Mayo Clinic faces worker distress as employees bargain, unionize

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Nurses are considering unionizing at Mayo's Rochester location, while hospital support staff picket and bargain for higher wages and workplace improvements.
A sign for the Fargo Theatre, which first opened in 1926, hangs overhead as pedestrians walk through the downtown on a bright spring day on May 16 in
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St. Cloud 'copying what Fargo did' to revitalize downtown

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Medcalf: Pondering future of a college degree as employment landscape changes

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Judy Felker and her life partner, Dan Lundquist, said they had to sue to get a long-term care insurance policy to pay promised benefits when Judy need
Richard Tsong-Taatarii, Star Tribune
Judy Felker and her life partner, Dan Lundquist, said they had to sue to get a long-term care insurance policy to pay promised benefits when Judy needed to move to an elder-care facility in Edina.

Minnesota's long-term care insurance industry is in crisis

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Companies are raising premiums, capping benefits and sometimes denying payouts, while elderly Minnesotans are struggling to afford payments and access their benefits.
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German American dancers celebrated Volksfest in Highland Park in 1973.

Why did Minnesota erase much of its German culture?

Despite its "uff da" reputation, the state has more German than Scandinavian ancestry.
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss walk onto the stage Friday, June 7, 2024 at the Mystic Lake Casino amphitheater in Prior Lake, Minn.
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Review: Rock god Robert Plant trumps bluegrass queen Alison Krauss at Mystic Lake

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Courtney Williams is one of the Lynx players enjoying the extra eyes on the team and league this summer.
Sports

Lynx players' voices: On Clark, WNBA rookies, 'tsunami' of attention

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The Chicago Skyline at dusk, as seen from the former Signature Room Lounge on the 95th floor of the John Hancock Building in 2019.

The great Chicago debate: Should you go by plane, train or automobile?

The best way from the Twin Cities to the Windy City depends on factors like time, cost, convenience and environmental impact.
On a beautiful summer evening in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, a canoe full of anglers appeared as if a painting.
Sports

Anderson: Boundary Waters hits milestone, but its future isn't guaranteed

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