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March 10, 2016 11:54 AM

Your most pressing water questions, answered

Do you know where your water comes from? Do you know where it goes? Two water experts address issues of bottled water, contamination, drought and other critical water issues.

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March 9, 2016 1:28 PM

An unfunny look at the state of comedy

Are we in a golden era of comedy?

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March 9, 2016 1:12 PM

Global perspectives on the US presidential election

Three journalists from around the world share their take on how the U.S. presidential elections are being received overseas.

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March 8, 2016 2:45 PM

Remembering author Pat Conroy

Pat Conroy was no stranger to incorporating his personal experience into his writing. His books covered his tumultuous and abusive childhood.

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March 8, 2016 2:42 PM

On Ernest Hemingway's great love: His boat

"She had been intimately his, and he hers, for 27 years, which were his final 27 years," Paul Hendrickson writes of Pilar, the fishing vessel Hemingway docked in Cuba.

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March 8, 2016 12:09 PM

Opinion & Commentary: Peyton Manning should have faced tougher questions at his retirement

Sports columnist Christine Brennan says there was something missing when Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning announced his retirement on Monday: honest answers.

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March 8, 2016 9:50 AM

The woman who read one book from every country in the world

Ann Morgan gave herself a lofty goal: Read one book from 196 different countries in one year. See her complete reading list.

by Tracy Mumford

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March 7, 2016 1:06 PM

What's breaking the Republican Party?

Two political writers talk about where the Republican Party lost touch with its base voters and what it will take to unify the conservative movement.

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March 7, 2016 1:00 PM

What single women want from the presidential election

What role will single women play in the upcoming election? What issues are most critical for this demographic? Rebecca Traister, author of "All the Single Ladies," shares her perspective.

by MPR News Staff

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March 4, 2016 3:14 PM

Friday Roundtable: The most pressing domestic policy issues

This week's Friday Roundtable looks at the most important domestic policy issues facing the United States today.

by MPR News Staff

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