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Mikey D’s Top Three: Episode #4, Nicholas Freeman

by | November 15, 2019 | Multimedia, Talon, Video | 0 Comments

A director's view of the school play In this episode, Mikey D talks to film teacher and school play director Nicholas Freeman about Minnehaha's fall play Our Town.  
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Sending school work to space

by | October 31, 2019 | Briefs, Talon | 0 Comments

Minnehaha ISS team prepares experiment for space The Minnehaha Academy ISS team is preparing an experiment to grow calcium carbonate crystals in space, with a launch date to the International Space Station scheduled for Feb. 7, 2020.  The team  of two teachers and...
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The health effects of diet and regular soda

by | October 31, 2019 | Briefs, Talon | 0 Comments

Do soft drinks lead to an earlier death? Everyone knows that soft drinks contain unhealthy amounts of sugar, but new research by JAMA International Medicine suggests that diet soda might be just as bad for you, or even worse.  The JAMA study followed 450,000...
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Vaping ban planned after deaths

by | October 31, 2019 | Briefs, Talon | 0 Comments

Vaping epidemic brings serious health problems   It has been a busy fall for the vaping industry. Vaping has been linked to 37 deaths and more than 1,000 illnesses, mostly involving young people, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported in...
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Worldwide Wonders

Worldwide Wonders

by | Nov 3, 2020

What happens next? What changes will stick? The past eight months have been a whirlwind of chaos and change. COVID-19...