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  • Ramsey County marks adoption day with 35 adoptions
    Ramsey County is observing National Adoption Day by finalizing the adoptions of 35 children to 24 families in one afternoon ceremony.November 20, 2009
  • The MessengerThe tale behind 'The Messenger'
    A new film opening in the Twin Cities this week called "The Messenger" tells the story of two soldiers on casualty notification duty -- telling next of kin about the death of a soldier.November 20, 2009
  • Childress signs extension with Vikings
    The man who brought Brett Favre to the Minnesota Vikings will be sticking around for a while.November 20, 2009
  • Commission approves plan to renew Vikings' dome lease
    The commission that operates the Metrodome has approved a plan aimed at keeping the Minnesota Vikings in the stadium past the current lease expiration in 2011, even as the team says the move threatens the Vikings' future in Minnesota.November 19, 2009
  • Non-profits analyze Give to the Max Day
    More than 3,300 Minnesota non-profits raised in excess of $14 million in charitable contributions earlier this week in the first known attempt to raise money for non-profits statewide in one day, on one Web site.November 19, 2009
  • New Lutheran body to form after gay pastor vote
    The split over gay clergy within the country's largest Lutheran denomination has prompted a conservative faction to begin forming a new Lutheran church body separate from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.November 18, 2009
  • Group staging protest of GAMC elimination
    A group of low-income people and advocates will stage a "never-ending emergency room waiting line" outside of the Hennepin County Medical Center on Wednesday, to protest the elimination of General Assistance Medical Care.November 18, 2009
  • Community revives ailing mobile home park
    A St. Cloud-area mobile home park is showing that it is possible to turn around a park for the better, but it requires the cooperation of concerned citizens and most importantly, the park owner.November 18, 2009
  • The Kerri Miller Book Club: 'Moral Man and Immoral Society'
    Reinhold Niebuhr was one of the most influential, and controversial, theologians and political theorists of the 20th Century. President Obama has called him his favorite philosopher. Two scholars discuss the essence of Niebuhr's philosophy and the book, "Moral Man and Immoral Society."Midmorning, November 18, 2009
  • Visiting the land of invented languages
    Linguist Arika Okrent speaks many languages, including several such as Klingon and Esperanto, which someone sat down and invented from scratch. In her new book "In the Land of Invented Languages," Okrent explores nine centuries of linguistic invention, and the belief that a better language could lead to a better world.November 17, 2009
  • Changes in Minneapolis streets still causing confusion
    Lately, a few major streets in downtown Minneapolis have undergone changes and some travelers are having a difficult time getting used to the new layout.November 17, 2009
  • Slideshow: First day on the Northstar
    Photos from the first official day of operation of the new Northstar commuter rail line.November 16, 2009
  • Twins to unveil new uniforms today
    The Minnesota Twins will unveil their 2010 season's uniforms and logos Monday in Minneapolis.November 16, 2009
  • UFC heavyweight champ Brock Lesnar seriously ill
    Lesnar, who was a wrestling star at the University of Minnesota, is in "rough shape," according to the UFC. But the organization did not divulge the nature of Lesnar's condition.November 15, 2009
  • Groups push Christmas lights recycling effort
    The Recycling Association of Minnesota is launching the first major statewide effort to recycle Christmas lights.November 15, 2009

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