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All Things Considered

Tom Crann
Tom Crann
Evan Frost | MPR News

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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Corn, an ancient grass, provides summer delight

Corn, an ancient grass, provides summer delight

Cookbook author Beth Dooley joins All Things Considered host Tom Crann to talk about all the inventive ways corn can be enjoyed this summer and shares tips on how to select and enjoy sweet corn in a variety of ways.
by Tom Crann and Kathryn Styer Martinez

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In Minnesota, many Black women entrepreneurs missed out on PPP dollars

In Minnesota, many Black women entrepreneurs missed out on PPP dollars

COVID-19 is hitting Black female entrepreneurs in Minnesota just like everyone else, but many missed on the federal lifeline for small businesses because their operations and business relationships don’t sync with traditional banking.
by Kathryn Styer Martinez

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Schools ready to address pandemic-driven mental health needs

Schools ready to address pandemic-driven mental health needs

Even before COVID-19, about 15 percent of school-age kids were thought to have a mental health or behavioral disorder, and schools were having a hard time providing enough mental health support. The pandemic has only added stress to the system.
by Alisa Roth

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State releases new COVID-19 guidance to allow more visitors in long-term care

State releases new COVID-19 guidance to allow more visitors in long-term care

After months of strictly limited visitation policies, Minnesota's long-term care facilities will soon be allowed to cautiously open their doors a little wider — but only if they meet strict criteria laid out by the state.
by Peter Cox

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Minneapolis leaders push ahead with efforts to change police

Minneapolis leaders push ahead with efforts to change police

A city commission on Wednesday blocked a November vote on the issue. So now, although political will for change may be on their side, city leaders face a more incremental and challenging path to rebuilding the oft-criticized department. But they're not giving up.
by Amy Forliti, Associated Press

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Art Hounds: Painting and theater to make you reconsider your environment

Art Hounds: Painting and theater to make you reconsider your environment

The paintings of Adam Swanson, on view at the Great Lakes Aquarium, features a federally listed threatened and endangered animal of Minnesota. The Art Hounds also recommend an “angsty and hilarious” improv and teen diary reading at the Minnesota Fringe Virtual Festival, as well as an actor-aided exploration of your habitat, also known as your home.
by Emily Bright

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Effort to replace MPD stalls as key panel delays decision

Effort to replace MPD stalls as key panel delays decision

Minneapolis voters will not get the chance on Nov. 3 to decide whether to replace the Minneapolis Police Department after a key city commission Wednesday put the process on hold, saying it needed more information.
by Brandt Williams

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