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• Barbaro euthanized; owner calls it 'the right decision'
  Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro was euthanized Monday after complications from his gruesome breakdown at last year's Preakness, ending an eight-month ordeal that prompted an outpouring of support across the country.January 29, 2007
• Mashout attracts hundreds of home brewers to Twin Cities
  Beers brewed for sipping, not chugging, compete in the 2007 Upper Mississsippi Mashout.January 26, 2007
• Settling the frontier
  The white settlers flocking to the Dakota territory found a forbidding place, hostile to farming. A new book uses letters and photographs to describe the frontier life immigrants faced.Midmorning, January 26, 2007
• Leading from the heart
  University of Minnesota Dean Darlyne Bailey talks about the importance of spirituality in leadership. She says this approach has helped her deal with the pain left after the disbanding of the U's General College for the college she now leads.Midmorning, January 26, 2007
• In Sandstone, success is in the bag
  Baggers from the small town of Sandstone, Minnesota are dominating the state's grocery bagging championships. This year's winner heads to the national contest in Las Vegas next week.January 25, 2007
• Vikram Chandra writes an epic tale
  Some critics describe Vikram Chandra's new novel "Sacred Games" as a thriller. But the Indian-born writer says he's a little nervous about applying that title to a book 900 pages long.January 25, 2007
• Eleanor McGovern, wife of former senator from South Dakota, dies
  Eleanor McGovern, 85, had suffered heart problems for five years and underwent bypass surgery last year.January 25, 2007
• Was Bachmann too friendly with the president?
  When Rep. Michelle Bachmann, R-Minn., shook President Bush's hand on his way in to the House Chamber Tuesday night, no one noticed. When she grabbed onto his shoulder for 25 seconds and planted an unsolicited kiss on him, viewers -- and bloggers -- took note.January 24, 2007
• Medallion found
  The St. Paul Winter Carnival medallion already has been found, after only three clues. So a second treasure hunt will be held.January 24, 2007
• Balancing the needs of wolves and humans
  The year 2007 may be the year wolves move off the endangered species list. Scientist Dave Mech talks about how humans and animals like elk have adjusted to the comeback of the wolf.Midmorning, January 23, 2007
• Bolivians benefit from Minnesota's surplus medical goods
  Rather than wringing their hands over all that is wrong in the world, a Mendota Heights couple is actually doing something about it. Segundo and Joan Velasquez collect new and used medical goods headed for the trash heap in this country and send them to clinics in Bolivia.January 21, 2007
• Man survives fall from 17th floor
  A Wisconsin man in town for a dart tournament apparently was goofing around Saturday morning at the Minneapolis Hyatt Regency when he crashed through a window and fell 16 stories.January 21, 2007
• Doug Jones gets inside his characters
  Doug Jones has two major roles in the new fantasy movie "Pan's Labyrinth," but you never see his face. Jones is known for his skill performing otherworldly creatures. He brings emotion and subtlety to a character, even as he's encased in a complicated full body costume.January 19, 2007
• Only connect: strange conversations in the digital age
  How do friends and family stay in touch in a modern fast-paced world? Listen to a collection of perspectives.January 19, 2007
• Music from the heart
  A folk singing duo from rural Minnesota finds fulfillment if not riches in music.January 19, 2007

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