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Prom with a Purpose was a new event organized by student council members at Grand Rapids, Greenway, and Deer River High Schools for neurodivergent students in the area.
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Pam Perry, our favorite retired non-game wildlife biologist, stops by each month to talk about Minnesota phenology with our staff phenologist, John Latimer. Pam is broadly knowledgeable about Minnesota's environment and particularly excited about birds, reptiles and amphibians.
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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Time national politics reporter Eric Cortell about his interview with Donald Trump about 2025 and what he would do if he won the presidency again.
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And a bar that only plays women's sports on its TVs has announced that it's expanding. The Sports Bra just has one location in Portland, Ore., for now. It hopes to go nationwide with a franchise.
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