Good morning! It's official on all levels now. Bde Maka Ska is now the official name of what used to be known as Lake Calhoun in Minneapolis. The U.S. Board on Geographic Names approved the name last month, following local and state approval. Just a reminder: it's pronounced beh-DAY' mah-KAH' skah | Forecast
The Mississippi River between Minneapolis and St. Paul was tamed by dams a century ago, but the whitewater rapids that were covered up by deeper, calmer water could be on their way back.
President Trump is meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin Monday, just days after an American grand jury indicted 12 Russian intelligence officers on charges related to Russia's interference in the 2016 election.
Nearly $500 billion in revenue and 1.5 million jobs in the United States economy come from the Mississippi River valley — a stretch of land two counties deep on either side of the water.
To help you translate the coffers from the stump speech, here's a guide to frequently used political jargon that will definitely come up at some point this fall.
Thousands of studies have been published that touch on the topic of "math anxiety." At Evergreen State College's Tacoma Program in Washington state, faculty member Paul McCreary assigns students to write a "mini-memoir" of their experiences with math.
