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• The pomegranate hits the peak of popularity
  How did the pomegranate go from an ancient symbol of fertility to the key ingredient in a Starbucks Frappuccino?April 20, 2007
• Victoria Redel writes how a war ripples down the generations
  Victoria Redel's new novel "The Border of Truth" weaves together at least three stories to tell a very American tale.April 19, 2007
• 2007 MSP International Film Festival launches amidst concerns for the future
  As the Minneapolis/St. Paul International Film celebrates its silver anniversary, organizers admit there are concerns about its future.April 19, 2007
• Researchers use cancer vaccine as treatment
  Researchers have solid results for a vaccine that kills cancer without harming any other part of the body. It has a 100 percent success rate in mice.April 18, 2007
• School officials told to prepare for all kinds of safety hazards
  As the investigation continues at Virginia Tech, many local school officials are re-examining their safety plans. In Northfield, school principals, educators and police officers gathered for a seminar arranged months ago, on safer schools. While presenters says it's natural for people to focus on school shootings at this time, they stress that schools face other dangerous situations, much more regularly.April 18, 2007
• The long-term impact of 9/11
  Years after the 9/11 attacks, many Minnesotans say they are still feeling uneasy around one another. A new study by Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights, "Voices from Silence," documents the long-term impact of 9/11 on Minnesota's immigrant, refugee, and religious minority groups.April 17, 2007
• Pigeons: friend or foe?
  Cities across the country are looking for ways to curb their pigeon populations. Do the birds deserve to be run out of town or are they simply victims of bad press?April 16, 2007
• Tim Walz wields influence during the first 100 days of Congress
  Tim Walz has spent just over three months in Congress, and he's already made an impact.April 9, 2007
• The vet is in
  Veterinarian Kate An Hunter will be in the studio with her dog Ansel to answer questions about animal care.Midday, April 6, 2007
• Around the world for cancer awareness
  Rosie Swale Pope has been running around the world for three and a half years to raise cancer awareness. So far, she's worn out 38 pairs of running shoes. She's covered 21,000 miles and still has 4,000 to go. Pope stopped in Minneapolis Thursday.April 5, 2007
• Morrison County approves dog breeding kennel
  Commissioners in Morrison County have given the go-ahead for a controversial large dog-breeding kennel near Little Falls. The outcome of the fight could lead to stricter state and local regulation of large dog kennels.April 5, 2007
• Valarie Kaur's search for America after 9/11
  After the Sept. 11 attacks -- appearance sometimes affected how you were treated in this country. When a Sikh man, wearing a turban, was gunned down in Arizona, it changed college student, Valarie Kaur's life. She ended up making a film about what it means to be American.April 3, 2007
• The Resurrection Trade
  "Splayed, flayed and displayed." That's how Minnesota poet Leslie Adrienne Miller says women were illustrated in 18th century anatomical texts. Now she has a new book about it.April 1, 2007
• Christopher Moore takes a bite out of vampires
  The title of Christopher Moore's new comedic novel about vampires consists of a phrase rarely, if ever, heard on public radio.March 30, 2007
• The moose mystery
  Is the heat or the humidity hurting Minnesota moose?March 30, 2007

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