The Rise and Fall of McNally Smith College of Music

The McNally Smith College of Music started with two guitars teachers and a dream. Britt Aamodt looks at the St. Paul music school that nurtured the next generation of talent, only to close its doors abruptly in 2017.

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Suddenly, I Could Not Catch a Breath

Pat, who is going on 107 years old, says she was surprised that her difficulty breathing was caused by a heart problem, not her lungs.

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The Ones Who Don’t Dare Speak: Reactions to Orlando

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The Ones Who Don’t Dare Speak: Reactions to Orlando

This month’s Community Conversation, talking about local reactions to the mass shooting in Orlando, is as notable for who’s NOT on the air as for who is. Several people we contacted didn’t dare do an interview, even anonymously, for fear they’d be outed, threatened or hurt as a result. A year after same-sex marriage became legal in Minnesota … have we continued to move forward? Or back?

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