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Little Falls bus driver who delivered meals now awaits students' return

Little Falls bus driver who delivered meals now awaits students' return

Back in March, when COVID-19 forced schools to shut down, Melanie Van Alst delivered meals — and sometimes homework — to homebound students who attend Little Falls Community Schools. But in November, when COVID-19 cases spiked in the region, the district switched to distance learning, and bus drivers were no longer needed.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Another legislative session looms on Zoom

Another legislative session looms on Zoom

Lawmakers have been working remotely for months due to the pandemic, but the increased workload of a budget session presents new challenges that still need to be worked out, including how members of the public can interact with lawmakers.
by Tim Pugmire

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South Mpls. poet stirs the imagination with poem about police reform

South Mpls. poet stirs the imagination with poem about police reform

Junauda Petrus is an activist, experimental performance artist and filmmaker. Petrus wrote the poem "Give The Police Department to the Grandmothers" after Michael Brown was fatally shot by a Ferguson, Mo., police officer in 2014. 
by Maya Edmonds and Freya Hauer

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In the ICU and at George Floyd Square, one nurse fights two pandemics

In the ICU and at George Floyd Square, one nurse fights two pandemics

Nurse Jeanette Rupert is hard to keep up with. When she's not treating COVID-19 patients in the ICU, she's dispensing medical care at George Floyd Square, just blocks from where she was born and raised. In the turbulence of 2020, Rupert says she's deepened her appreciation and commitment to her friends, family and community.
by Catharine Richert and Evan Frost

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Your very good news in a really bad year

Your very good news in a really bad year

Most people will probably agree that it's been a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad year. But this is not a story about all the ills of the year. This is a story about the good that came out of 2020: love, births, new relationships, milestones and so much more.
by Nancy Yang

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