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• David Rakoff, "Don't Get Too Comfortable"
  Whether writing about the Paris fashion shows or his experience as a cabana boy at a South Beach hotel, essayist David Rakoff explores and exposes our culture with a keen eye and sharp wit.Midmorning, October 3, 2006
• Big names battle in the 8th
  Familiar names face off in the 8th District race this year. Long-time incumbent Democrat Jim Oberstar faces a challenge from Republican Rod Grams, the former TV news anchor who served both in the U.S. House and Senate.October 2, 2006
• Steele County's last butter maker churns it out the old fashioned way
  Steele County once led the world in butter production. Now, only one butter maker remains.October 1, 2006
• Brent Boyd's love letter to Minneapolis
  A new movie called "Aurora Borealis" peers into some of the quirky scenes of life in Minneapolis. The story is the work of screenwriter Brent Boyd, who grew up in the Twin Cities. He trained as a playwright here, but now lives in Los Angeles. He says the film is in a way a love letter to the citySeptember 29, 2006
• Past GOP convention in Minnesota roiled like a 'boiling cauldron'
  Minnesota last hosted a national political convention in 1892, when Republicans bickered over the re-election of President Benjamin Harrison. MPR's Cathy Wurzer talked with local historian Iric Nathanson about Minnesota's moment in the political spotlight.September 29, 2006
• Tom Drury's "Driftless Area"
  Tom Drury titled his novel "The Driftless Area." It's very hard to place in a specific genre. There are elements of a thriller. There's a robbery. And there's a spine-tingling sense of ghostly predestination. One reviewer recently called the book "a Midwestern paranormal noir."September 28, 2006
• Wisconsin marriage vote splits state
  Polls indicate the fate of Wisconsin's proposed ban on same-sex marriage rests upon voters' interpretation of the bill. MPR's Cathy Wurzer discussed the issue with JR Ross, editor of the political news service WisPolitics.September 28, 2006
• Ventura stumps in the Lone Star State
  Texas Public Radio's David Martin Davies caught up with former Gov. Jesse Ventura on the campaign trail in San Antonio.September 27, 2006
• Historic Camp Coldwater spring and government buildings on the sales block
  The historic property known as Camp Coldwater near Fort Snelling could be turned over to new owners. The U.S. Department of the Interior is finalizing the parameters for selling the land.September 25, 2006
• Children of the Holocaust
  Midmorning talks with two Holocaust survivors about their experiences during World War II, and the difficult process of sharing those memories.Midmorning, September 21, 2006
• 'Mr. Mark' is a star
  St. Paul teacher recognized as "American Stars of Teaching."September 19, 2006
• This is your brain on politics
  Democrats like to call Republicans irrational. Republicans say Democrats ignore the facts. A new study finds there's truth to both arguments.September 18, 2006
• Lynn Sherr, news anchor
  Katie Couric has been making news as the first female solo anchor for a nightly news program. Midmorning's guest, Lynn Sherr, was in the anchor's chair long before Couric's recent ascension in network news.Midmorning, September 18, 2006
• Author Joe Helgerson and the magic of the Mississippi
  When Joe Helgerson talks about the Mississippi River, he talks stories. They are stories about the power and the mystery of the river. The Minneapolis-based writer's new children's novel, "Horns and Wrinkles," dwells on the Mississippi's magic.September 14, 2006
• Keillor to open his own bookstore
  Garrison Keillor is going from bestselling author to bookstore owner. Keillor, who hosts the "A Prairie Home Companion" public radio program, plans to open a bookstore in St. Paul in November.September 14, 2006

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