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• Former IronWorld USA attraction in Chisholm shuttering doors
  The Iron Range attraction once known as IronWorld is closing its doors Friday. Nov 19, 2009
• Critics call Pawlenty's radio show too partisan
  Democrats say Gov. Tim Pawlenty has been using his weekly radio program to promote his national ambitions, which they say is a misuse of Minnesota airwaves. Nov 20, 2009
• Job market even tougher for ex-offenders
  Finding a job in this economy is difficult, and with a criminal background it's even more so. At the same time, foundations are cutting funds for ex-offender work programs. Nov 19, 2009
• In Moorhead, school funding woes concern entire city
  Nine of every 10 Minnesota schools now depend on voter-approved tax increases to pay their bills. But what happens when voters reject a tax increase and schools make deep budget cuts? That's what happened in Moorhead, and budget woes for schools are affecting the entire city. Nov 19, 2009
• Journalist Sarah Chayes at the Westminster Town Hall Forum
  Journalist Sarah Chayes, who has lived in Afghanistan since 2001 and is author of "The Punishment of Virtue: Inside Afghanistan After the Taliban," speaks live at the Westminster Town Hall Forum in Minneapolis. Midday, Nov 19, 2009
• Ballpark, transit hub fuel neighborhood ambitions
  Outdoor baseball and commuter rail are focusing attention on a once obscure section of downtown Minneapolis. Nov 18, 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. Nov 18, 2009
• Minn. property taxes to rise an average of 3.5%
  State officials say property tax rates will increase an average of 3.5 percent when proposed local levies are adopted later this year. Nov 19, 2009
• Feds stimulating research at Minnesota schools
  If ever there was a time for scientists to feel giddy, it's now. Federal stimulus money for research has started rolling into Minnesota colleges. Nov 20, 2009
• NEH chairman speaks live at the National Press Club
  Jim Leach, chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities and a former Republican congressman who represented Iowa for 30 years, speaks live at the National Press Club. Midday, Nov 20, 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, Nov 19, 2009
• Peace puppets get to the heart of theater's mission
  The story of a simple monk trying to promote peace during the Vietnam war might seem an unlikely subject for a puppet show. Yet the performers in "A Path Home" at the In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theater say in many ways their show gets to the very roots of what they do as an organization. Nov 4, 2009
• Searching for answers in southern Minn. bus crash
  The search for answers in a fatal bus crash in southern Minnesota continued Friday as investigators continued looking at whether the bus had any equipment failures. Nov 20, 2009
• Andover man charged in $53 million Ponzi scheme
  The Hennepin County Attorney's office has brought charges against a man accused of masterminding a Ponzi scheme which allegedly defrauded investors out of at least $53 million. Nov 5, 2009
• Minnesota and Wisconsin settle tuition dispute
  Wisconsin and Minnesota officials have avoided a looming showdown over a disputed tuition reciprocity agreement. Gov. Tim Pawlenty announced a tentative agreement Friday that aims to resolve differences between what Wisconsin and Minnesota students pay to attend Minnesota schools. Jun 22, 2007