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February 18, 2016 7:03 AM

Art Hounds: Black comedians, Indian dance and film

This week on Art Hounds: traditional Indian dance, black improv and the Frozen River Film Festival.

by Marianne Combs

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February 18, 2016 5:00 AM

Biden: GOP calls to delay filling Scalia's seat don't make sense

Ahead of his visit to Minnesota, Vice President Joe Biden said in an interview with MPR News host Cathy Wurzer that the president will nominate a new Supreme Court justice.

by MPR News Staff and Britta Greene

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February 18, 2016 4:00 AM

'Touched with Fire' finds drama, beauty in mental illness

The film's writer-director was driven by a desire to show what bipolar disorder is like for those who live with it.

by Euan Kerr

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February 18, 2016 4:00 AM

Land transfer cultivates tax worries in NW Minnesota

The Nature Conservancy's donation of Kittson County land to the federal government is raising red flags for some state and county officials worried about lost tax revenues.

by Dan Gunderson

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February 17, 2016 8:10 AM

Northrop to show 'Triplets of Belleville' with live band

Benoît Charest, who composed the film's score, will lead the eight-piece Le Terrible Orchestre de Belleville.

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February 17, 2016 4:00 AM

At Heart of the Beast, a children's book grows up

"Crow Boy," about a boy who understands crows, also tells the story of a Japanese man who went to work for the U.S. Army in wartime.

by Euan Kerr

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February 16, 2016 8:58 AM

Late St. Paul composer Paulus wins Grammy Award

The late Stephen Paulus, who lived and worked in St. Paul, won a Grammy Award for best contemporary classical composition Monday night for the work "Prayers and Remembrances."

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February 16, 2016 4:00 AM

Demand for I.T. workers may offer a way to close jobs gap

Strong demand for people with information technology skills could help shrink the gap in employment and wages between whites and minorities in Minnesota.

by Martin Moylan

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February 15, 2016 2:43 PM

Lawmakers aim to wrap up transportation funding deal early

Minnesota lawmakers kick-started negotiations Monday for a road-and-bridge-repair funding package, but offered few signs that the large divide between competing plans has narrowed.

by Tim Pugmire and Kyle Potter, Associated Press

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February 15, 2016 7:14 AM

A Johnny Horton song to mark Presidents Day

Today's Morning edition music marks Presidents Day with a song by Johnny Horton called "Young Abe Lincoln."

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