Extending daylight saving time was promoted as a way for the nation to save energy. But some say our extra hours of sunshine are really fueling the golf industry and the companies who make candy.
(03/09/2007)
Some artists like to focus on birds and flowers. Others prefer classic cityscapes. Marcia Cummings spends her days drawing pictures of rapists and murderers.
(03/07/2007)
March is a month of Shamrock Shakes and Lent-inspired fish fries. But it's also a time to celebrate scrapbooking, eye donation and frozen food.
(03/01/2007)
What's the proper way to spit out food you find too repulsive to swallow? That's just one of the many questions answered in a popular Twin Cities etiquette class.
(02/28/2007)
The government wants Americans to embrace its new dollar coins. Would a more creative design result in more bang for the buck?
(02/23/2007)
Attention Minnesota minors: Now might be your last chance to get that tongue piercing you've been wanting.
(02/22/2007)
Bookshelves across the country are stocked with the writings of White House wannabes. Is it possible to be a viable presidential candidate these days without being a published author?
(02/05/2007)
We have categories to help us gauge the destructiveness of hurricanes. And we have an index that tells us if our body mass is too massive. Now we have a system to rate the killing power of bird flu outbreaks.
(02/02/2007)
This week's news from Iraq focused in on deadly attacks at public schools. Unfortunately, such violence isn't a new thing for the country's children.
(01/31/2007)
What sounds like a simple change in staffing could have big repercussions.
(01/24/2007)
Norah Vincent wanted to know what it really feels like to be a man. So she decided to become one -- at least temporarily.
(01/24/2007)
Coca-Cola and Nestle have come up with a beverage that promises to burn more calories than it contains. Is the newest Coke product the real thing?
(01/18/2007)
Minnesotans are first in everything from administering flu shots to consuming marshmallow Peeps. And they're more than happy to talk about their high rankings.
(01/16/2007)
What happens to the world's largest gingerbread house once all the pictures are taken and the officials from the Guinness Book of World Records go home?
(01/05/2007)
State lawmakers open the 2007 legislative session. Reporter Nikki Tundel talks with MPR political editor Mike Mulcahy about what might be in store for Minnesota and Minnesotans.
(01/02/2007)
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