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The Cities

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Minnesota Sounds and Voices

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Aimee K. Bryant is Marian the librarian

Dan Olson February 24, 2014, 11:35 AM Feb 24, 2014
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Aimee likes many things about the Twin Cities including a theater scene where directors are not afraid to cast against type. So, Aimee, an African-American actor, has played Queen Elizabeth, Amelia Earhart and, now, Marian Paroo. Read more →

Minnesota Sounds and Voices

Restoring a masterwork is Minneapolis conservator’s swan song

Dan Olson February 12, 2014, 6:09 AM Feb 12, 2014

You may know the piece from your visits to the MIA; it’s Max Beckmann’s Blind Man’s Buff, and it’s difficult to miss because of its size – nearly 7 by 14 feet – and it’s vibrant colors that depict a cabaret scene. Read more →

Minnesota Sounds and Voices

School kids practice for Minne-Loppet event

Dan Olson January 31, 2014, 11:41 AM Jan 31, 2014

Would these young people, many of whom need a leg up learning a new language and studying for tests, be better off spending more time in the classroom time rather than schussing through nearby Windom Park? Read more →

Minnesota Sounds and Voices

Minnesota ‘hard water’ anglers love ice

Dan Olson January 16, 2014, 11:25 AM Jan 16, 2014

Ice fishing is old. You’ve seen the pictures. People for thousands of years have chopped a hole and waited for a fish to take a baited hook or with their spear at the ready if they see a shadowy form move in the water. Read more →

Minnesota Sounds and Voices

On the ski trail with 90-year-old Roy Carlsted

Dan Olson January 3, 2014, 12:00 PM Jan 3, 2014

Roy was up ahead, hootin’ and hollerin’ about the cross country tenderfoot – that would be me…. Read more →

Minnesota Sounds and Voices

Using music education to fight poverty in north Minneapolis

Dan Olson December 12, 2013, 11:54 AM Dec 12, 2013
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Many people who love music already buy the argument it has the power to change lives. Read more →

Minnesota Sounds and Voices

Musical idol visits fiddler on his 100th

Dan Olson December 5, 2013, 12:17 PM Dec 5, 2013
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Planners for Lloyd Johnson’s 100th birthday party pulled off the surprise visit by Red House Records recording artist Peter Ostroushko with perfection. Read more →

Minnesota Sounds and Voices

JPMorgan Chase, Faith Burns and the mortgage meltdown

Dan Olson November 27, 2013, 6:02 AM Nov 27, 2013
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The bank last week agreed to the largest fine ever levied by the government – a $13 billion penalty for mortgage loan abuses leading up to the mortgage meltdown. Read more →

Minnesota Sounds and Voices

A personal relief mission to the Philippines

Dan Olson November 22, 2013, 10:00 AM Nov 22, 2013
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My conversation with Josephine Fernandez opened my eyes to the realities of travel in the tropical nation of the Philippines that’s made up of more than 7,000 islands. I’ll profile the 54-year-old Fridley resident in a new episode of Minnesota Sounds and Voices today as part of All Things Considered. Fernandez has lived in the Read more →

Minnesota Sounds and Voices

Court reporters interview veterans for the record

Dan Olson November 11, 2013, 10:31 AM Nov 11, 2013
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Eleven Minnesota military veterans will add their accounts of wartime service to the Library of Congress Veterans History Project with the help of Paradigm Court Reporting and Captioning. Read more →

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