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• Pet talk
  Veterinarian Kate An Hunter and her dog, Ansel, stop by the MPR studios to answer questions about animal care and training.Midday, July 6, 2007
• What we mean when we talk about diversity
  A new study finds that Americans in four cities, including the Twin Cities, are positive about diversity but have trouble describing what they really like about it.Midmorning, July 6, 2007
• Walking the Pembina Trail
  A Minnesota man plans to mark the state's 150th birthday by walking 400 miles with an ox and cart.July 5, 2007
• What's the big idea?
  The Aspen Ideas Festival brings provocative thinkers, artists and leaders to Aspen, Colorado to present, debate and discuss their ideas. This year, some of those speakers, from U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter, R-PA to Baptist preacher Calvin Butts to opera singer Jessye Norman, opened the festival answering one question: what's the big idea?Midday, July 5, 2007
• The Commonweal unveils a new theater
  For 19 seasons the Commonweal Theatre in Lanesboro has performed in a small, cinder-block former movie house. Now the regional theater is opening a new, $3.5 million building, and looking to the future.July 5, 2007
• The New San Marco gives Duluth alcoholics a helping hand
  A new building for homeless people who are struggling with alcoholism hasjust opened in Duluth. Organizers hope the San Marco will not only improve the lives of the people who live there, but make downtown business owners happier too.July 4, 2007
• Iraq War vet was Duluth homicide victim
  Duluth's first homicide victim of 2007 is an Iraq War veteran who had been home for only a week before he was killed.July 3, 2007
• Home from Iraq, some National Guard members will face mental health hurdles
  A growing number of mental health care providers say they're ready to help returning Minnesota Guard soldiers.July 3, 2007
• New housing inspections program subject to debate
  St. Paul is now inspecting one- and two-unit rentals for code and fire safety. Advocates worry the program will create more homelessness in a shelter system that's already maxed out.July 2, 2007
• When the routines on the street drag you down
  Being homeless can be scary at first. For many though, a familiar routine develops. That same routine can become a rut that stops some people from getting off the streets.July 1, 2007
• The struggle to get off the streets
  Ending up homeless can be a harrowing experience. Trying to get off the streets can be just as hard. Without regular access to computers, phones or even showers, finding a job can be a real struggle.June 30, 2007
• Lajos Koltai tells a story of love in "Evening"
  A film called "Evening" - which opens this weekend - is drawing attention in part because of a cast that features several of the world's top actresses. The film was directed by Hungarian Lajos Koltai, who worked for 35 years as a cinematographer, which he says is the reason for the films visual style.June 29, 2007
• A day job is even rougher when you don't have a home
  Many people see getting a job as a ticket out of homelessness. But finding work is just the first step. For the 28 percent of homeless people with a job, working when you don't have a home creates its own set of challenges.June 29, 2007
• A list in constant flux
  The process of adding and removing animals from the endangered species list often leads to charged conversations about what animal species are really in danger of extinction and what responsibility humans have to care for them.Midday, June 29, 2007
• "Put yourself out here for one night"
  Go down to Dorothy Day Center operated by Catholic Charities of St. Paul and ask what it is like living there. The answer? "Put yourself out here for one night, you'll see what it's all about. You gotta be here to see it." So MPR's Jeff Horwich took the advice, and lined up with the others.June 29, 2007

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