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How ospreys disappeared from southern Minnesota, and came back

How ospreys disappeared from southern Minnesota, and came back

There are at least 100 active osprey nests in the Twin Cities area today, but when naturalist Kathy Heidel and Midday host Bob Potter spotted a family of the hawks during a 1987 nature walk, it was a rare and exciting event.
by Sara Porter

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On JFK's 100th birthday, 'We Knew JFK: Unheard Stories from the Kennedy Archive'

On JFK's 100th birthday, 'We Knew JFK: Unheard Stories from the Kennedy Archive'

A Memorial Day remembrance of World War II Navy veteran and former President John F. Kennedy, on what would have been his 100th birthday. "We Knew JFK: Unheard Stories from the Kennedy Archive."
by MPR News Staff

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Hmong farmers adapted to cold climate, unwelcoming people and thrived

Hmong farmers adapted to cold climate, unwelcoming people and thrived

While Hmong farmers have found a great deal of success in farmers markets around Minnesota today, in the 1980s many struggled with learning American farming techniques and were greeted with opposition in the rural community they tried to make home.
by MPR News Staff

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Holocaust Remembrance Day: Elie Wiesel on what makes us moral

Holocaust Remembrance Day: Elie Wiesel on what makes us moral

On Holocaust Remembrance Day, the words of the late Elie Wiesel, the Holocaust survivor and Nobel Peace Prize winner who remained firm in his belief that we simply cannot be indifferent to the suffering of others.
by MPR News Staff

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100 years later: What America learned in WWI

100 years later: What America learned in WWI

"The War That Changed Us - Songs and Stories of World War I America," is a show created by Minnesota musician and writer Dan Chouinard, featuring an all-star cast of local performers.
by MPR News Staff

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From the archive: After the Vietnam War, refugees struggled for survival

From the archive: After the Vietnam War, refugees struggled for survival

Following the war in Vietnam was a civil war in Cambodia. It created a wave of refugees who ended up in camps along the Thai/Cambodian border. In 1979, MPR reporter Greg Barron traveled to the area and visited refugee camps where hundreds of thousands of people were living.
by Greg Barron

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