Friendless men and the lone cowboy syndrome We know friendships are important, so why do we place less value on male friendships? For American men, growing up often means embracing adulthood alone and leaving behind the deep friendships of childhood - but that autonomy comes at a cost.The Daily Circuit, April 11, 2012
MNSNAP goes mobile to spay and neuter pets Inside the surgery vehicle, every possible space is taken up with medical supplies, operating tables and even a skinny closet packed with blankets for recovering felines and canines.April 11, 2012
Minnesota in Photos: The mobile spay clinic Veterinarian Kim Culbertson works out of a mobile clinic operated by the Minnesota Spay/Neuter Assistance Program, offering spay and neutering services to low-income pet owners around the state.April 11, 2012
Gophers back to practice after ex-teammate dies The Minnesota football team has returned to spring practice for the first time since former teammate Gary Tinsley was found dead in his campus apartment.April 10, 2012
The civil rights legacies of Presidents FDR, Truman and Eisenhower On April 9, 1939, Marian Anderson sang at the Lincoln Memorial after being denied access to the DAR Hall. Eleanor Roosevelt promoted Anderson's cause, and influenced FDR's thinking and decisions on civil rights thereafter. Historians discussed the key civil rights milestones of Eleanor and Franklin Roosevelt, Harry Truman and Dwight Eisenhower in a forum on "The Presidency and Civil Rights" held February 20, 2012 at the JFK Library in Boston.Minnesota Public Radio News Presents, April 9, 2012
Officials at loss over 100-year-old tombstone Authorities in McLeod County are mystified over a child's tombstone that was found three years ago and apparently dates back more than a century.April 8, 2012
Mike Wallace, `60 Minutes' star interviewer, dies Mike Wallace, whose pitiless, prosecutorial style transformed television journalism and made CBS' "60 Minutes" compulsively watchable, died Saturday nightApril 8, 2012
The Week in Commentary A summary of the week's commentaries and some of the responses they generated.April 7, 2012
Ceremony honors Minnesota soldiers of Civil War A ceremony Saturday at Oakland Cemetery in St. Paul honors a Minnesotan who fell at the battle of Shiloh 150 years ago and was buried at Oakland.April 7, 2012