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• "A lot less shouty"
  The British Television Advertising Awards return to the Walker Art Center for the 21st year in a row.December 4, 2006
• Ask the vet
  Veterinarian Kate An Hunter sheds light on our mysterious furry friends, and offers advice to help humans and animals get along better.Midday, December 1, 2006
• Clyde Iron rises again
  Few people outside Duluth remember a long gone company called Clyde Iron Works. But their hoists and cranes put the muscle into America's logging industry and helped build national monuments. Now, they're about to come back to life, as a market, a brewery, a hotel, and a public sports center.December 1, 2006
• Karl Unnasch's strange animals
  Dead snakes, desiccated cats and goats are just a few of the creatures southeastern Minnesota artist Karl Unnasch uses to think about life.November 24, 2006
• The winningest coach in college football
  Coach John Gagliardi spends every Thanksgiving surrounded by football.November 23, 2006
• A young family is grateful for a tiny blessing
  The Palzer family of Blaine will give thanks today for an early, but welcome addition to their family.November 23, 2006
• The truth about Thanksgiving
  Never has one dinner party been so obscured by myth. What's the real story behind Thanksgiving?November 22, 2006
• Carlton County's historic songs
  Some kids in Cloquet have found a different way to learn about their history. They've been working all week with folksinger Charlie Maguire, composing songs about the region.November 17, 2006
• Saving small town history on film
  Lots of small towns have amateur historians; you may know them as the folks always ready with a story of the old days. In the western Minnesota town of Milan, Billy Thompson went a step further in preserving his community's history.November 17, 2006
• Sometimes it's best to ditch diplomacy
  Diplomacy has its limits, and some wonder if talk is the right solution. Here are some stories from people who have ditched diplomacy for confrontation, with mixed results.November 17, 2006
• The slow death of nursing homes
  The number of nursing homes in Minnesota is shrinking. Choices like assisted living apartments have become the preferred housing option for many senior citizens.November 16, 2006
• A new take on birthday gifts
  A child's birthday party is supposed to be about celebration, but often for the kids it seems to be about the presents. For some parents, the way around that is to make the birthday gifts into birthday donations.November 16, 2006
• "Chasing Windmills" is pretty hard work
  Lately a camera crew has been working--working very hard--in downtown Minneapolis. They're making a drama called "Chasing Windmills" that's posted every weekday on the World Wide Web.November 16, 2006
• How Duluth became a union town
  Duluth has long been known as a union town. A new book tells the story of how and why. It's called "By the Ore Docks: A Working People's History of Duluth."November 15, 2006
• Rich Cohen tells it "Sweet and Low"
  Writer Rich Cohen's grandfather Ben invented two things that changed US eating habits. First he invented the machine that makes those little sugar packets you find in restaurants. Then he invented "Sweet and Low" the sugar substitute. The family made millions. But the story went sour, and Cohen's branch of the family got cut out of the will. He chronicles what happens in his new book "Sweet and Low."November 14, 2006

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