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• A tale of two Wes Moores
  A decorated combat veteran, Rhodes Scholar, and White House fellow confronts the realities of the choices we make when he begins a correspondence with a convicted murderer who grew up in a similar neighborhood in Baltimore and shares the same name.Midmorning, July 14, 2010
• Yankees owner George Steinbrenner dies at 80
  George Steinbrenner, who rebuilt the New York Yankees into a sports empire with a mix of bluster and big bucks that polarized fans all across America, died Tuesday. He had just celebrated his 80th birthday July 4.July 13, 2010
• Protestors camp out at White Earth Reservation
  A group of 50 to 60 peaceful protesters are camped out around the headquarters of the White Earth Indian Reservation in northwestern Minnesota.July 13, 2010
• Much has changed since Jacob Wetterling's abduction
  He's still missing, but there's reason to hope that one day his family will know what happened.July 13, 2010
• St. Thomas pieces together a Frank Gehry masterpiece
  The University of St. Thomas received a Frank Gehry-designed house as a gift some years ago. The college took apart and moved the architectural gem from Orono to Owatonna and is now piecing it back together.July 12, 2010
• Minnesota man who helped invent the Bobcat dies
  Louis Keller of Edgeley died Sunday night.July 12, 2010
• Veterans court opens today in Hennepin County
  A new court to help veterans opens Monday in Hennepin County. The new treatment court is intended to divert veterans who commit crimes from going to jail, by getting them whatever help they need to stay out of trouble and get better.July 12, 2010
• Duluth zoo offers unlikely objects for its animals
  Zoo professionals are using a wide variety of objects to stimulate their animals' senses. It's known as enrichment, and it's one of the things the Lake Superior Zoo in Duluth must show it's doing to regain the American Association of Zoos and Aquariums accreditation it lost in 2006.July 11, 2010
• Director of Minn. gay rights group steps down
  OutFront Minnesota says executive director Amy Johnson is leaving her post at the end of July, after a year and a half on the job.July 9, 2010
• Rochester passes partner registry
  The city of Rochester will create a registry for same-gender and other unmarried couples to ensure they can visit their partners in the hospital.July 9, 2010
• Weekend total solar eclipse visible to lucky few
  A total eclipse of the sun occurs Sunday, but don't be so quick to take out your special viewing glasses.July 9, 2010
• Attack creates worries in West about sheep dogs
  Two sheep dogs' attack on a Colorado mountain biker has prompted ranchers in the West to seek better ways to manage the large dogs that protect their herds against predators.July 7, 2010
• Robert Everest travels the world through music and language
  When Twin Cities-based guitarist Robert Everest performs, he takes his audiences around the world -- at least linguistically.July 7, 2010
• Film director Ken Loach goes 'Looking for Eric'
  Combining unlikely ingredients can make for great food -- and great movies. British director Ken Loach creates gritty depictions of working class life. His latest film "Looking for Eric," which opens in the Twin Cities this weekend, includes an unlikely collaborator -- a French soccer superstar.July 7, 2010
• Looking back at Franken's first year as senator
  One year ago, Democrat Al Franken was finally sworn in as Minnesota's newest U.S. Senator after a nine-month long recount and legal battle. The Minnesota Supreme Court determined Franken defeated Republican Senator Norm Coleman by just 312 votes.July 6, 2010

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