younger generations.

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‘Compassion is everything’: A transgender lawyer and advocate looks back at her career

‘Compassion is everything’: A transgender lawyer and advocate looks back at her career

Ellie Krug was a civil trial lawyer for almost 30 years in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. She said coming into her transgender identity and moving to Minneapolis bolstered a new career in advocacy.
by Cathy Wurzer, Chris Farrell and Ellen Finn

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At 99 years old, Kathleen Tousignant has a lot of life lessons to share, reflect

At 99 years old, Kathleen Tousignant has a lot of life lessons to share, reflect

In the MPR News series Connect the Dots, we’re asking community elders to share their wisdom and lessons learned about what really matters in life. And 99-year-old Kathleen Tousignant certainly fits the bill.
by Nina Moini, Chris Farrell and Ellen Finn

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She was abused in Catholic school, then Sister Bernadette became a nun

She was abused in Catholic school, then Sister Bernadette became a nun

Sister Mary Bernadette Newton grew up in Eau Claire, Wis. She went to Catholic school, and she was abused in the first and fifth grade. She never thought she would become a nun after that, but then it became her life’s calling.
by Cathy Wurzer, Chris Farrell and Ellen Finn

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Kathryn ‘Jody’ Beaulieu on treating your life with respect

In the MPR News series Connect the Dots, we’re asking community elders to share their wisdom and lessons learned about what really matters in life.
by Cathy Wurzer, Chris Farrell and Ellen Finn

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Choral music called ... and Philip Brunelle answered

Choral music called ... and Philip Brunelle answered

In the MPR News series Connect the Dots, we’re asking community elders to share their wisdom and lessons learned about what really matters in life.
by Cathy Wurzer, Chris Farrell and Ellen Finn

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From prison to Harvard: John Poupart's journey to becoming founder of the American Indian Policy Center

From prison to Harvard: John Poupart's journey to becoming founder of the American Indian Policy Center

In the MPR series Connect the Dots, we’re asking community elders to share their wisdom and lessons learned about what really matters in life.
by Cathy Wurzer, Chris Farrell and Ellen Finn

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Bill English's rise from 3M's first Black salesman to chief diversity officer

Bill English's rise from 3M's first Black salesman to chief diversity officer

We’re starting a new series — it’s all about Minnesotans over 70 with wisdom and lessons to share. First up, we hear from the first Black salesman at 3M.
by Cathy Wurzer, Chris Farrell, Feven Gerezgiher and Gretchen Brown

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