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• Mourners gather for Fort Hood victim's funeral
  Friends and family are mourning the loss of Pfc. Kham Xiong, the Minnesota soldier who was killed in the Nov. 5 shooting rampage at Fort Hood in Texas.November 28, 2009
• Minnesota student returns home to Polish orphanage
  Ania McNamara, a 20-year-old student at Saint Mary's University in Winona, returned in April to the orphanage where she and her three sisters were adopted 16 years ago.November 28, 2009
• Police chief: Woods' wife helped after accident
  Golfer Tiger Woods was injured in a car accident early Friday outside his Florida mansion, and a local police chief said his wife used a golf club to smash out the back window and help get Woods out of the SUV.November 27, 2009
• Community plans rally to oppose Prairie Island expansion
  Members of the Prairie Island Indian Community will rally this Friday morning to oppose the expansion of a nearby power plant.November 26, 2009
• Dogs confiscated last month in Minneapolis adopted
  Most of the neglected dogs confiscated from a north Minneapolis home in October have been adopted, according to animal control officials.November 25, 2009
• As holidays get started, a desperate call sets the tone
  An old friend whose life has taken some hard turns asks for help, and gets it.November 25, 2009
• Some wonder if MVP Mauer will remain a Twin
  The award caps a season for Joe Mauer in which he led the league in most major hitting categories, and posted career-high totals for home runs and runs batted in. However, Mauer's long list of achievements has sparked more talk about his future with the team.November 23, 2009
• Pastoral path runs through nursing homes, jails
  Callings from a higher power don't come in the form of a well-written letter or a carefully worded voice mail, so Jerry David understands why the ministerial path he's on has taken some detours.November 22, 2009
• Ramsey County marks adoption day with 35 adoptions
  Ramsey County is observing National Adoption Day by finalizing the adoptions of 35 children to 24 families in one afternoon ceremony.November 20, 2009
• The tale behind 'The Messenger'
  A new film opening in the Twin Cities this week called "The Messenger" tells the story of two soldiers on casualty notification duty -- telling next of kin about the death of a soldier.November 20, 2009
• Non-profits analyze Give to the Max Day
  More than 3,300 Minnesota non-profits raised in excess of $14 million in charitable contributions earlier this week in the first known attempt to raise money for non-profits statewide in one day, on one Web site.November 19, 2009
• Group staging protest of GAMC elimination
  A group of low-income people and advocates will stage a "never-ending emergency room waiting line" outside of the Hennepin County Medical Center on Wednesday, to protest the elimination of General Assistance Medical Care.November 18, 2009
• Community revives ailing mobile home park
  A St. Cloud-area mobile home park is showing that it is possible to turn around a park for the better, but it requires the cooperation of concerned citizens and most importantly, the park owner.November 18, 2009
• Visiting the land of invented languages
  Linguist Arika Okrent speaks many languages, including several such as Klingon and Esperanto, which someone sat down and invented from scratch. In her new book "In the Land of Invented Languages," Okrent explores nine centuries of linguistic invention, and the belief that a better language could lead to a better world.November 17, 2009
• A small way to give back to veterans who gave so much
  U.S. Sen. Al Franken describes the benefits that service dogs can bring to those recovering from wounds and traumatic stress.November 16, 2009

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