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Minnesota Now with Cathy Wurzer

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Minnesota Now with Cathy Wurzer is journalism that doesn’t take itself too seriously. It’s reporting that puts people first with live, down-to-earth, unscripted interviews that aim to inform and entertain. Tune in to Minnesota Now weekdays at noon on the radio or the live audio stream at mprnews.org.

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Dr. Jay-Sheree Allen on the importance of colorectal cancer screening

Dr. Jay-Sheree Allen on the importance of colorectal cancer screening

Dr. Jay-Sheree Allen joined host Cathy Wurzer to talk about the importance of colorectal cancer screening. Dr. Allen is a family physician in southern Minnesota and host of the podcast Millennial Health.
by Cathy Wurzer and Simone Cazares

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Phenologist John Latimer updates on Minnesota spring, birds and snow

Phenologist John Latimer updates on Minnesota spring, birds and snow

Every week, KAXE radio in the Grand Rapids-Bemidji area airs nature reports by John Latimer. Latimer is a phenologist who studies changes in nature over the seasons. He joined host Cathy Wurzer to talk about some of the latest phenology updates in Minnesota.
by Cathy Wurzer, Melissa Townsend and Simone Cazares

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Teachers strike is on for Minneapolis public schools

Teachers strike is on for Minneapolis public schools

Minneapolis public school teachers are on strike today. The last time that happened was in 1970. The strike effects about 5,500 teachers and staff, plus about 35,000 students and their families. Host Cathy Wurzer chats with MPR News reporter Tim Nelson to get the details.
by Cathy Wurzer, Tim Nelson and Melissa Townsend

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Minneapolis and St. Paul school districts prepare for a possible strike

Minneapolis and St. Paul school districts prepare for a possible strike

The Minneapolis and St. Paul Teachers Unions may strike Tuesday. Reporter Becky Dernbach of Sahan Journal has been monitoring the evolving story. She joined host Cathy Wurzer to talk more about what educators in the Twin Cities are asking each district for.
by Cathy Wurzer and Melissa Townsend

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The new normal: Dr. Michael Osterholm on how the world needs to adapt to COVID

A bipartisan group of scientists and health and policy experts calling themselves the COVID roadmap group are releasing a blueprint Monday on how we could move into, what they call, “the next normal.” A member of that group is Michael Osterholm, head of the University of Minnesota Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy.
by Cathy Wurzer

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On the ground in Ukraine: A conversation with former Pioneer Press reporter Brian Bonner

On the ground in Ukraine: A conversation with former Pioneer Press reporter Brian Bonner

Former Pioneer Press reporter Brian Bonner has lived in Ukraine for 14 years where he led the Kyiv Post, Ukraine’s English-language newspaper, until 2021. One of his main responsibilities? Reporting on Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Kremlin.
by Cathy Wurzer, Tim Nelson and Lindsay Guentzel

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