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MPR News with Tom Weber

Tom Weber, a reporter and host at MPR News for a decade, resigned effective June 22, 2018. You can find his work covering the people and places of Minnesota here.
https://www.mpr.org/about/people/tweber

Quiz: Could you pass the U.S. citizenship test?

Quiz: Could you pass the U.S. citizenship test?

In honor of Independence Day, which celebrates the anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence in 1776, let's take a hard look at how much we know -- or don't know -- about our government and U.S. history.
by Nancy Yang

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Listen: What's happening in Syria right now?

The civil war in Syria started in 2011. Six years later, it's still ongoing. MPR News host Tom Weber talked to three experts about the complexities of the conflict in Syria.
by Tom Weber, Marcheta Fornoff and Elizabeth Shockman

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The last week in Lowry Grove: Another mobile home park shutters

The last week in Lowry Grove: Another mobile home park shutters

Residents first learned it would close last April. The mobile home park, which once held more than 90 households, has gradually emptied over the last year. The new owner plans to demolish the park and build roughly 800 new units.
by Tracy Mumford

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When it comes to recycling, you're (probably) doing it wrong

When it comes to recycling, you're (probably) doing it wrong

Too many people are "wish-cycling" -- throwing things into bins that aren't actually recyclable in the hopes that they can somehow be recycled. Newsflash: They can't, so please stop.
by Tom Weber and Nancy Yang

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