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Coming together to solve social challenges in today’s divisive environment sometimes feels impossible. But it doesn’t have to be.
Mariah Levison and Rob Fersh describe dozens of examples in their new book “From Conflict to Convergence: Coming Together to Solve Tough Problems.” They both spent decades working in conflict resolution and have helped hundreds of groups build trust and create consensus solutions on issues ranging from healthcare to prison reform.
Minnesota Now with Nina Moini shares a conversation Levison and Fersh had with MPR News correspondent Catharine Richert at an event on Nov. 25 at the Capri Theater in Minneapolis. The discussion was jointly organized by the Citizens League and the MPR News Talking Sense initiative, which aims to help Minnesotans have tough political conversations better.
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If you’ve paid any attention to politics in recent years you’ve likely heard one word a lot: polarization. Merriam-Webster even made “polarization” its word of the year.
It’s a problem that’s been getting worse over time. A Pew Research Center report last year, found that an overwhelming majority of adults, 84 percent, said political debate has become less respectful over the last several years.
MPR News felt like there was a role for media to help bridge political divides. MPR News correspondent Catharine Richert took on that role by launching Talking Sense.
Minnesota Now brings you a special program, highlighting a year of work from Talking Sense.
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Thursday much of the state is getting its first major snow event. MPR News meteorologist Mandy Thalhuber talks about snow totals and a MnDOT official shares what commuters and holiday travelers can expect on the roads.
Local artists are working on a first-of-its kind project to create public art for parks around the state.
The 40th and final run of the Steele family Christmas show is happening the weekend of Dec. 21-22. We talk to a Steele sibling about the legacy the beloved show will leave behind.
Plus, a Minnesota mother is making the best of her remaining time with her son with a memorable road trip.
And we get into the Hanukkah spirit and celebrate the 75th anniversary of St. Paul’s Cecil’s Deli.
Our Minnesota Music Minute was “I’ll Be You” by the Replacements, in honor of late guitarist Bob “Slim” Dunlap and our Song of the Day was “Getting to Know You” by Thomas and the Shakes.
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The first night of Hanukkah is on Dec. 25, which means Cecil’s Deli in St. Paul will fry up thousands of latkes in the next couple of weeks. The Jewish institution is Minnesota’s oldest deli and this year it is celebrating 75 years in business.
MPR News host Nina Moini talks with two people who are part of the family business that spans four generations: Becca Kvasnik, the granddaughter of Cecil and Faye Leventhal, Cecil’s founders, and Becca’s daughter, Evana Hershkowitz.
To see photos of the family and their restaurant, visit mprnews.org.
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The weekend of Dec. 21-22 will be Minnesota’s last chance to experience the longstanding and beloved holiday show, A Christmas Celebration with The Steeles.
After 40 years, the Minnesota gospel group is wrapping up their run of Christmas concerts. Siblings J.D., Fred, Jearlyn, Jevetta and Billy Steele have brought their joyful holiday harmonies to Minnesota audiences since 1984 and plan to do so one last time at the Pantages Theatre Saturday and Sunday.
The Steeles are an integral part of the Minnesota sound and have recorded and performed with Prince, Donald Fagen, Morgan Freeman and others throughout their career. The family traveled the world in the acclaimed musical The Gospel at Colonus and contributed to several soundtracks.
Jevetta Steele takes a break from rehearsals to talk with MPR News host Nina Moini about the band’s final Christmas shows.
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In our series Thank You, Stranger, we hear about small acts of kindness that have a big impact.
After a difficult diagnosis, a mother is facing a heartbreaking loss and making the best of her remaining time with her son. MPR News producer Ellen Finn talks with New Brighton’s Elizabeth Naylor about a last trip with her son, who is nicknamed “G.”
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Twelve artists across the state are working on a first-of-its-kind pilot project as Minnesota parks artists-in-residence. Beginning last July and ending in June 2025, each artist is researching a park, trail or park system and developing public art for the area.
