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Photos: Here's how Fargo's 'Sandbag Central' works

Photos: Here's how Fargo's 'Sandbag Central' works

Volunteers in Fargo, N.D., started filling sandbags Wednesday in preparation for flooding along the Red River expected later this month. The city will fill enough sandbags to be prepared for a record flood, but will need only about half the sandbags it used in 2009 because of permanent flood measures installed since then.
by Nathaniel Minor

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Is a $500 million investment in public infrastructure for the Mayo Clinic a good use of tax dollars?

Minnesota lawmakers are weighing whether to approve the Mayo Clinic’s request for $500 million to support its $3 billion expansion plan. Supporters of the project say state financing for roads, bridges, parking garages and other improvements would ensure that the hospital and clinic system cements its future in the Rochester area. Lawmakers say they want…
by Michael Olson

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How a skills gap may be forming in high school

How a skills gap may be forming in high school

This week, MPR’s Ground Level and reporter Tom Robertson look at whether there really is a jobs-skills mismatch n Minnesota — what’s causing what we’re seeing, and what’s being done about it. (Hint: It’s a lot more complicated than you think.) I posted yesterday on a conversation Robertson had with Steve Hine, research director for…
by Alex Friedrich

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Do you agree with prosecutors’ decision to pursue the death penalty for James Holmes?

Today’s Question: Do you agree with prosecutors’ decision to pursue the death penalty for James Holmes? Holmes is on trial for the movie theatre massacre in Aurora, Colorado where 12 people died.
by Michael Olson

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