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Katherine Langford
Katherine Langford
Editor-in-Chief · Edina, MN
Katherine oversees editorial operations across all six brands. Before joining The Meridan Group, she spent 14 years at the Minneapolis Star Tribune, where she led the metro desk through its digital transformation. She holds a Master's in Journalism from Northwestern's Medill School.
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Singer-actress Eka Mairina, 48, invested a five-figure sum in her Indonesian food stall at Nanyang Polytechnic. But the lunchtime rush left her so overwhelmed that she lost her appetite for five days.
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