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• Twins' departure puts future of Metrodome in question
  This weekend, the Minnesota Twins will celebrate their long-anticipated departure from the Metrodome, leaving many to wonder what the future holds now that the Minnesota Vikings remain the only major dome tenant.October 2, 2009
• Juggling motherhood in the office and at home
  Remember opting out? That's when women and men who could decided to drop careers for full time parenting. The recession has prompted some to reconsider that move. An economist and author talk about work-life balance in tough economic times.Midmorning, October 2, 2009
• Coens' new film 'A Serious Man' opens this weekend
  Tomorrow, one of the most highly-anticipated Minnesota film events in years finally arrives: the release of the new Coen brothers movie, "A Serious Man." The film is the first the Coens have set in Minnesota since "Fargo."October 1, 2009
• Local inventors frustrated over patent office bureacracy
  Inventors like Bill Kurtz, seen here holding brochures for some of his inventions, are frustrated at the back log of ideas awaiting approval from the U.S. Patent Office, who last quarter rejected more than half of all of the patents they reviewed.October 1, 2009
• Before the dome, Minnesota always came in second
  Playwright Kevin Kling will always remember the Metrodome as the place where Minnesota went from being an also-ran to a champion.October 1, 2009
• An audience with Michael Moore
  This weekend Michael Moore's new film "Capitalism: a love story" takes a caustic look at the current economic crisis and what caused it. Moore, who recently visited the Twin Cities to talk about the film, says he believes this is a unique moment to discuss change in the U.S.October 1, 2009
• President of Somalia making rare visit to Twin Cities
  Minnesota's Somali community is rolling out the red carpet for newly-elected Somali President Sheik Sharif Sheik Ahmed (seen above speaking at the U.N.), who is visiting the Twin Cities as part of a stateside tour of cities with large Somali-American populations.October 1, 2009
• Local students represent U.S. in Paralympic Games
  A group of local high school students will travel to Australia Thursday to represent the United States on the national youth wheelchair basketball team at the Australian Paralympic Youth Games in Melbourne.October 1, 2009
• Author explores the travails of reckless hearts
  N.M Kelby has been a performer, a TV reporter and has written several novels ranging from murder mysteries to an exploration of astrophysics, and now she has released a collection of short stories titled "A Travel Guide for Reckless Hearts."September 30, 2009
• Winnipeg college students start canoe trip to New Orleans
  Cold weather is a great motivator for two canoeists from Winnipeg paddling the Red River.September 30, 2009
• Family, friends holding vigil in Minneapolis for hikers held in Iran
  Families and friends of the three American hikers detained in Iran will mark the two-month anniversary of their detention at a candlelight vigil in Minneapolis on Wednesday night.September 30, 2009
• Audacious science
  To what extent can scientists challenge prevailing assumptions, transform their fields, and ask bold questions without losing credibility? Audacity has its cost, but is it a necessary part of doing good science? Midmorning talks to scientists who push the envelope including a MacArthur genius grant recipient.Midmorning, September 30, 2009
• 118 dogs adopted from Humane Society over weekend
  The Animal Humane Society says people adopted 118 dogs over the weekend in the greater Twin Cities area, more than twice as many dogs than were adopted during the previous weekend.September 28, 2009
• Minnesota ranked ninth in number of divorced residents
  Minnesota had the ninth-lowest percentage of divorced residents in the nation last year, according to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau.September 28, 2009
• Mankato college students take up fitness challenge
  It's sort of like "The Biggest Loser." Only, at Maverick Boot Camp, people compete in teams, and there isn't a giant pile of cash awaiting the winners.September 27, 2009

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