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Carole Lindstrom's new book My Powerful Hair features illustrations by Steph Littlebird.

'Like a living scrapbook': 'My Powerful Hair' is a celebration of Native culture

6:12am March 22, 2023

by Elizabeth Blair

Author Carole Lindstrom follows Caldecott-winning We Are Water Protectors with another children's book featuring Native culture. She says she hopes it helps kids "see themselves in a positive way."

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Republican state Rep. Mallerie Stromswold votes on a bill on the House floor of the Montana state Capitol on Jan. 13, 2023.

Can moderates survive state politics? In Montana, they may be going extinct

3:39pm March 21, 2023

by Shaylee Ragar

Across the country, parties are consolidating political power in states and squeezing out the moderate middle. In Montana, that squeeze is changing political representation and whose voice counts.

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Books
Arts

'Benjamin Banneker and Us' traces generations of descendants of the mathematician

10:05am March 21, 2023

by Ericka Taylor

Rachel Jamison Webster learned she is related to Benjamin Banneker at a cousin's wedding. The news was unexpected, not only because of Banneker's place in history but also because the author is white.

A woman holding her daughter looks at a view of Seoul in 2019. The fertility rate in South Korea, which has the world's lowest rate, hit 0.78 in February.

World News

South Korea has the world's lowest fertility rate, a struggle with lessons for us all

7:00am March 19, 2023

by Ashley Ahn

South Korea's government has moved aggressively to encourage more childbirth, but its ongoing struggles point to the complexity of a challenge that is only becoming more salient around the world.

Balloons are seen wrapped around a tree in caution tape at Robb Elementary School on May 31, 2022 in Uvalde, Texas, a week after the school shooting.

With gun control far from sight, schools redesign for student safety

7:29pm March 17, 2023

by Mallika Seshadri

In the wake of ongoing school shootings, architects are designing schools to minimize risk and increase student connection.

A woman wary of thieves in India finds a legion of helpers instead

4:11pm March 17, 2023

Before going to India, Sri Pisharody warned her daughter to watch out for people trying to steal from them. But when they got there, the opposite happened.

'Poverty, By America' shows how the rest of us benefit by keeping others poor

9:51am March 17, 2023

by Jennifer Ludden

Pulitzer winner for Evicted Matthew Desmond examines why the U.S. has more poverty than other rich nations. He finds it spends big on social programs, but gives the most to those who need it least.

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signs a law to include the rights of LGBTQ people in Michigan's Civil Rights law on Thursday, March 16, 2023, in Lansing, Mich.

Michigan Democrats are getting their way for the first time in nearly 40 years

8:08am March 17, 2023

by Colin Jackson (Michigan Public Radio Network)

For the first time in decades, Democrats run the show in Michigan, passing legislative priorities they've been after for years: repealing a 1931 abortion law, repealing right-to-work and more.

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National

After decades, high school sweethearts finally get married

7:58am March 17, 2023

In this week's StoryCorps, we hear about a couple who met in high school and got married later in life.

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National

Child care demand outpaces supply. In rural U.S., there may be no supply

4:49pm March 16, 2023

by Xcaret Nuñez

For many families, its extremely difficult to find child care — especially in rural areas where the need far outweighs any available options.