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Minnesota Public Radio's Bob Collins is taking his NewsCut blog to a different Minnesota college every Wednesday for the next couple months to find out what students make of the new American economy. Today he brings back some remarkable stories from Century College in White Bear Lake.
Nami Mun revisits being homeless
Writer Nami Mun's new novel "Miles from Nowhere," tells the heart rending tale of Joon, a Korean girl who runs away from her family to live on the streets of New York.
Chamber orchestras flock to St. Paul
For the next month, the Twin Cities will play host to an extraordinary orchestral event. Four of the worlds top chamber orchestras will join the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra for what's believed to be the first ever International Chamber Orchestra Festival.