All Things Considered

Tom Crann
Tom Crann
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All Things Considered, with Tom Crann in St. Paul and NPR hosts in Washington, is your comprehensive source for afternoon news and information. Listen from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. every weekday.

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Mother of transgender child calls for civility after Hastings school board election turns ugly
A Hastings school board member who ran for reelection earlier this month says politics went too far when a parent “outed” her transgender 8-year-old on Facebook.
Supply chain woes, rising costs put stress on food shelves ahead of holidays
Nonprofits who serve people in need say the demand for food assistance is as high as ever, and so are food costs. Product shortages are forcing some food shelves to get creative with substitutions for Thanksgiving meals. 
Appetites: Leftovers from Thanksgiving? Time to feast on these recipes
You’ve done the grocery shopping and the fixings are ready to go for the big Thanksgiving meal. But what about after Thanksgiving? Beth Dooley has a few recipes you’ll want to check out.
Walz pledges National Guard help for nursing homes
Gov. Tim Walz said Monday he will deploy teams from the National Guard and pledged $50 million in federal COVID-19 relief funds to help nursing homes in Minnesota deal with short staffing and other needs related to COVID-19.
Remembering Dave Frishberg, songwriter of 'I'm Just a Bill'
Songwriter Dave Frishberg reluctantly said “I’m Just a Bill,” the song from the TV show “Schoolhouse Rock,” was his most famous. Frishberg died Wednesday in Portland, Ore., where he’d been living since the 1980s. He was 88.
Holiday nostalgia: Dayton's project hearkens back to window shopping
The newly renovated Dayton’s building in downtown Minneapolis reopened to the public Thursday. While the department store is long gone, the project’s developers revived an old Dayton’s tradition, the holiday display windows.
Higher turkey prices not a windfall for farmers
Shoppers rushing to find a turkey for the Thanksgiving holiday might pay more this year. Wholesale turkey prices have hit a record high and while that sounds like good news for farmers in Minnesota, who lead the nation in turkey production, the higher prices at the store don't mean big profits for farmers.