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• Kirk Anderson revisits his 'Banana Republic'
  Kirk Anderson drew the "Banana Republic: Adventures in Amnesia" strip for the Editorial pages of the Star Tribune. He wanted to spur debate on national and local political issues by creating a story about how a third world dictatorship deals with those same topics. The strips are now being published as a book.February 2, 2009
• Joan, Todd and Taj
  The 51st annual Grammy awards will be held in Los Angeles this Sunday February 8th. Midmorning spoke with three Grammy nominees in studio this year: folk icon Joan Baez, musician/producer Todd Rundgren, and blues legend Taj Mahal. We'll hear excerpts from those artists about the music that moves them.Midmorning, January 30, 2009
• Director gets animated for his Oscar-nominated film
  A highly unusual Oscar-nominated documentary opens in Minnesota this weekend. "Waltz with Bashir" is out of the ordinary, because it's animated, and because it deals with the psychological repercussions of a Middle Eastern war a quarter century ago.January 30, 2009
• Two businesses in Winona join forces to survive the recession
  In Winona a restaurant and a bookstore moved in together to cut expenses. So far, so good.January 29, 2009
• John Updike, prize-winning writer, dead at age 76
  John Updike, the Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist, died Tuesday of lung cancer. He was 76.January 27, 2009
• Banking your tax refund to combat poverty
  It's tax season - and a Minnesota program that offers low-cost tax refund loans is bracing for overwhelming demand, as more people face financial insecurity.January 27, 2009
• Woman who donated Minn. Governor's Residence dies
  Olivia Irvine Dodge, a philanthropist who donated the house that is now the Minnesota Governor's Residence, died Saturday at the age of 90.January 26, 2009
• Judge: Eller guilty of assault on police
  Vikings great Carl Eller has been convicted of two gross misdemeanors in his clash with Minneapolis police officers in April.January 26, 2009
• Jeffrey Hatcher finds new depths in 'Jekyll and Hyde'
  This weekend, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde will stalk the stage of the Park Square Theater in St. Paul. Twin Cities playwright Jeffrey Hatcher adapted and expended Robert Louis Stevenson's classic tale of the man of science who releases his inner evil by drinking a potion.January 23, 2009
• Minnesota Opera has a devil of a good time with 'Faust'
  The Minnesota Opera goes to the devil this weekend for its production of "Faust." In its heyday, Faust was the most popular opera in the world. Minnesota Opera staff say they hope to reveal its modern message through dance.January 22, 2009
• Local musicians want Legacy Amendment money
  The Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment approved by Minnesota voters last November is expected to raise approximately $55 to $60 million a year for the arts. Artists and arts groups from every discipline are hoping to get a chunk of that money.January 21, 2009
• Commentary: Go ahead, Mr. President, I'm not watching
  After months of watching closely, commentator Peg Guilfoyle is turning her back on the new president for a while.January 21, 2009
• White Bear Lake: A suburb with an old soul
  Residents in White Bear Lake enjoy a high quality of life -- and an unusual preoccupation with polar bears. The first part in our series, "The State Budget in Your Backyard," explores the town.January 20, 2009
• Nursing home watchdog returns to Albert Lea
  The founder of a nationally known nursing home watchdog group returns to Albert Lea this week to meet with families of those who were allegedly abused at Good Samaritan Society of Albert Lea.January 19, 2009
• Powell: Keep fighting for King's dream
  Former Secretary of State and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Colin Powell spoke in Minneapolis today for the 19th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day breakfast.January 19, 2009

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