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• College scholarship winners struggle to fit in
  When Sharhea Wade arrived at Bryn Mawr College from a big-city high school, it seemed as if every other student on the quiet, leafy campus had graduated from an exclusive private school.November 15, 2009
• Wadena jail to start charging inmates $20 per day
  Starting next year, inmates at the Wadena County Jail will be charged $20 for every day they're housed in the jail. They'll also be responsible for any medical expenses they incur.November 14, 2009
• Two business leaders take stand in Petters trial
  Jurors in the fraud trial of Tom Petters heard damaging testimony Friday from two prominent business leaders who did business with Petters.November 13, 2009
• Policy and a Pint: Michael J. Sandel
  What are our obligations to others as people in a free society? Is it just for the government to tax the rich to help the poor? Is the free market fair? Harvard professor Michael J. Sandel discussed these questions and more at last Thursday's Policy and a Pint.November 13, 2009
• Woman who caused lockdown at college used different name
  A woman who police said falsely reported seeing a man with a gun at Saint Paul College was using another woman's name to attend school, police said Friday.November 13, 2009
• Jacobs, Deikel tell of trouble dealing with Petters
  Two prominent Minnesota businessmen testified Friday morning at the fraud trial of Tom Petters, who is accused of orchestrating a multi-billion-dollar Ponzi scheme.November 13, 2009
• Brother: Minn. terror suspect being scapegoated
  A Somali man arrested in the Netherlands for allegedly financing Islamic terrorists didn't show signs of extremist leanings and was so strapped for cash he couldn't scrape together enough money to bring his new wife from Somalia to the U.S.November 13, 2009
• White collar criminals recount their misdeeds
  Organized in the wake of Bernie Madoff, Petters Group Worldwide and other fraud cases, an event at the University of St. Thomas Thursday night featured four convicted white collar criminals, who explained their misdeeds.November 13, 2009
• Woman sentenced to nearly 5 years in prison for infant's death
  A woman who backed a minivan over a tent at a southern Minnesota campground and killed a baby is sentenced to nearly 5 years in prison.November 13, 2009
• Minn. program offers cell phone help for blind users
  Cell phone coaches are giving free training sessions on Friday for blind and visually impaired people.November 13, 2009
• A fictional exploration of the terrorist mind
  A new thriller from author and journalist Masha Hamilton takes readers inside the mind of a terrorist contemplating an attack in New York, as his mother and girlfriend try to figure out how to stop him.Midmorning, November 13, 2009
• U of M seeing larger transfer population
  In a report to the Board of Regents Thursday, university officials said more than 2,700 students transferred to the U, a population of students the U of M doesn't know a lot about. But this year the school hopes to study who they are and why they come to the U.November 12, 2009
• Group calls for judge to resign over inappropriate remarks
  A court watchdog group has demanded the resignation of Hennepin County Judge Stephen Aldrich, after the judge allegedly made a joke about murder during a hearing on a domestic violence restraining order.November 12, 2009
• 'Workplace U' from American RadioWorks
  A good education can be the ticket to a good job. But for many students conventional school isn't working, and thousands drop out of high school every day. A new documentary from American RadioWorks reports on a growing movement to turn workplaces into classrooms, and marginal students into productive workers.Midday, November 12, 2009
• Databases one effort to fight criminal gang activity
  An effort to hear from the public on the scandal surrounding the now-defunct Metro Gang Strike Force will release its findings Thursday and two groups say using databases is one way of keeping track of criminal gang activity.November 12, 2009

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