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• Minnesota leads Midwest in cremation
  Minnesota is leading Midwest in a hot trend: cremation.December 28, 2009
• Wis. official promotes Web site of unclaimed items
  The state might have some of your money, and it wants you to have it back.December 28, 2009
• The legacy of suicide
  When families compare their health histories, they may not mention one risk that appears to be handed down: the tendency for severe depression. Christopher Lukas writes of a tragic thread of suicide that claimed his brother, mother and several other family members.Midmorning, December 28, 2009
• Listeners and readers offer their Christmas stories
  We asked members of MPR's Public Insight Network for their stories of a memorable Christmas. Here are a few of their answers.December 25, 2009
• Pair rescue Lake City man from van stuck on tracks
  A Lake City man will be able to enjoy his Christmas thanks to two strangers who pulled him out of his minivan seconds before it was demolished by a train at a railroad crossing.December 24, 2009
• Coping with Christmas without a job
  The Peterson family in Bloomington has tried to turn a tough time into a life lesson for their daughter.December 24, 2009
• Strategies of terrorism
  Terrorists around the world are using the Internet to spread propaganda, and increasing using English to reach more potential jihadis. A look at the tactics terrorists use and the ways some governments are convincing some to leave before committing violence against civilians.Midmorning, December 23, 2009
• Morality and shopping
  Psychologists have discovered that virtuous shopping in the laboratory, that is buying earth-friendly products, can lead to lying, cheating, and stinginess. But in real life, is there a connection between how we feel, what we buy, and how we behave?Midmorning, December 23, 2009
• More unemployed people struggle with depression
  Unemployment can be crippling not only financially but also psychologically, and with the recession putting millions of people out of work nationwide, more and more unemployed folks are struggling with serious cases of depression.December 22, 2009
• Mpls faith, business communities raising money for homeless
  Members of the faith and business communities of Minneapolis have teamed up to raise $350,000 to help the homeless.December 22, 2009
• Prosecutor: Iran still investigating 3 Americans
  Three Americans arrested in July after crossing into Iran from neighboring Iraq are still under investigation, a prosecutor said Tuesday as he underlined Tehran's concern about 11 Iranians it says are being held in the U.S.December 22, 2009
• Duluth girl's Flat Stanley spends day with Obama
  A third-grader from Duluth has a friend in common with President Barack Obama.December 22, 2009
• Rescued Vick pit bull to visit St. Paul school
  Students at a St. Paul elementary school will get a visit from a pit bull rescued from NFL quarterback Michael Vick's dogfighting operation.December 22, 2009
• Sid Hartman releases CD of old sports interviews
  Longtime Star Tribune sports columnist Sid Hartman has released a new CD called "Sid Hartman and his Close Personal Friends--The Lost Tapes." The CD includes Hartman's interviews through the years.December 21, 2009
• Mich. files suit in US high court over Asian carp
  Michigan asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to close shipping locks near Chicago to prevent Asian carp from invading the Great Lakes and endangering their $7 billion fishery.December 21, 2009

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