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• Jasper Fforde's 'Nursery Crimes'
  Author Jasper Fforde likes to play around with stories -- often other people's stories. Now he's written a book that looks at the tale of "The Three Bears" for what he says it really is -- a crime story.August 9, 2006
• George Rabasa's borders
  Minnesota writer George Rabasa likes to take his characters to the borders of countries and morality. In his latest novel, "The Cleansing," Rabasa tells the story of three friends who met in Mexico and have haunted each other's lives for decades.August 8, 2006
• Portrait is a tribute to Rosalie Wahl
  A group of lawyers is working on a tribute to retired Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Rosalie Wahl. Minnesota's first woman on the Supreme Court has had a lifetime of firsts.August 8, 2006
• All about birds
  Fall migration is underway. As birds head for their winter homes, two avid birders answer questions about our fine feathered friends.Midday, August 4, 2006
• Cartwheeling to a record
  Large crowds often head to the Minnesota State Capitol with a purpose in mind. But today the hundreds of people who marched out across the Capitol lawn had an unusual end in mind, setting a new world record.August 3, 2006
• Cuba without Fidel?
  Fidel Castro has given temporary control of Cuba to his brother, Raul Castro. Midmorning looks at the possible successors to the longtime dictator and the future of the Communist island nation.Midmorning, August 2, 2006
• New Yorkers learn how to work the system ... in the Boundary Waters
  Officials in charge of the Cavity Lake wildfire are not only putting out a 50-square mile fire. They're also training some New Yorkers in the system they use to handle such long-term, large scale events.August 2, 2006
• War effort -- or lack of effort?
  According to the popular saying, war is sacrifice. The war in Iraq asks U.S. troops and their families to make sacrifices both large and small. But just what are those on the homefront sacrificing?August 1, 2006
• Albert Lea loses Love
  A beloved -- if controversial -- newspaper columnist in Albert Lea has died. Love Cruikshank was known for her outspoken newspaper columns, and her wholehearted embrace of life and community.July 31, 2006
• Amy Gillespie's Mozambique
  A Medelia, Minn. woman is teaching young African children skills most Americans take for granted. She hopes those skills will save some lives.July 27, 2006
• The big truck travels through Minnesota
  A huge semi is making its way into Minnesota, through the Twin Cities and on toward North Dakota. The super-sized load weighs 458,000 pounds -- the same as 28 full-grown African elephants.July 24, 2006
• Film director Kevin Smith, aka "Silent Bob," speaks
  The slacker event of the year kicks off this weekend with the release of "Clerks II." It's the sequel to the 1994 cult indie movie hit "Clerks" -- and it's a film director Kevin Smith once thought he could never make.July 20, 2006
• New book brings life to the spirit of Gitchi Gumee
  A new children's picture book takes readers on a journey across Gitchi Gumee -- Lake Superior. In the process, they learn about respect and patience, taught by the spirit of the big lake itself, Gitchi Gumee.July 20, 2006
• Putting the fun back in the news
  This Minnesota native brought her humor to the national stage via one of the most popular news comedy shows on cable television, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. Lizz Winstead shares her thoughts on Midmorning.Midmorning, July 19, 2006
• Duluth gets tough on butts
  Duluth was one of the first cities to institute a smoking ban. And that pushed a lot of people onto the streets. Now downtown Duluth has a new campaign -- against cigarette butts.July 13, 2006

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