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• New mission for Depression-era camp
  An old Civilian Conservation Corps work camp in the Chippewa National Forest is getting a facelift. Camp Rabideau near Blackduck was home to hundreds of young men in the 1930s and '40s. Now it's being turned into a year-round learning center for kids and young adults.August 14, 2009
• GMAC may reopen negotiations with Rosemary Williams
  A Minneapolis woman who has vowed to resist eviction from her foreclosed home may have another shot at reaching an agreement with her mortgage lender.August 13, 2009
• The importance of Anne Frank
  Sixty-five years ago this August, Anne Frank and her family were discovered hiding in an annex in Amsterdam and sent to concentration camps. Though she perished, her diary became one of the most compelling and poignant stories to come out of the holocaust. Midmorning examines the lingering power of Anne Frank's "Diary of a Young Girl."Midmorning, August 13, 2009
• Tribe nixes vote on UND nickname
  A supporter of the University of North Dakota's Fighting Sioux nickname on the Standing Rock Sioux reservation says the Tribal Council has voted down a request to hold a referendum vote on support.August 12, 2009
• Group launches legal resource for local Somalis
  A Minnesota legal-aid group has launched a Somali-language Web site.August 12, 2009
• The Ethicist is in
  Ethics writer Randy Cohen thinks Americans don't file enough lawsuits when they've been wronged. He wrote recently that Henry Louis Gates ought to sue over his treatment by Cambridge police.Midmorning, August 12, 2009
• Midmorning Weekend: What If?
  Midmorning Weekend revisits some of the best recent conversations from the daily call-in program.Midmorning, August 8, 2009
• Duluth shop stops selling offensive T-shirts
  A tourist shop in Duluth will stop selling T-shirts with messages offensive to American Indians after getting complaints.August 6, 2009
• Bemidji businesses including Ojibwe in signs
  A growing number of businesses in Bemidji are putting up signs in the language of the local Native American community.August 5, 2009
• Anger in Iran
  Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's second term as Iran's president has been confirmed by the country's supreme leader, even though his election spurred weeks of protest. An Iranian-American journalist says many Iranians have lost faith in the one democratic thing they knew they had -- the vote.Midmorning, August 5, 2009
• CAIR-MN offers employers advice on Muslim workers
  The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations is holding a workshop to teach employers how to accommodate the needs of Muslim employees.August 4, 2009
• Minneapolis mosque opening private Islamic school
  Minnesota's largest mosque is opening a private Islamic school this fall, the second of its kind in the state.August 3, 2009
• Minneapolis woman to be evicted after deal falls through
  A Minneapolis woman's public fight to save her home from foreclosure has taken yet another turn, as efforts by a local nonprofit group to purchase the home proved unsuccessful.August 3, 2009
• Same-sex couples in Wis. sign up as domestic partners
  The first same-sex couple has signed up for Wisconsin's new domestic partnership registry.August 3, 2009
• Cell phones and the hazards of driving while chatting
  Despite study after study indicating talking and texting on cell phones while driving causes crashes, few state governments seem willing to outlaw it. Two scientists who study distraction talk about how your brain really isn't that suited to multi-tasking, and what the cost can be when one of those tasks is driving.Midmorning, July 30, 2009

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