Participating parks include Battle Creek Park in St. Paul, Lake Bemidji State Park, Granite Falls Memorial Park and more.
Amanda Lovelee, a parks ambassador for the Metropolitan Council, and Tettegouche State Park artist-in-residence Sam Zimmerman join MPR News host Nina Moini to talk about the program.
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Wednesday night and Thursday brought the first major snowfall this season for much of the state, including the Twin Cities metro. A winter storm warning is in effect for much of central and southeast Minnesota until midnight.
More than a hundred schools are closed or have a delayed start and dozens of spinouts and crashes have already been reported in the state.
For details on snow totals, the forecast ahead and road conditions, MPR News host Nina Moini talks with MPR News meteorologist Mandy Thalhuber and Minnesota Department of Transportation spokesperson Anne Meyer.
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Light snow was falling in the Twin Cities Wednesday morning and there’s more on the way for most of the state. MPR chief meteorologist Paul Huttner joins us with the details you need to plan your commute — plus, the odds of having a white Christmas and Hannukah.
A housing program for moms in St. Louis Park cut its funding a year ago. Now it could get state money to help about 60 families stay in their homes.
Minnesota 2nd District Rep. Angie Craig just became a leader of the House Agriculture Committee. We hear her plans for the farm bill.
MPR News staff share their favorite parenting books of the year.
Plus, we talk about 2024’s most popular baby names in the state — with a baby name consultant.
Our Minnesota Music Minute was a song from WE WIN drummers and Thomasina Petrus and our Song of the Day was “Yabba-Dabba Yuletide” by Brian Setzer Orchestra.
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While our full list of favorite books won’t be out for another week, a few members of the newsroom shared ones that are making their end of the year list.
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M Health Fairview announced its list of top baby names of 2024 after the system helped deliver 12,000 babies at nine locations around the state.
Boy names Theodore, Oliver and Henry have had lasting appeal, taking turns in the top three spots on Fairview’s annual list since 2021.
For girls’ names, Olivia, Emma and Evelyn dethroned the perennial frontrunner, Charlotte.
Steph Coffield is a name consultant and a Minnesota mom. Her social media account, Names with Steph, has garnered hundreds of thousands of followers on TikTok and Instagram by posting name suggestions, inspiration and offering name consulting services.
She’s also the author of two books, “Names Don’t Have an Age” and “Names Don’t Have a Gender.”
Coffield joined Minnesota Now to talk about this year’s baby name list.
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A more than 40-year-old housing program for mothers with low income is back up and running after it was saved from bankruptcy. A nonprofit developer called Trellis bought the property this fall.
This week, the state plans to secure $8 million in funding to keep the property and its programs afloat. Now almost 60 mothers and their children — many of whom have said the development was a safe place to recover from abuse or addiction — will remain in place and start receiving supportive programming.
Corinne Martin has been living at the development in St. Louis Park. She joins Minnesota Now to talk about her experience.
Jennifer Ho is the commissioner of Minnesota Housing, she also joins the program to talk about the request to the state.
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There’s a good chance of significant snow coming Wednesday night for much of the state. And it’s giving us a higher chance of a white Christmas and also a higher chance of holiday travel getting impacted by weather.
To get the full scope of what’s coming, MPR’s chief meteorologist Paul Huttner joined Minnesota Now.
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The year 2024 was defined by many things. Among them? A remarkable, unprecedented year for women's sports. You might be thinking of Caitlin Clark's spectacular effect on college basketball and her WNBA premiere. But there are so many others that had outstanding years, including Simone Biles, Suni Lee and the rest of her Olympic team in Paris this summer, or Minnesota's own Lynx almost clinching that WNBA championship. The WNBA also saw record viewership.
For most women’s sports, a larger mainstream audience started to give women's sports the recognition they've long deserved. Jillian Hiscock has dedicated her career to shining the spotlight on women's sports. She made state history too this year when she opened Minnesota's first ever women's sports bar, called A Bar of Their Own, earlier this spring. She joined MPR News host Nina Moini in studio to talk about the remarkable year.
