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Wednesday marks the start of the holiest time of the year for Jewish people. It’s Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. Families in Minnesota will head to synagogue and eat apples and honey among other traditions.
A Minnesota-based company, Kar-Ben Publishing, has been helping teach these traditions for 50 years. Kar-Ben is the largest publisher of Jewish culture children’s books in the world.
Publisher Fran Greenman-Schmitz joins MPR News host Cathy Wurzer to talk about it.
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From Gov. Tim Walz’s best moments, to his blunders, we break down the performances of Walz and JD Vance in the only Vice Presidential debate.
And in the series State of Democra-Z, we hear from our Gen-Z voter panel for their thoughts on the debate.
MPR chief meteorologist Paul Huttner joins us with a fall weather forecast.
Plus, did you know Minnesota is home to the largest publisher in the world of Jewish children's books? We talk to the publisher ahead of the high holidays.
And a group of runners is not letting chronic illness stop them from running the Twin Cities Marathon this weekend.
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A red flag warning that state officials announced Monday due to exceptionally dry, warm and windy conditions has been lifted, but experts are still concerned. MPR chief meteorologist Paul Huttner joins MPR News host Cathy Wurzer with an outlook on the warm weather.
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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is off to Pennsylvania for more campaigning Wednesday. He got a morning jog in at New York’s Central Park after his vice presidential debate showdown with Republican JD Vance, a first-term Ohio senator and his party’s nominee for the No. 2 spot.
MPR News senior politics reporter Dana Ferguson is in New York and joins MPR News host Cathy Wurzer with takeaways from the only debate between the VP hopefuls.
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Runners from all over the country are eagerly awaiting the iconic Twin Cities Marathon this Sunday, especially after the event was cancelled last year from unprecedented heat. Running 26.2 miles is an incredible feat for anyone, but for some struggling with chronic health conditions, it can seem impossible.
When Molly Monk was diagnosed with the chronic condition known as POTS in 2019, she struggled to find her footing and identity while hit with bouts of exhaustion that sometimes kept her from doing even basic activities like standing to brush her teeth.
She got to wondering, could someone with a condition like hers do something like run a marathon? To find out, she helped start a group for people who thought there was no way they could run a marathon, either. Together, they plan to cross the finish line at the Twin Cities Marathon on Sunday. Molly Monk joins MPR News host Cathy Wurzer from Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
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48 years ago in October, a the first vice presidential candidate from Minnesota took the national stage for a debate.
That was Walter Mondale, a 48-year-old U.S. senator from Minnesota, running alongside newcomer Jimmy Carter, the former governor of Georgia.
Mondale's 1976 debate against Republican VP nominee Bob Dole was the first time two vice presidential candidates met up for a live, televised debate.
It was a fiery political moment. President Richard Nixon had resigned just two years earlier over the Watergate scandal. And Americans were disillusioned by the war in Vietnam.
Part of Mondale and Dole's exchange left a mark on the rest of Bob Dole's career: Mondale called him a “hatchet man” and the name stuck.
Mondale and running mate Jimmy Carter went on to defeat incumbent Gerald Ford in the presidential election that November.
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Vice presidential candidates Tim Walz and JD Vance face off in New York on a national stage for the first time — and probably the last time. We heard the latest from our politics team at the scene ahead of Tuesday night’s debate.
Minnesotans have had a while to get to know Tim Walz, but in Ohio, JD Vance’s political career is relatively new. We heard from a reporter in his home state about Vance’s political reputation there.
48 years ago another Minnesotan VP candidate was taking the stage for his very first debate, some of which was quite memorable. We travelled back in time to Walter Mondale’s 1976 debate.
Did you know Minnesota is home to one of the largest jigsaw puzzle competitions in the world? A puzzler fresh off a world championship joined the show to give the insider details.
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Tickets went live Tuesday for one of the largest jigsaw puzzling competitions in the world. It takes place at the St. Paul Winter Carnival.
Sarah Schuler just returned from Spain after her team placed fifth in the World Jigsaw Competition in Spain. She will attend the jigsaw competition at the St. Paul carnival, which is about the same size as the worldwide competition. She joined Minnesota Now to dive into the world of puzzling.
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In Minnesota, voters on both sides of the aisle have had more time to get to know Gov. Tim Walz than his opponent. Vice Presidential nominee JD Vance gained national recognition for his memoir “Hillbilly Elegy” back in 2016, but his political career is relatively new.
Vance was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2022, thanks in part to the endorsement of former president Donald Trump. Sarah Donaldson has been covering Vance since that election. She’s a reporter for the Statehouse News Bureau in Ohio and she joined Minnesota Now to explain Vance’s rise and predict his moves for Tuesday evening’s debate.
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Minnesota’s new climate laws passed in 2023 require all electricity in the state to come from carbon-free sources by the year 2040. But it’s up to regulators to decide what exactly counts as carbon free — the key question that has arisen is whether burning trash and timber for energy should be a part of the mix.
