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Meet the Star Tribune's newest columnist
Myron Medcalf is a longtime Minnesota resident who previously worked as a reporter for the Star Tribune. You can read his column in print on Sundays twice a month and also online. 
How to manage kids’ screen time during the pandemic
Children’s screen use before the pandemic was already high — distance learning has only added to that. A pediatrician and a communications professor join host Angela Davis to talk about how this could be affecting children’s wellbeing and how to balance screen use.
Teaching kids Indigenous language and culture
Some Minnesota school districts are home to Native American education programs, where Native kids can learn Indigenous languages, art forms and history. At 11 a.m. Monday, MPR News host Angela Davis will talk with two educators who lead these programs about why they’re so important to have in our public schools.
Halloween is trickier this year. How do you stay safe while celebrating?
Halloween will look different during the pandemic. Should parents send their kids out to knock on doors? Should we open our doors to trick-or-treaters? A doctor joined the show to discuss how to stay safe during the Halloween festivities.
MPR News congressional debates in the 6th and 2nd Districts
What’s being done to confront the coronavirus and stem the economic fallout from the pandemic are central to this year’s election campaigns. That was clear when the candidates in Minnesota’s 2nd and 6th Congressional Districts met in separate MPR News debates Friday.
In Focus: Equity in Education
Minnesota has some of the worst education disparities in the country affecting children of color. How can we do better? MPR News host Angela Davis talked with community leaders about how to address the gaps, what's getting in the way of progress and which solutions are showing promise.