Minnesota Sounds and Voices

February 17, 2015 3:12 PM

For nurses serving homeless, hospitality comes first

Conversation is a central aim of nurses and volunteers at the Augsburg College Central Health Commons in downtown Minneapolis.

by Dan Olson

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February 5, 2015 6:21 PM

Longtime community activist Robert Hickman dies at 79

Robert Hickman, a community activist who helped found the Inner City Youth League, died Jan. 28. Friends remembered his contributions to the league, a beacon of hope to young black people.

by Dan Olson

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January 29, 2015 4:00 AM

From Duluth, harpmaker masters an Irish art

David Kortier has been making early Irish harps in Duluth for more than 20 years, one of only a handful of people in the world to preserve the craft.

by Dan Olson

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January 16, 2015 2:49 PM

Retiring pharmacist made drugstore a community hub

After four decades of making his Schneider Drug store a welcoming place, owner Tom Sengupta is retiring. In his honor, Minneapolis has declared today Tom Sengupta Day.

by Dan Olson

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January 13, 2015 4:50 PM

Long road, big dreams for Rwandan student in St. Paul

She's only a freshman, but Hamline economics major Linda Umwali has already set a goal. She wants to become Rwanda's finance minister.

by Dan Olson

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January 6, 2015 12:42 PM

'Success coach' guides students with toughness and care

Whether with the student drum line or in the halls between classes, Jamal Abdur-Salaam expects a lot from the students at John A. Johnson Elementary in St. Paul.

by Dan Olson

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December 23, 2014 2:30 PM

Searching for hygge: Danes create winter warmth through food, talk

Danes in Minnesota are importing "hygge," the perfect antidote to holiday stress.

by Dan Olson

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December 18, 2014 4:00 AM

Chasing away the gray: Steel drums find a place in MN music culture

Steel drum music has spread across the globe from Trinidad to the University of Minnesota, where a teacher and her students are bringing the Caribbean sound to the frozen north.

by Dan Olson

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December 5, 2014 3:07 PM

At St. John's, a quest to save ancient texts

Scholars in Iraq and at St. John's University in Collegeville are working together to save documents, many of them Christian in origin, that define Middle Eastern culture.

by Dan Olson