There may not be an answer until the end of 2025 after the Public Utilities Commission recently moved to delay the decision. Andrew Hazzard has been following this. He covers climate change and environmental justice for Sahan Journal and he joined Minnesota Now to talk about his reporting.
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Vice presidential candidates Tim Walz and JD Vance are in New York preparing for their first — and probably last — debate Tuesday evening. The two relatively little-known politicians will introduce themselves to the country and try to avoid any slip ups on the big stage.
MPR News senior politics reporter Dana Ferguson joined host Cathy Wurzer to talk about the stakes of the debate, the arguments the candidates will make and where each candidate could stand to gain ground.
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This hot and dry September has raised the risk of wildfires. We get details on a red flag warning in effect Monday for much of the state.
And the remains of two boys who died at a boarding school have returned to White Earth. We have more on the effort to bring them home.
Baby Boomers and Millennials may not have the same “American Dream.” We talk to a Minnesota professor who is studying the differences.
Gov. Tim Walz used to talk a lot about his experience in China. But on the campaign trail, he doesn’t mention it. We dig into his time there and its political weight.
Plus, it was a major weekend in sports. Sports guys Wally Langfellow and Eric Nelson talk through that Vikings-Packers game, the Karl Anthony Towns trade and more.
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Gov. Tim Walz and Sen. JD Vance descend on New York tomorrow for the first — and only — Vice Presidential debate. Walz’s campaign has introduced him to the nation as a Midwestern dad and high school football coach.
But Walz is also a world traveler, with a deep experience in China. It’s a fact he used to brag about — and sometimes exaggerate — earlier in his political career. But now that he’s running for vice president, his campaign barely mentions it.
MPR News host Cathy Wurzer dove deeper into the story with Curtis Gilbert, senior editor with APM Reports.
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How do you define the “American Dream?” Is it a white picket fence? A home in the suburbs? A general feeling of security?
A study from Minnesota State University - Mankato asked Millennials and Baby Boomers what the American Dream looked like in their eyes and found some generational differences.
Kristin Scott is a professor of Marketing at MSU Mankato and the primary author of the study. She joined MPR News host Cathy Wurzer to talk about it.
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The dry and warm weather over the past few weeks have come together to create the perfect conditions for a wildfire. So much so that the National Weather Service issued a Red Flag Warning for 39 counties in central, northeast, northwest and southwest Minnesota.
To explain that risk, Karen Harrison, a wildfire prevention specialist from the Department of Natural Resources, spoke with MPR News host Cathy Wurzer.
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Minnesota has the highest concentration of Korean adoptees of any state in the U.S.
A new investigation by the Associated Press revealed widespread corruption in the Korean adoption system that has many adoptees questioning what they’ve been told about their past.
The report found South Korea’s government, Western countries and adoption agencies worked in tandem to supply some 200,000 Korean children to parents overseas, despite years of evidence they were being procured through questionable means.
Sara Docan-Morgan is a professor of Communication Studies at University of Wisconsin - La Crosse and she thinks a lot about the complications that come with being adopted from Korea by an American family.
This year she published a book called In Reunion: Transnational Korean Adoptees and the Communication of Family. She spoke with MPR News host Cathy Wurzer about it.
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A meal at the dinner table with friends and family is one of the ways we can connect with people in a meaningful way. When someone dies, it’s common to bring food to provide care and comfort and love. A new cookbook is helping cherish the memories of loved ones we have lost.
“Good Grief! What’s for Dinner?” is a collection of more than 200 recipes curated by the Grief Club of Minnesota.
Annie Sperling helped put together the cookbook with her widow group at the Grief Club. She talked with MPR News host Cathy Wurzer about it.
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The southeastern U.S. is preparing for the potentially deadly Hurricane Helene, which is set to hit Florida’s coast this evening. One Minnesotan who now lives in Florida has been through several severe storms and talks about bracing for this one.
Plus, the author of a brand-new cookbook about grief, and how food brings us together.
Minnesota has the highest concentration of Korean adoptees in the nation. We hear from one adoptee whose life work focuses on navigating that identity.
We hear from one woman who is building the ultimate Minnesota bucket list.
And we look back on a pioneering rural ambulance service.
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Taking an ambulance to a hospital looked a lot different 70 or 80 years ago. Its job was to get you to the hospital quickly, not as much about medical treatment along the way.
A pioneering ambulance service in Southern Minnesota helped improve survival rates and professionalize the job to what it is today: a hospital on wheels.
A new exhibit at the History Center of Olmsted County puts the spotlight on Gold Cross Ambulance and its advances, and a panel discussion Thursday night aims to find solutions for the challenges that remain in rural emergency medical services.
Wayne Gannaway is the history center's executive director. He spoke with MPR News host Cathy Wurzer about the exhibit.
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Our “Thank You, Stranger” series is about the people who come into our lives and lend a little support, maybe make our days a little brighter.
This one focuses on a woman who started building a bucket list after finding out she was sick — and leaned on hundreds of strangers for their help.
Marcia Spring from Bloomington spoke with MPR News producer Ellen Finn.
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