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• Remembering Jon Hassler
  When Minnesota author Jon Hassler died last week at 74, colleagues of his remarked on the impact of his work, both as a writer and a teacher. Midday remembers Hassler in his own words, as we rebroadcast an interview he did with MPR in 1999. We also talk with two of Hassler's longtime friends.Midday, March 25, 2008
• Weatherization needs on Indian reservations outstrip assistance
  The rising costs of energy affect everyone. But in the cold northern part of Minnesota, low-income populations are feeling the pinch more than ever.March 23, 2008
• Syrup events go on as Whitewater park slowly reopens after flood
  Last August's floods in southeastern Minnesota devastated Whitewater State Park - washing out 11 bridges, wiping out roads and camping areas, destroying buildings and killing three-fourths of the fish.March 23, 2008
• The man who invented appropriation
  Painter and sculptor Richard Prince is famed in the art world for taking other people's work and presenting it as his own.March 21, 2008
• A new middle school will focus on girls
  A new middle school for girls is signing up students for this fall.March 21, 2008
• Girl injured in pool accident dies
  Abigail Taylor, the 6-year-old girl whose injury in a swimming pool led to federal legislation to make pools safer, died Thursday evening.March 21, 2008
• Census: suburban population boom slows
  U.S. Census figures released Thursday show that the explosive growth in Minnesota's outer-ring suburbs is slowing.March 20, 2008
• Jon Hassler, author of 'Staggerford,' dies
  Famed Minnesota novelist Jon Hassler has died. Hassler, 74, had suffered from Parkinson disease. He had a string of novels to his name, many of them examining the intricacies of life in small Minnesota towns. As word spreads of his passing Hassler is being remembered both for his writing and his teaching.March 20, 2008
• Edo de Waart returns to the Twin Cities
  A familiar face is returning to the Twin Cities classical music scene. The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra has appointed former Minnesota Orchestra conductor Edo de Waart as one of the group's new artistic partners beginning in 2010.March 19, 2008
• Sesquicentennial organizers look for state money
  A Minnesota House committee on Monday heard a request to give the state's Sesquicentennial Commission money to help pay for the state's 150th birthday celebration.March 17, 2008
• Birth mothers, adoptees debate open access to birth certificates
  People who were adopted may gain access to their original birth certificates if a bill before the state Legislature passes. But is the bill putting the interests of the adoptee before the rights of their birth parents?Midmorning, March 17, 2008
• New study limits TV time to prevent weight gain
  U of M research is trying to pinpoint what it takes to keep families from gaining unwanted weight.March 16, 2008
• Local man to receive $100,000 community award
  Matthew Sanford from the western Minneapolis suburbs will be awarded this week for his work helping disabled people learn yoga.March 16, 2008
• 'Chicago 10' takes a new look at a timeless story
  A new movie uses archive film and animation to plunge audiences into the chaos surrounding the 1968 Democratic Convention in Chicago. "Chicago 10" director Brett Morgan says there are lessons in the story for organizers at the Republican National Convention this year in St Paul.March 14, 2008
• The vet solves your pet puzzles
  Veterinarian Kate An Hunter and her dog, Ansel, stop by the MPR studios to answer questions about animal care and training.Midday, March 14, 2008

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