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• Japan considers spraying water, acid into reactors
  Japan was considering spraying water and boric acid over a stricken nuclear plan in a desperate measure to contain radiation after officials said Wednesday that many fuel roads were damaged, in an escalating crisis caused by last week's earthquake and tsunami.March 15, 2011
• Researchers investigating movement of black bears into new habitats
  Minnesota black bears are expanding their range out of forested areas into farmland, leading state Department of Natural Resources researchers to study how and why these bears are adapting to a new habitat.March 15, 2011
• Photos: Bear research in northwestern Minnesota
  Minnesota black bears are on the move in northwest Minnesota. Bears are expanding their range out of forested areas, into farmland. Researchers are trying to learn more about how and why these bears are adapting to a new habitat where bears traditionally did not live.March 15, 2011
• The Invisible Line: Three American families and the secret journey from black to white
  For much of American history, racial identity has been defined in terms of black and white. But because of their heritage and physical appearance, some families walk the line between cultures. A new book chronicles three mixed-race families whose identities were called into question at various periods in history - with surprising consequences.Midmorning, March 15, 2011
• Ojibwe columnist Jim Northrup looks back on career 'Follies'
  For almost 22 years, Ojibwe writer Jim Northrup has entertained and chastened readers of his syndicated Fond Du Lacs Follies newspaper column. Now, a new collection of the Follies is about to hit the bookstores.March 14, 2011
• To a question he's always answered "no," he can now say "yes"
  After more than five years, he's an American.March 14, 2011
• Food shelves looking at March food drive to replenish stock
  The plea could come at the grocery store, at church, or in your company e-mail, but chances are, someone is going to ask you to donate to a food shelf this month. March is the month for the Minnesota FoodShare campaign, a statewide food drive that is an important time for food shelves.March 14, 2011
• With less money for roads, experts say pothole season could be worst yet
  The war on potholes in Minnesota includes a search for ways to prevent them. Road experts say they're making progress on that front, but many of the ideas are expensive; in the meantime, the worst of the pothole season is still to come.March 14, 2011
• Hall of Fame broadcaster Arthur Hoehn dies after fight with lung cancer
  Arthur Hoehn, Minnesota Public Radio's first professional announcer, died Saturday after a battle with lung cancer.March 13, 2011
• At Mall of America, teens prep for prom
  It's high school prom season, and two events at the Mall of America this weekend helped teens prepare; one displayed all the newest trends in fashion, while the other allowed low-income girls to receive donated gowns.March 13, 2011
• The search for Nepal's missing children
  When Conor Grennan went to Nepal in 2006, he thought he was just going to volunteer in an orphanage for a couple of months. Instead, as he recounts in his book "Little Princes" he found a new calling, searching for victims of child trafficking in a war-ravaged country.March 11, 2011
• King: 'Rage and hysteria' over hearing unwarranted
  A congressional panel investigating homegrown terrorism in America displayed sharp divisions Thursday over how to frame the discussion, reflecting a country still struggling with how best to combat terrorism nearly a decade after the Sept. 11 attacks.March 10, 2011
• A look at what might have been
  What if John Kennedy had been assassinated before he became President? What if Robert Kennedy had not been killed and went on to defeat Nixon in 1968? A longtime political reporter looks at how America's history and political landscape might look different.Midmorning, March 10, 2011
• Minnesotans note a new neighbor: the Virginia opossum
  Opossum are not native to Minnesota, but are now being seen as far north as Bemidji. Some see their arrival as a sign of climate change, but biologists say other human-caused changes contribute much more.March 9, 2011
• Washington Post: Columnist David Broder dead at 81
  David Broder, the Pulitzer-Prize winning Washington Post political columnist whose even-handed treatment of Democrats and Republicans set him apart from the ideological warriors on the nation's op-ed pages, died Wednesday. He was 81.March 9, 2011

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