EXCERPT: “The 2017-18 MinnPost Social season continued Wednesday evening, when more than 100 people gathered at the Happy Gnome in St. Paul to discuss the urban/rural divide in Minnesota . . . MinnPost editor Andy Putz moderated the conversation, which touched on the degree to which metro and Greater Minnesota have similar — or different — agendas, the changing face of Minnesota’s regional centers and challenges common to the state’s non-metro regions, including affordable housing, childcare and broadband.” FULLSTORY: http://bit.ly/2DD9dae