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May 26, 2015 4:00 AM

Minnesota Marine Art Museum has great works, stories

The museum's collection includes more than 1,000 pieces of art from realists, impressionists and modernists. It also showcases works by local and regional artists.

by Dan Olson

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May 19, 2015 8:08 AM

No sign of slowing down: Activist marches on for Native American rights

White Earth band member Clyde Bellecourt said Native Americans are treated differently. "We're the only people in America that they still make fun of," he said.

by Dan Olson

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May 12, 2015 4:00 AM

For 91-year-old U prof, one last lecture but lots left to do

John Fraser Hart is retiring after 48 years teaching geography at the University of Minnesota. But the small town expert isn't done yet.

by Dan Olson

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April 29, 2015 1:00 PM

Winona sculptor draws inspiration from the Mississippi

Many of Leo Smith's wood sculptures reflect the objects he has encountered during a lifetime of exploring the Mississippi River near his Winona-area home.

by Dan Olson

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April 8, 2015 4:00 AM

A boy in wartime: St. Olaf prof recalls Nazi invasion of Norway

The Nazis took control of Norway 75 years ago today. Memories of the invasion and life under occupation are still fresh to Odd Lovoll.

by Dan Olson

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April 2, 2015 4:00 AM

Never again: Family's stories recall Armenian genocide

April marks the 100th anniversary of the Armenian genocide. As many as 1.5 million perished at the hands of Turkish forces. The remembrance is personal for Minnesota's Keljik family.

by Dan Olson

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March 26, 2015 2:04 PM

Music helps keep Parkinson's patients going

At Struthers Parkinson's Center in Golden Valley, music therapist Sandi Holten combines exercise and song to ease the symptoms of Parkinson's patients.

by Dan Olson

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March 18, 2015 4:00 AM

Nurse helps sexual assault survivors heal, move on

Linda Walther was a nurse for decades before she found the specialty that gives her passion.

by Dan Olson

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March 5, 2015 3:17 PM

Minnesota theologian shaped by historic Selma march

Barbara Holmes, president of United Theological Seminary in New Brighton, marched into Montgomery, Ala., in 1965 with Martin Luther King Jr. The country has changed, she said, but racism persists.

by Dan Olson