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Here's a look at some of the stories that made headlines in the past week in our Minnesota Today section.April 17, 2012 - Why are we addicted to silly digital games?
Why are we more addicted than ever to stupid digital games? Reporter Sam Anderson says that popular games reflect the societies in which they are created and played. What can we learn about our society from our hyper-addictive gaming tendencies?The Daily Circuit, April 16, 2012 - They say politics ain't beanbag; Marlins manager finds out why
Ozzie Guillen said something nice about Fidel Castro in a Cuban neighborhood of Miami. Maybe he should read up on the Bay of Pigs.April 16, 2012 - No more mailed Social Security checks
Starting next year, the check will no longer be in the mail for millions of people who receive Social Security and other government benefits.April 15, 2012 - MPR News photos of the week
Occupy Minnesota confronts the Minneapolis mayor, Kevin Love is sidelined by a mild concussion, a University of Minnesota researcher watches penguins from space, and a new book features archival photos of early Minnesota golf courses. All that and more in our photos of the week.April 14, 2012 - Chess tournament draws 1,300 schoolkids to Mpls.
More than 1,300 chess players from around the country will compete for the National High School Chess Championship this weekend in Minneapolis.April 14, 2012 - The Week in Commentary
A summary of this week's commentaries and a sampling of the comments they provoked.April 14, 2012 - Calling all tortoises: Minneapolis' 24-hour bike race
For one full day last year, Jessica Baltzley rode her bike on a five-mile loop in the streets of south Minneapolis. She traveled about 225 miles even started hallucinating.April 13, 2012 - Attn. bikers: Time for the Powderhorn 24
The Powderhorn 24 is scheduled to start on June 22 at 7 p.m. It's modeled after a similar race in the Riverwest neighborhood of Milwaukee.April 13, 2012 - Champion cheese auctioned for $8,400
The low-fat Dutch Gouda that won a world cheese championship in Madison last month has been auctioned off for $350 per pound.April 13, 2012 - 'Stinky' hookahs rile SD businesses
The owner of a downtown Rapid City building has leased space to two tobacco parlors, and other businesses are complaining about the stench.April 13, 2012 - 'From Fields to Fairways' tracks early Minnesota golf
There are nearly 600 golf courses in Minnesota, several of them -- Interlachen, Hazeltine, Woodhill -- with celebrated status. Those courses, along with a number of other private clubs, are profiled in a new book "From Fields to Fairways" from the University of Minnesota Press. It's an exhaustive history of rare photos and little known details of some of Minnesota's most beautiful and exclusive golf courses and how they helped spur development of the state's many public courses.April 13, 2012 - The play's the thing, sure, but to pay the bills you need commercials
What will actors do for money? Depends. How much have you got?April 12, 2012 - Rebecca Kolls' spring gardening tips
Master gardener Rebecca Kolls will be discussing the best tips for getting your garden into shape for the growing season and answer your questions on all things plant related.The Daily Circuit, April 12, 2012 - Jonah Lehrer speaks on creativity
A Commonwealth Club appearance by science writer Jonah Lehrer, author of the New York Times #1 best-seller "Imagine: How Creativity Works." He explains the science of creativity and says it is not a gift, but rather a thought process that can be learned.Minnesota Public Radio News Presents, April 12, 2012
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