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LAURA OAKES

A Closer Look with Laura Oakes: Taking the Leap.
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A Closer Look with Laura Oakes: Taking the Leap.

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Minnesota winters. So far so good in the snow and cold department this year, though what transpires over the next few months remains to be seen. In this month's A Closer Look, WCCO's Laura Oakes delves into how our winters have evolved over the past several decades and what that means for our economy, environment, wildlife, and plain old fun in the snow.
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A Closer Look: How Minnesota winters have evolved - and changed - sometimes hurting the economy and environment

It’s not your grandparents' weather anymore: “We know the climate has changed”
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A Closer Look with Laura Oakes: The Native American education you didn't get in school
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A Closer Look with Laura Oakes: The Native American education you didn't get in school

There's a lot to learn about the impact Native culture has on Minnesota
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"A Closer Look" with Laura Oakes: Teachers on the front lines
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"A Closer Look" with Laura Oakes: Teachers on the front lines

The role of today's educator goes well beyond the classroom walls - and it's getting harder to find them
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In this month's "A Closer Look," WCCO's Laura Oakes examines not only how the state's rural hospitals - like this one in Madelia, MN - already facing a physician shortage will be particularly hard hit by federal Medicaid cuts, but also why some rural medical leaders are optimistic.
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A Closer Look with Laura Oakes: The state of Minnesota's rural hospitals

Facing federal cuts to Medicaid and a shortage of physicians, rural medical leaders remain optimistic
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"A Closer Look" with Laura Oakes: Farmers on the fringes
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"A Closer Look" with Laura Oakes: Farmers on the fringes

It's not always overalls, tractors, hard sweaty work, cows, pigs and corn that's knee high by the 4th of July
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Some call it stuff; others call it junk. Whatever it is, many of us know that heavy, overwhelming feeling of having too much of it.
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"A Closer Look" with Laura Oakes: Some call it junk, some call it treasures, but no matter the name it's a lot of "stuff"

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In this month's "A Closer Look with Laura Oakes," she dives into the research and sometimes upsetting realities of our digital dependence.
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A Closer Look with Laura Oakes: Our Digital Dependence - Is connection to our phone a delight or disservice?

From school, to cars, to possibly wrecking your sleep - that connection can be a blessing and a curse
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Lindstrom, Minnesota's famous coffee pot water tower reads Welcome to Lindstrom (translated from Swedish) Minnesota.
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A Closer Look with Laura Oakes: Small town magic

It's a growing trend as the Twin Cities' "exurbs" continue to expand and people search for that small town lifestyle
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A charming and rare smile from American folk/rock singer and songwriter Bob Dylan in April 28, 1965, just a few years removed from an odyssey that took him from Duluth, to Hibbing, to Minneapolis, to New York - to stardom.
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A Closer Look with Laura Oakes: How Minnesota shaped the 'freewheelin' Bob Dylan

Born in Duluth, raised in Hibbing, and honing his sound in Minneapolis, Bob Dylan's Minnesota roots run deep
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In this month's A Closer Look, WCCO's Laura Oakes dives into the market forces at play right now, and the twists and turns of one local couple's journey.
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"A Closer Look" with Laura Oakes: Stuck in a starter home

Laura dives into the market forces at play and the twists and turns of the home-buying journey
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The University of Minnesota's Reuse Program Warehouse.
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"A Closer Look" with Laura Oakes: Why everyone is shifting to thrifting

The trend has become a whole movement with some staggering statistics
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A Closer Look with Laura Oakes: Making a firefighter
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A Closer Look with Laura Oakes: Making a firefighter

It's definitely not for everyone. In fact, some might say it's a calling for a very brave few, and even fewer women.
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In this edition of WCCO's "A Closer Look with Laura Oakes," Laura continues her series on the future of the Twin Cities' two downtowns, with a deep dive into the future of downtown St. Paul.
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"A Closer Look" with Laura Oakes: What does the future of downtown St. Paul look like?

Downtowns across America are being forced to change and that includes Minnesota's capitol city
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A Closer Look with Laura Oakes: What does the future look like for downtown Minneapolis?
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A Closer Look with Laura Oakes: What does the future look like for downtown Minneapolis?

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Minnesota Orchestra, Mental Health, Anxiety, Music
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Music and the Mind: Minnesota Orchestra debuts new concert series combined with mental health support

"Using music as a tool for healing, wellness and connection is tremendously important," says conductor Sarah Hicks
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Adventure, Travel, Women, Vacation
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A Hot New Trend: Women-only adventure travel

With more economic power and decision-making power about where to go, women-focused travel is only going to grow
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