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• Shriver, one of last links to JFK White House, dies
  R. Sargent Shriver, the exuberant public servant and Kennedy in-law whose career included directing the Peace Corps, fighting the War on Poverty, ambassador to France and, less successfully, running for office, died Tuesday. He was 95.January 18, 2011
• A passion for signs leads to a trip of a lifetime
  St. Paul-native Roger Johnson has what may be a unique travel obsession. He likes to be called "the world's first self-proclaimed welcome sign photography expert." For years he's traveled the United State having his picture taken in front of roadside signs welcoming visitors to different states.January 18, 2011
• Task force to draft new plan for Indian Mounds Park
  A task force charged with crafting a plan for the future of Indian Mounds Park in St Paul is asking for public input.January 18, 2011
• Fargo pancake feed not aiming for world record
  Organizers of an annual pancake feed in Fargo say they aren't expecting to set any records this year.January 18, 2011
• St. Paul neighborhood begins planning for student achievement boost
  This week, about 150 volunteers begin planning on a project to boost student achievement in a 250-block section of St. Paul, after the neighborhood won a competitive grant from the Obama administration.January 18, 2011
• MLK program aims to reduce 'digital divide'
  A Martin Luther King Junior day event in North Minneapolis plans to highlight the "digital divide" between rich and poor.January 17, 2011
• How Steve Jobs' leave of absence will affect Apple
  Apple Inc. co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs sent a note Monday to employees saying he's taking a second medical leave of absence in two years so he can focus on his health. We look at what impact that news may have on the future of Apple, from innovations to stock price.Midmorning, January 17, 2011
• MLK rally to feature TV, film producer Robin Hickman
  The Governors Commission on Martin Luther King Jr. will sponsor several events Monday in honor of Martin Luther King, Junior, including a keynote speech by TV and film producer Robin Hickman.January 17, 2011
• Walker program aims to help with Alzheimer's challenge
  When most institutions talk about accessibility it's about how easy it is to get around their buildings. However the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis is working on a different kind of accessibility - programming for people with Alzheimer's and the people who take care of them.January 17, 2011
• What's your sign? Minn. prof suggests it's off
  A Minneapolis astronomy professor says he's stunned by the attention he's getting for suggesting the signs of the zodiac are all wrong.January 14, 2011
• MPR News photos of the week
  The tragedy in Arizona gripped the nation this week, and the world also remembered another terrible event in the earthquake in Haiti that happened one year ago.January 14, 2011
• Fame through assassination: A Secret Service study
  It's well known that in March 1981, John Hinckley attempted to assassinate Ronald Reagan. What is not well known is that several years later, the life of President Reagan and the life of his vice president, George H.W. Bush, were threatened again -- in fact, not just once.January 14, 2011
• Minnesota Hmong make plans to attend Vang Pao's Calif. funeral
  Members of Minnesota's Hmong community are making alternate plans to witness the funeral of Gen. Vang Pao, which will take place in California early next month.January 13, 2011
• Another $56 million available for heating help
  There's more money on the way to help low-income Minnesotans pay heating bills, but state officials aren't sure it will be enough to meet the need.January 13, 2011
• At Giffords' bedside, good news keeps coming
  Even Gabrielle Giffords' doctors are starting to call her recovery a miracle. They say the critically injured congresswoman has been making steady progress each day since the assassination attempt on Saturday.January 13, 2011

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