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Should the U.S. cut military aid to Egypt?
“The U.S. has been unable to do much to reduce the violence in Egypt. President Obama canceled upcoming joint military exercises, and says the administration is looking at other options, perhaps affecting the $1.5 billion in military aid the U.S. provides Egypt each year,” reports NPR News. Today’s Question: Should the U.S. cut military aid…
Fighting for an American Countryside: Staying isn’t failing
Fighting for an American Countryside, a new eBook from MPR News’ Ground Level project, documents how times have changes in small towns. People in communities across Minnesota are trying new things and reinventing their economies.
Fargo planning move to natural gas in city vehicles
Fargo city officials are developing a plan to burn natural gas in city vehicles, primarily buses and garbage trucks. "It burns cleaner, it has more power and it's cheaper. So that's a good combination," Fargo City Commissioner Mike Williams said.
Craft-beer scene draws tours to Twin Ports area
Spurred by Duluth's growing status as a craft beer hub, monthly tours started last spring, bringing up as many as 50 at a time from the Twin Cities.
Conservation Corps brought rustic style to Sibley State Park
The Veterans Conservation Corps camp that once stood on the oak-shaded rise overlooking Lake Andrew housed, fed and put to work the World War I veterans -- up to 200 at a time -- who built the granite-and-timber structures that transformed Sibley State Park from public property to regional destination.