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• "My Town Is . . ." video gets legs. What's your town?
  Way last winter, we sent the photographer team of Jenn Ackerman and Tim Gruber crisscrossing the state to help us tell the story of "Fighting for an American Countryside." And they hit on an idea: Why not ask folks to finish this sentence: "My Town Is ..." They did. Here's the video.August 23, 2013
• It's OK to love the State Fair. Really
  The fair offers a chance to see the state of Minnesota walk right past you in all its weird, wonderful, occasionally freaky and frightening color.August 23, 2013
• State Fair U: You need a good queen to make honey
  Many of the prize-winning flowers and vegetables there would be nothing without a team of tiny helpers: honeybees. The Minnesota Beekeepers Association has occupied a corner of the building since 1937, and that's where we got a lesson in beehive hierarchy.August 23, 2013
• CO town may issue drone shooting licenses
  Drones have not been spotted flying over the little town of Deer Trail, Colo., about 55 miles east of Denver. But that hasn't stopped an effort by some in the town of 550 residents to make it legal to shoot down the unmanned aerial vehicles.August 23, 2013
• African farmers find inspiration, and maybe machinery, in Midwest
  A dozen African farmers and business owners are meeting with farm equipment suppliers in Fargo, N.D., to study technology that would help them produce more soybeans and corn. The meetings could also prove helpful to farm machinery manufacturers in the United States who see an opportunity to tap a growing market.August 23, 2013
• State Fair opens with new restrictions for smokers
  The State Fair now has 18 designated smoking areas, and opinions on the new rules were easy to find Thursday as excited fairgoers began trickling through the main gates on Dan Patch Avenue, searching for new attractions and old favorites on opening day.August 22, 2013
• Six home-repair tips, only one of them involving human hair
  And when you need to choose a contractor, we have advice on that as well.The Daily Circuit, August 22, 2013
• Winger woman named 60th Princess Kay
  Polk County representative MarJenna McWilliam of Winger was crowned Wednesday night at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds.August 22, 2013
• Bemidji residents use food to stitch together community
  On one level, Bemidji, Minn., thrives. But poverty is high and there's a racial divide. One way some residents are trying to make connections is through growing and using food differently.August 22, 2013
• A battle of wits at the State Fair
  Rybak, Latimer meet in a trivia match.The Daily Circuit, August 21, 2013
• In Milan, Micronesian immigrants add vibrancy
  One Minnesota community that has been able to establish a vibrant identity in the face of the pressures on rural America is Milan, near the South Dakota border. One reason has been an influx of immigrants from Micronesia -- islands in the South Pacific Ocean.August 21, 2013
• Are you a State Fair pro? Got a tip? Tell us
  Everyone's got a Minnesota State Fair hack -- that little trick that makes you an insider, the one you swear by, the one that makes your trip (or trips!) to the fair the best possible time -- till next year.August 21, 2013
• Rural Minnesota faces up to aging challenges
  In an era of scarce public dollars and ever-more cantankerous budget debates, rural areas have become targets for sharp rhetoric and program cuts.August 21, 2013
• Have you seen this 'magic beard' video?
  Pioneer Press photographer Ben Garvin has an Internet hit on his hands with this video of him playing with his beard. It took, apparently, an incredible amount of time and attention to detail. Not just anyone can be an Internet sensation, despite what you may have heard.August 21, 2013
• Why millennials are ditching their cars
  Jill Hennessy, clinical professor at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, has studied the attitudes of millennials towards the car buying process. Her short answer: They're a lot different from Baby Boomers and Generation X.August 21, 2013

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