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Tuesday is the first day of school for many students across the state as class work continues on reading and math instruction amid stagnant test scores. There will also be expanded cultural curriculum offerings.
As lakeside property values skyrocket and fast-paced lives demand different experiences, the state’s small lakefront resorts are a disappearing way of life.
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Without more drivers, wheels on rural Minnesota school buses can’t go ’round
Aaron Brown
The stakes are especially high in rural areas where some bus rides may be almost 90 minutes one way due to school consolidations.
Movies
Fall movies include a ‘Wicked’ Part 1, ‘Joker’ Part 2, ‘Gladiator II’ and ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’
The roster also lists a fair share of creepy thrillers, Francis Ford Coppola’s sci-fi epic and a “Forrest Grump” cast reunion.
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