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‘Lunch pail kind of guy’: Walz aims to hone image as GOP paints different picture of VP hopeful
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz gives his acceptance speech for the Democratic vice presidential nomination Wednesday at the party’s national convention. Walz had just two weeks to introduce himself to voters since current Vice President Kamala Harris picked him as her running mate. 
Phyllis Wheatley summer camp continues in a new form — nature excursions along the Mississippi
The Phyllis Wheatley Community Center is preparing to rebuild and reopen its summer camp in Carver County. In the meantime, the center continues to teach young Minneapolis students about the great outdoors.
It’s the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party. Except maybe in farm country
In Minnesota, there are fissures between rural and urban Democrats, and they’re front and center with Gov. Tim Walz emphasizing his rural roots as a vice-presidential candidate. Some Democrats feel like their party is out of touch with rural voters.
In NW Wisconsin, a county finds paying homeowners to keep shorelines natural pays off
Advocates concerned about Minnesota’s vanishing wild shorelines often cite Burnett County’s success with a program that sends a check each year to property owners who follow its lakeshore rules. At Warner Lake, it’s helping keep the water clean.