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• Carnival workers continue to buck stereotypes
  Patrick Carlson, 49, has been a carnival worker for more than 20 years. And he's heard it all before.August 19, 2009
• Images of the flag here and abroad
  You could call the U.S. Stars and Stripes an artistic obsession for Lauri Lyons. The photographer asked people she met on the street to pose with the flag and then talk about what the national symbol meant to them. And then she took the project abroad, with some surprising results.Midmorning, August 19, 2009
• Report: No change for state's moose hunt
  A committee considering the plight of Minnesota's dwindling moose herd released recommendations today.August 18, 2009
• Many Vikings fans happy about Favre
  Today saw another chapter written in the saga of quarterback Brett Favre. Just three weeks after announcing he would stay retired this season, signed on with the Minnesota Vikings. Many Vikings fans say they're happy with Favre's decision.August 18, 2009
• What retirement? Favre coming back with Vikings
  Quarterback Brett Favre is back out of retirement and getting ready for his first game as a Minnesota Viking.August 18, 2009
• Political columnist Robert Novak dies at 78
  Novak, a diehard conservative and pugilistic debater who became a household face on TV, has died after a battle with brain cancer.August 18, 2009
• Peter Smith: Bungee cords, the Minnesota ties that bind
  The campaign-style negative television ads, the town hall meetings that dissolve into shouting matches -- The acrimony of the health care debate may have some Minnesotans feeling a little fractious. But just the other day, I came across one of those Minnesota ties that bind.August 18, 2009
• Gays in the clergy
  Evangelical Lutherans are gathering in Minneapolis to consider whether to permit gay and lesbian ministers to lead churches if they are in a committed relationship. Midmorning discusses the tension this issue has created regarding inclusion and unity among other mainline Protestant churches.Midmorning, August 18, 2009
• U of M to dedicate Tribal Nations Plaza at new stadium
  Officials will host a dedication ceremony this afternoon for the TCF Bank Stadium's Minnesota Tribal Nations Plaza.August 17, 2009
• Risk in a time of uncertainty
  Twenty years ago, spurred by a newfound love of flying, aviation writer Lane Wallace left a good job and a nice salary for a life of adventure. In her new book, she talks about the risks and rewards of what she calls the "hero's journey."Midmorning, August 17, 2009
• A book of motorbikes, family, and dark secrets
  In Beth Carpel's novel "Assembling Georgia," a young Minneapolis woman's life is changed when she receives a mysterious package.August 14, 2009
• The biology of love
  Helen Fisher, an anthropology professor and human behavior researcher at Rutgers University, discusses her research into why we fall in love with the people we do, and what happens to our brains when we are in love. Fisher spoke at the 2009 Aspen Ideas Festival.Midday, August 14, 2009
• What my family is learning from poverty
  An out-of-work administrator finds out what life is like for those who lack a safety net.August 14, 2009
• Bela Fleck traces the roots of the banjo
  American banjo virtuoso Bela Fleck journeys to Africa to trace the cultural roots of the banjo and record an album with local musicians.Midmorning, August 14, 2009
• 65 years later, female WWII test pilots finally recognized
  During World War II, several hundred women became WASPs in the Air Force, so they could fly military planes. Their efforts have gone unrecognized, until just recently.August 13, 2009

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