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- If we think too much about the little things, how will we handle the big things?
To a visitor, America seems to be all about choices. Important and otherwise.October 8, 2012 - Best of News Cut 5x8
Each weekday the News Cut blog by Bob Collins presents "5x8" -- 5 stories worth a second look. The best of 5x8 for Oct. 1-5.October 6, 2012 - Dick Kimmel on saving turkeys and traditional American music: Minnesota Sounds and Voices
Dick Kimmel spent more than 30 years helping restore Minnesota's wild turkey population. Now he's working on restoring the state's population of bluegrass pickers.October 5, 2012 - MPR News photos of the week
Duluth is building bike trails, there's a labor dispute at the Minnesota Orchestra, the Lynx are playing in the WNBA Western Conference Finals and wildfires scorch parts of northwestern Minnesota. All that and more in our photos of the week.October 5, 2012 - ALS leads to a medical leave of absense
Bruce Kramer will no longer lead faculty and staff as dean of the College of Education, Leadership and Counseling at the University of St. Thomas.October 5, 2012 - MN Zoo's dolphins find new homes
The Minnesota Zoo's two resident dolphins have found new homes.October 4, 2012 - More deer collisions in metro area
You might be surprised to learn it's not a rural county that leads the state in the most collisions between deer and vehicles in Minnesota.October 4, 2012 - Baby bust: US births down for 4th year
Experts say the weak economy has a lot to do with the latest drop in the annual U.S. birth rate, dampening enthusiasm for starting or adding to the family.October 3, 2012 - John Finnegan, former Pioneer Press editor, dies at 87
John Finnegan grew up the son of a resort family in Walker, Minn., but knew early on he wanted to be a newspaperman.October 2, 2012 - Duluth blazes trails for talent, quality of life
Duluth Mayor Don Ness wants his city to be one of the nation's premier destinations for people interested in biking and hiking. The city is building trails hoping they will lure young educated professionals to town, who in turn, will attract entrepreneurs seeking a talented workforce.October 1, 2012 - $1.3M raised to restore Tesla's NY lab
A six-week Internet crowdfunding effort has raised $1.3 million to restore a New York laboratory once used by visionary scientist Nikola Tesla.October 1, 2012 - RI man sets record with 1-ton pumpkin
Organizers of a fair in northeastern Massachusetts say a Rhode Island man has set a new world record with the first pumpkin ever to weigh more than a ton.September 30, 2012 - Best of News Cut 5x8
Each weekday the News Cut blog by Bob Collins presents "5x8" -- five stories worth a second look. The best of 5x8 for Sept. 24-28.September 29, 2012 - The northwest angle to Key West
Spending an hour with Daniel Alvarez of Tallahassee is a good way of increasing the odds you won't go back to work on Monday. He's living a life that can make people go chase their dreams.September 28, 2012 - The Week in Commentary
A summary of the past week's commentaries and some of the comments we received in response.September 28, 2012
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