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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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It's fading from Minn. households, but lutefisk is still king at Minneapolis' Mindekirken

It's fading from Minn. households, but lutefisk is still king at Minneapolis' Mindekirken

From now until Christmas, it's the time in these parts where diners in Norwegian sweaters crowd into church basements to partake in a holiday tradition: a dinner of reconstituted, dried codfish that's been preserved in lye, and then brought back to glistening life as lutefisk.
by Tom Crann, Christine T. Nguyen and Megan Burks

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Minnesota regulators move to halt sales of toxic toys

Minnesota regulators move to halt sales of toxic toys

A series of knockoff toys have been banned from sale in the state after testing turned up toxic metals. Top state officials used the episode as a warning to holiday shoppers: Deals that sound too good to be true might also carry risk.
by Brian Bakst

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Shortage of home care workers in Minn. affecting people with disabilities

Shortage of home care workers in Minn. affecting people with disabilities

Gov. Walz spent time helping a home health care worker last week to highlight the challenges of assisting people with disabilities and the elderly. But the industry is facing high turnover and many unfilled jobs, which is forcing some people with disabilities into nursing or group homes.
by Nick Scheffler

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Minnesota's native mussels: Still in peril, but signs of hope

Minnesota's native mussels: Still in peril, but signs of hope

Freshwater mussels are considered the most endangered group of organisms in the United States. But there are signs of hope: Thanks to conservation and reintroduction efforts, some native mussels are making a comeback in Minnesota rivers. And Minneapolis is putting their unique skills as harbingers of the river’s health to work.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Impeachment already a campaign issue in Craig’s 2nd District

Impeachment already a campaign issue in Craig’s 2nd District

As the House Intelligence Committee held hours of public impeachment hearings in Washington, D.C., this week, DFL U.S. Rep. Craig was facing a delicate balancing act back home in Minnesota’s 2nd District, where Republicans have targeted her for defeat in 2020.
by Briana Bierschbach

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Trade dispute with China could slow transition to low-carbon power

Trade dispute with China could slow transition to low-carbon power

China manufactures much of the world’s low-carbon energy technologies, so trade disputes with the country could slow the growth of solar and wind energy in the United States.
by Paul Huttner and Megan Burks

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Art Hounds: A bluegrass Christmas in Lanesboro

Art Hounds: A bluegrass Christmas in Lanesboro

Commonweal Theatre presents the bluegrass holiday musical "Sanders Family Christmas." Plus, Art Hounds recommend American Roots Revue at the Dakota and UNI Arts STP at Cedar Cultural Center.
by Marianne Combs

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