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• H1N1 vaccines being offered at 7 Minneapolis schools
  H1N1 flu vaccinations will be available at selected schools in Minneapolis Thursday and Friday.November 19, 2009
• The English Surgeon
  A renowned British neurosurgeon has traveled to Ukraine for 15 years to treat desperate patients who were given no hope of survival. Henry Marsh performs complicated brain surgery in archaic and hostile conditions in the Ukraine as the focus of a new PBS documentary.Midmorning, November 19, 2009
• HCMC approves big cuts in 2010 budget
  The Hennepin County Medical Center, the state's largest safety net hospital, will close at least two clinics, eliminate more than 150 positions and restrict access to its non-emergency services under a budget approved Wednesday.November 18, 2009
• Five more H1N1 deaths confirmed in Minn.
  Cases of H1N1 influenza continue to decrease in Minnesota schools, even while five more deaths from the illness were confirmed in the past week, according to the Minnesota Department of Health.November 18, 2009
• Ash borer threatens trees on Twin Cities' U campuses
  Up to 1,300 ash trees on the Twin Cities campuses of the University of Minnesota could eventually die from the invasive emerald ash borer, whose larvae destroy the trees' ability to transport water and nutrients.November 18, 2009
• Native Americans meet in Minn. on climate change
  Native American groups gather in Prior Lake, Minn., on Wednesday to strengthen their clout in global climate change talks.November 18, 2009
• Health care bill would address Medicare 'doughnut hole'
  Since 2006, senior citizens have been able to choose plans for Medicare prescription drug coverage, but that coverage contains a gap known as the "doughnut hole," a gap that health care reform plans being debated in Congress would address.November 18, 2009
• How the Internet is changing reproductive medicine
  Couples struggling with infertility today have more options to find donors, thanks to the Internet. And the growth of social networking is helping many donor offspring find the truth about their genetic origins. Midmorning discusses what happens when participants in reproductive technology lose their anonymity via the Internet.Midmorning, November 18, 2009
• Experts gather in St. Paul for renewable energy conference
  About 700 people from industry, academia, and politics gathered in St. Paul today Tuesday to learn about the latest trends in renewable energy.November 17, 2009
• Judge drops case against family that denied chemo
  A Brown County judge has closed the case on a teenager whom the court forced to undergo chemotherapy against his family's wishes.November 17, 2009
• Wisconsin mine may hold key to controversial Minnesota project
  A closed Wisconsin mine is playing a prominent role in the ongoing debate over mining for metals like copper and nickel, a debate that's currently raging in Northern Minnesota.November 17, 2009
• Health officials keep quiet about vaccine supplies
  The distribution process for the H1N1 flu vaccine in Minnesota has been shrouded in secrecy to this point. Some Minnesota clinics have withheld information from the public about their vaccine supplies. And the state Health Department has deliberately kept quiet about which clinics and hospitals have received doses.November 17, 2009
• Leaders adjusting sick leave for Capitol staff to combat H1N1
  Leaders in the Minnesota House and Senate are adjusting sick leave policies for staffers to prepare for a potential flu outbreak.November 17, 2009
• Sen. Franken joins other senators in support for public option
  DFL Sen. Al Franken is among a group of liberal Senators urging that the health care reform bill include a public option.November 17, 2009
• Environmentalist Lester Brown lays out his plan for saving the planet
  Lester Brown, a longtime leader in the environmental movement, discusses climate change, food security, and energy policy. He is out with a new book titled, "Plan B 4.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization."Midday, November 17, 2009

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