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By Jon Gordon

jgordon@mpr.org • @jongordon • 1-651-290-1024

Jon Gordon was the director of digital news for MPR News.

"Fargo"

Photos: ‘Fargo’ in still life

Jon Gordon June 11, 2014, 5:18 AM Jun 11, 2014
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“Fargo” on FX, a show based on the 1996 Coen brothers film of the same name, is nearing the end of its first (and perhaps only) season. Here’s a look back at images from the first nine episodes.

"Fargo"

NPR review: ‘Fargo’ works with ‘cold efficiency’

Jon Gordon April 24, 2014, 10:20 AM Apr 24, 2014
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Eric Deggans reviewed “Fargo” for NPR: FX’s Fargo copies the vibe of the 1996 film, re-creating the land of snow and quirky, often-dimwitted criminal eccentrics who made the film such a precious showpiece. A whole new constellation of characters is set against this familiar backdrop, playing out new tales of sordid activity in Bemidji, Minn., Read more →

State Fair

State Fair goers react to possible U.S. strike on Syria

Jon Gordon August 27, 2013, 4:36 PM Aug 27, 2013
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MPR News reporter Mark Zdechlik went to the Minnesota State Fair, where today is Military Appreciation Day,  to ask people how they think the U.S. should respond to the use of chemical weapons in Syria.  Many fair goers he talked with said they were veterans of the Vietnam War.      

State Fair

State Fair University: How new apples are created

Jon Gordon August 26, 2013, 8:16 AM Aug 26, 2013
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We get a lesson on how apples are bred. Read more →

State Fair

State Fair University: You need a good queen to make honey

Jon Gordon August 23, 2013, 9:24 AM Aug 23, 2013
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Our guy gets a lesson in the life of bees. Read more →

Get Out There

7 things to do in New Ulm

Jon Gordon September 5, 2012, 7:28 AM Sep 5, 2012
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Charlie Braunreiter greeted the first visitors to the Minnesota Music Hall of Fame in New Ulm on a recent Saturday morning, and offered up tales about the old days and old-timey music in this southern Minnesota city, where the first wave of musically inclined German immigrants set the stage for a rich tradition of polkas Read more →

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