Minnesota governor candidates take the stage for debates this week

Democrat Amy Klobuchar and Republican Lisa Demuth are set to appear at a business forum in Brainerd on Monday morning and in a televised debate Wednesday evening in Rochester.
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Democrat Amy Klobuchar and Republican Lisa Demuth are set to appear at a business forum in Brainerd on Monday morning and in a televised debate Wednesday evening in Rochester.

Twenty-seven seasons in, Talking Volumes — presented by MPR News and the Minnesota Star Tribune — remains one of the region’s most anticipated literary event series. This fall, five bestselling authors sit down with award-winning journalists Kerri Miller and Catharine Richert for deep conversations about their books, their lives, and the ideas shaping our world. And we’ll do it all in a welcoming new home: The O’Shaughnessy Auditorium at St. Catherine University.
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