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• Puckett in critical condition after stroke
  Kirby Puckett was in critical condition Monday after surgery for a stroke. Puckett, who led the Twins to two World Series championships before his career was cut short by glaucoma, was stricken Sunday at his Arizona home.March 6, 2006
• Following the lost boys
  "Lost Boys of Sudan" tells the story of how a group of young men who had been orphaned by the Sudanese civil war start a new life in the United States.Midmorning, February 23, 2006
• Renaissance art on a plate
  Maiolica ceramics were a mark of luxury and status to the wealthy in Renaissance Italy. Now, it's on display at a museum in St. Peter.February 20, 2006
• Living with President Lincoln
  A decade ago, historian Doris Kearns Goodwin decided to "live" with Abraham Lincoln. Goodwin immersed herself in Lincoln's life and learned that the secret to his success was his ability to incorporate his political adversaries into his administration.Midday, February 17, 2006
• How women won the right to vote
  A speech on the women's suffrage movement from University of Minnesota historian Sara Evans.Midday, February 15, 2006
• Josephine's mounting debt
  Last October we introduced you to Josephine Ruiz, 72, who was worried that she wouldn't be able to keep up with her heating bill this winter. So she planned to get by with as little heat as possible by turning her thermostat way down and by using lots of blankets, a heating pad and her dog for warmth. We checked in with Ruiz recently to find out how her plan is going.February 6, 2006
• Remembering Coretta Scott King
  Coretta Scott King, who turned a life shattered by her husband's assassination into one devoted to enshrining his legacy of human rights and equality, has died at the age of 78.January 31, 2006
• Life at the bottom of the world
  Antarctica is a forbidding place that nevertheless attracts and holds people who feel more comfortable there than anywhere else. A writer who lived and worked at McMurdo Station talks about the surprising community there.January 30, 2006
• Saving the last salute
  Military color guards nationwide were struggling to honor a growing number of World War II veteran's funerals - some 1,800 a day. But a rule change pushed by a determined Duluth vet will help expand the ranks of the guards.January 29, 2006
• Eugene McCarthy remembered
  Highlights from two recent memorial services for Minnesota senator and 1968 anti-war presidential candidate Eugene McCarthy, including tributes from Bill Clinton and Walter Mondale.January 24, 2006
• Rethinking globalism
  Globalism isn't the evil some portray it to be, argues the author of a number of books on culture and identity.January 16, 2006
• If these walls could talk...
  An exhibit opening Jan. 14 at the Minnesota History Center in St. Paul will allow visitors to explore history through the stories of people who lived in one house on the east side of St. Paul over the last 120 years.January 13, 2006
• Red House Records' president Bob Feldman dies at 56
  The folk world is mourning the loss of Bob Feldman, the president of St. Paul-based Red House Records. He died Wednesday at the age of 56. For nearly 25 years, Feldman's independent label has been a major force in the national folk music scene.January 12, 2006
• Fargo man combines health care with art
  Ken Heide uses his woodworking skills to help people live a regular life. He is one of the few people left in the U.S. who carve wooden legs.January 10, 2006
• We've all heard of the Founding Fathers...
  National Public Radio's Cokie Roberts is interested in some of the lesser-told stories of the American Revolution: the stories of the women who helped fight for independence. Roberts spoke about her book, "Founding Mothers: The Women Who Raised Our Nation," last year at the Aspen Ideas Festival.January 3, 2006

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