It’s not popular with a lot of people, I suppose, to point out that teachers — and I will insist that in particular, third grade teachers — are angels on earth. But they are. Teachers put pieces of themselves in their students and then send them off to the world. Read more →
Ken Doctor, of Nieman Lab, reveals that Alden Global Capital, the hedge fund that owns dozens of newspapers in the country, had a 17-percent operating margin in 2017, well above most newspaper companies. The Pioneer Press cleared $10 million in profit, a 13-percent operating margin after the company slashed the workforce to about 60 people. Read more →
We’re only a month into the season and yet it’s hard to ignore the troubling signs for the game’s future. Read more →
The difference between drivers in Houston and those in the Twin Cities appears to be the fingers that are used. Marco Sanchez, a Texan, was faced with a driver who wanted to merge into his lane. “He was on the side on the right and I saw him way in the back. No one wanted Read more →
You’re hearing a lot about ‘ice out’ on area lakes at this time of the year. Who reports these things?
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Second-graders can teach a lot to high school seniors about drinking.
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Joe Hill, 26, of Plymouth, Mass., isn’t exactly sure why he joined a Facebook group about New Jersey, but it’s paid off even if it ended up not being about New Jersey. It was dedicated to Jersey, a British island just off the coast of France. Read more →
Here are the stories and guests you’ll hear today on MPR News. Read more →
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