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If you’re looking for job security, you might consider being a home health or personal care aid. It’s the highest demand job in Minnesota, according to the state government. That need is only expected to increase as the population ages. But the median wage for home health and personal care aides is just over $35,000 per year, which leaves little to save for retirement. Now the union that represents many of these workers is asking the state to chip in for retirement in their next contract. Viktor Solberg lives on the Iron Range, cares for his mother full-time and is active in his PCA union, SEIU Minnesota. Solberg joined MPR News host Nina Moini to talk about his work on better benefits for PCAs in Minnesota.
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In the span of a few days, two houses of worship in Minneapolis are facing threats and vandalism.
Minneapolis Police are currently investigating the defacing of Temple Israel, a synagogue in Minneapolis. On Monday, a suspect spray-painted swastikas on the doors and pillar of the building.
On Friday, Abubakar As-saddique Islamic Center, or AAIC in Minneapolis received an online threat, threatening violence to members of worship at the mosque.
Minneapolis police determined the threat to be unfounded, but it still contributed to fear and concern in the Islamic community.
Rabbi Marcia Zimmerman, the senior rabbi at Temple Israel and Osman Ahmed, Director of Advocacy with Minnesota's Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations joined Minnesota Now host Nina Moini to talk about their response to the threats.
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Two Minneapolis houses of worship have been targeted in a short amount of time. A synagogue found a swastika spray painted on it Monday morning and a mosque received violent threats online. Members of both of those communities joined the show to talk about how they’re responding.
Listen to a therapy session between a father and son who have sharp political differences in the latest of MPR’s Talking Sense series.
A personal care attendant joined Minnesota Now to talk about advocating for state pension funds in his line of work.
We headed to Fergus Falls for the latest in MPR’s Wander and Wonder series, where a man is turning back the dial to a vintage sound.
The owner of Minnesota’s first bar for women’s sports joined MPR News host Nina Moini to talk about a phenomenal year of women’s sports.
Our Minnesota Music Minute was Catalyst by Zacc Harris and our Song of the Day was One Day by Rachel Nunemacher.
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Among the 1,500 sentences that were recently commuted by President Joe Biden, is a former Duluth store owner who was convicted of multiple felonies for selling synthetic drugs. Now the St. Louis County Sheriff is raising concerns about it. We'll talk to him.
President-elect Donald Trump cut the number of refugees allowed to enter the United States during his first term. We'll talk to the leader of an organization that serves refugees about how she's preparing for his second.
And we'll meet a Minnesota neuroscientist who was just named to Forbes list of 30 talented people under 30.
We'll have our final sports recap of the year.
Plus, a tumbleweed Christmas tree and other holiday memories from prairie life in the 1880s.
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All the way back in 1975 former MPR News reporter Bill Siemering interviewed 98-year-old Ole Olson near Fargo. He shared happy Christmas memories from the Minnesota and Dakota prairies in the 1880s. The Olson family didn’t have much for little Ole at that time — they decorated for the holiday with tumbleweeds and one of the big gifts was an apple.
But Ole says he had absolutely nothing to complain about.
For Minnesota Now and Then, listen to Siemering and Olson.
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About five weeks remain until President-elect Donald Trump takes the oath of office to begin his second term. Trump vowed in his campaign to limit immigration to the U.S. and carry out mass deportations. Those promises appealed to many voters.
We’re going to focus on one way that people leave their home countries and arrive in Minnesota — refugee resettlement.
During his first term, Trump cut the number of people who were allowed to enter under the country’s refugee program. And these numbers have since rebounded due to efforts by the Biden administration and private organizations that work on resettlement.
Joining Minnesota Now host Nina Moini to talk about preparing for the next administration is Jocelyn Wyatt, the CEO of Alight, which works with refugees resettling in Minnesota.
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