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• Deborah Tannen on the ways human beings communicate
  The best-selling author of "You Just Don't Understand" and "Can We Talk?" and Georgetown linguistics professor Deborah Tannen talks about gender, age and cultural differences in the ways people communicate and suggests ways we can make ourselves better understood.Minnesota Public Radio News Presents, May 6, 2013
• Missing Minn. child found safe in Vermont
  Authorities say family members were concerned about Alyssa Mariel-Lorraine Lafountain because she requires a feeding tube and a special diet.May 6, 2013
• Wisconsin takes up state-wide invasives plan
  A Wisconsin task force is planning to host a summit later this month to discuss implementing the first statewide plan for dealing with invasive species.May 6, 2013
• Dog of trucker who died in crash is found safe
  A missing German shepherd has been found safe after its owner died in crash on Interstate 94 near Menomonie during Thursday's snowstorm.May 6, 2013
• Bill tackles destiny of I-35W bridge remains
  Historians, safety officials, educators and victims of the Interstate 35W bridge collapse would have six months to claim remnant steel from it under a bill the Minnesota House is set to vote on Monday.May 6, 2013
• Paleo diet echoes physical culture movement of yesteryear
  The paleo diet is sometimes ridiculed as a fad that relies on an overly rosy view of our primitive past. But it turns out that popular health movements that advocate going back to a more natural way of living are nothing new.May 4, 2013
• When it comes to guns, how young is too young?
  While no one favors the idea of 5-year-olds using weapons without supervision, there is no consensus on the appropriate age to start hands-on training with firearms.May 2, 2013
• Author speaks up for the introverts among us
  Susan Cain, author of "Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking," believes that introverts are simply people who find stimulation in a quiet place.The Daily Circuit, May 2, 2013
• Teen with Down syndrome takes Miss Minn. to prom
  A Wisconsin teen with Down syndrome will have a dream date to his junior prom Saturday: He's taking Miss Minnesota USA Danielle Hooper.May 2, 2013
• Confederate flags yanked from VA hospital
  Veterans Affairs officials have once again removed two Confederate flags from a display at a VA hospital in the southwestern South Dakota city of Hot Springs.May 2, 2013
• Big sibling's big influence: Some behaviors run in the family
  Until pretty recently, the role siblings play in determining the trajectory of each other's lives hasn't been a particularly hot topic in psychological research. Psychologists, very understandably, have focused on the influences they see as more important -- such as parents and peers and genetics.April 30, 2013
• NBA veteran Jason Collins comes out as gay
  The 34-year-old Collins has played for six NBA teams in 12 seasons. He finished this past season with the Washington Wizards and is now a free agent. He says he wants to continue playing.April 29, 2013
• Students travel to Arctic to collect stories of climate change
  A Minnesota group is traveling across the Arctic region of Canada this month to gather stories about the effects of climate change.April 23, 2013
• Minnesotans cope with non-spring
  Minnesotans woke up to yet another April morning of scraping snow and ice off their windshields, and braving another snowy commute to work. The cold non-spring is affecting people and businesses around the Twin Cities. Will we ever get to enjoy the outdoors?April 23, 2013
• Florida dad saves son from alligator attack
  A 6-year-old boy's day off from school Friday left him with a vivid story to tell his classmates, after he was seized -- and eventually released -- by an alligator in South Florida. The attack occurred at a wildlife refuge near Boynton Beach, Fla., where Joseph Welch had taken his son, Joey, for a canoe ride.April 23, 2013

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