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Caption: Open Books program director Anna Piepmeyer and second grader Jayla Mercado. , Credit: Niala Boodhoo
Some nonprofits in the region that rely on government funding are in trouble. As a result, many are now looking at how they can get other sources o...

  • Added: Jun 24, 2011
  • Length: 03:14
Caption: Training the next generation of care providers becomes increasingly important as the population ages. , Credit: Kate Davidson
Nursing is a hot career. The federal government says it will create more new jobs than any other profession in the coming years … almost 600,000 jo...

  • Added: Jun 17, 2011
  • Length: 03:36
Caption: Second year nursing students Travis Pierce, Shelby Feldpausch, Staci Pierson (kneeling), Jennifer Meaton, Ashley Neybert and Jamie Hill. And of course, Mr. Pointer, center. , Credit: Kate Davidson
The country is facing a nursing shortage. But schools in our region can’t keep up with the demand for nursing education. Changing Gears is a projec...

  • Added: Jun 17, 2011
  • Length: 03:42
Caption: Students in the Everyday Digital Literacy class, at the Greater Auburn Gresham Community Development Corp.'s Family Net Center , Credit: Niala Boodhoo
When you talk about a digital divide, you’re probably thinking of inner city kids who don’t have ready access to the Internet. But there’s another ...

  • Added: Jun 17, 2011
  • Length: 04:24
Caption: Zachariah, left, and Craig Boyd, Saturday morning regulars at Gary Public Libary's main branch. , Credit: Niala Boodhoo
What happens when your local library shuts its doors? That’s a question Midwestern towns from Evanston, Ill., to Troy, Mich., are asking as local l...

  • Added: Jun 03, 2011
  • Length: 04:06
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Winona State University President Dr. Judith Ramaley talks to us about the Teach 21 Campaign and NEXT (Network for Excellence in Teaching) through...

  • Added: Jun 01, 2011
  • Length: 16:41
Caption: NHI Youth Presenters, Credit: Generation Justice
On May 22nd, 2011 Generation Justice aired presentations from the Native Health Initiative (NHI) youth presentation titled “Youth Leading the Way” ...

  • Added: May 23, 2011
  • Length: 34:31
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This is a PSA focused on the dangers of secondhand smoke and a call to action for help.

  • Added: Apr 25, 2011
  • Length: :32
Caption: It's Never Too Late!!, Credit: www.stopbullying.gov
This is a PSA regarding the problem of bullying in America.

  • Added: Apr 25, 2011
  • Length: :31
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He was born John Luther Jones, but we knew him as Casey. And even though Casey Jones died in an obscure, single fatality train accident more than 1...

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  • Added: Apr 20, 2011
  • Length: 03:22
  • Purchases: 2
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On this episode of Don't Cha Know we feature Ed Lagace and Michael J Pappas as they talk to us about turtles of the Upper Mississippi Refuge and it...

  • Added: Apr 18, 2011
  • Length: 43:32
Caption: Anne Morse (left) and Heather Rogers (right) discuss garbage in our culture, Credit: Andrew Link from the Winona Daily News
Heather Rogers is the author of "The Hidden Life of Garbage" which happens to be the 2010-2011 Common book for Winona State University. Rogers was ...

  • Added: Apr 18, 2011
  • Length: 40:19
Caption: Allendale Elementary School students, hard at work., Credit: Photo courtesy of Allendale Elementary.
Dr. Dewaina Hardee is a fifth-grade teacher at Oakland’s Allendale Elementary School. She’s trying to create what she calls a “culture of excellenc...

  • Added: Mar 06, 2011
  • Length: 06:01
Caption: No, we don't use that tractor., Credit: http://activerain.com/states/AZ/cities/Marana/communities/Gladden%20Farms
Tucson teen Tobias talks about the farm in Marana he works at on the weekends.

  • Added: Feb 25, 2011
  • Length: 05:01
Caption: Abdul Kadir Farah, Credit: Phil Nusbaum
Abdul Kadir Farah, a Minneapolis Edison high school senior, is one of many Minneapolis high school students who collect college credit while still ...

  • Added: Feb 12, 2011
  • Length: 01:00
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When you are a senior, and planning for the future, it seems there is no such thing as spare time. You are either in class or doing something that ...

  • Added: Feb 12, 2011
  • Length: 01:00
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The Asian Club at Minneapolis Edison High School puts on a yearly Hmong New Year event. It features elaborate Hmong clothing, as well as as a feast...

  • Added: Feb 12, 2011
  • Length: 02:00
From: KBEM
Series: What's Real
Caption: Amy Vang, Credit: Phil Nusbaum
Business professionals are helping high school students get started in business careers through an e-mentoring program. The program, through the Ta...

  • Added: Feb 12, 2011
  • Length: 01:00
Caption: Simorra Jones, Credit: Phil Nusbaum
As you step up from one level of school to the next, there is added responsibility, Simorra Jones, a Minneapolis Edison high school student tells u...

  • Added: Feb 12, 2011
  • Length: 01:00
Caption: Sarah Griefnagen, Credit: Phil Nusbaum
If there is one thing that is on the minds of every high school student, it is getting into college. Sarah Griefnagen, a student at Minneapolis Edi...

  • Added: Feb 12, 2011
  • Length: 01:00
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Zambian youth speak out about climate change: how it affects them, what they are doing about it, and what they hope to see the world's leaders do a...

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  • Added: Nov 22, 2010
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: A group of students ask questions about the effects of 18th century disease and illness Friday at the annual Winona County Historical Society's Woodlawn Cemetery Walk., Credit: Rory O'Driscoll/Winona Daily News
On this edition of Don't Cha Know we’re headed into Winona’s historic Woodlawn Cemetery. The 12th Annual Woodlawn Cemetery Walk commenced and we we...

  • Added: Nov 09, 2010
  • Length: 14:58
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Latinos have been living in Minnesota for generations. The first record of Latino residents date back to the 1860's. Today on Culture Clique we fea...

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  • Added: Oct 23, 2010
  • Length: 31:21
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Bruce A. Jacobs, Credit: via www.aliasbruce.typepad.com
Today we continue our conversation and lecture on Race Manners with Bruce A. Jacobs. In our interview we ask about what cities in the US are have t...

  • Added: Oct 23, 2010
  • Length: 31:29
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  • Added: Aug 27, 2010
  • Length: 51:54