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University Avenue businesses spruced up in anticipation of the under-construction light rail line, apple producers face a tough harvest, and truckers stage a protest in downtown Duluth. All that and more in our photos of the week.September 28, 2012 - Sioux Falls bans texting while driving
The ban passed by the Sioux Falls City Council last month took effect Friday. People can still use their cell phones to talk, but the ordinance prohibits composing, sending and reading electronic messages or accessing websites while driving.September 28, 2012 - Managing your pet's pain
Every year thousands of pet owners struggle with the decision of whether to put down their aging and sick pets. So why isn't there more discussion around end of life care and decision making for animals?The Daily Circuit, September 27, 2012 - $202M Powerball ticket sold in Iowa
The Iowa Lottery said in a news release Thursday that more information on the winning tickets, including where they were sold and who bought them, isn't available yet.September 27, 2012 - Success of 'Fifty Shades' is a bitter pill for an author who's losing money
Is that really the sort of writing our society values these days?September 26, 2012 - Photos: Lt. Gov. Prettner Solon skydives over St. Paul
Minnesota Lt. Gov. Yvonne Prettner Solon jumped out of an airplane today and said she's willing do it again. Prettner Solon's tandem jump with the U.S. Army Parachute Team was to raise awareness for groups that support people who serve in the armed forces and their families.September 25, 2012 - Norm Teigan adopts a highway: Minnesota Sounds and Voices
Every year, Adopt-a-Highway volunteers pick up an average of 26,000 tons of trash. One of those volunteers is 69-year-old Norm Teigan, who lives in Hopkins. He's been at it ever since retiring as an insurance claims adjuster.September 25, 2012 - New Uptown Theater sparks nostalgia for the old one
With sticky floors and lumpy seats, it was still a place of magic.September 25, 2012 - When did 'interdisciplinary' become the adjective we can't live without?
In academic settings and elsewhere, it's hard enough to master a single topic.September 24, 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 Sept. 17-21.September 22, 2012 - The Week in Commentary
A summary of the week's commentaries and some of the responses they inspired.September 22, 2012 - MPR photos of the week
Rising Minneapolis hip-hop star Brother Ali stopped by the MPR studios. Lynn Rogers is still feeding the bears near Ely. The Minnesota Lynx finally get a trip to the White House. And a Twin Cities business has figured out how to preserve prairie plant species for a profit. That and more in our photos of the week.September 21, 2012 - The key to getting along in the world is to show respect
A little cultural competence can go a long way.September 21, 2012 - Shut up! SpeechJammer among 2012 Ig Nobel winners
The SpeechJammer, a device that disrupts a person's speech by repeating his or her own voice at a delay of a few hundred milliseconds, was named Thursday as a 2012 winner of the Ig Nobel prize — an award sponsored by the Annals of Improbable Research magazine for weird and humorous scientific discoveries.September 20, 2012 - MPR's All Things Considered takes a walking tour of Minneapolis
If you're interested in people counting and watching in Minneapolis, Peter Bruce offers free walking tours this week while the International Downtown Association Conference is in town.September 20, 2012
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