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• A Duluth soldier comes home
  Army Specialist Daniel James McConnell throught he'd be home, safe, from Iraq within weeks. Instead, his body is being flown back Friday.November 18, 2004
• She sees dead people
  A pathologist reflects on what she's learned about the end of life from close contact with many people on the final threshold.November 18, 2004
• The truth? You can't handle the truth
  Researchers says most people lie once or twice a day. Studies show that, over the course of a week, we deceive about 30 of the people we interact with personally. What motivates us to lie and just what is the role of verbal deception in society?November 17, 2004
• A Civil War veteran finally remembered
  Henry Johnson lay in an unmarked grave for 76 years. Now, thanks to help from a great granddaughter, the Civil War veteran is properly memorialized.November 11, 2004
• Grading personality tests
  Personality tests can determine where we fit in at work, at school and in relationships. A new book sheds light on the most popular personality test, the Myers-Briggs Indicator.November 11, 2004
• A conversation with a cabinologist
  The home away from home should be a place of retreat, not more work, according to residential architect and author Dale Mulfinger.November 11, 2004
• The search for the ivory-billed woodpecker
  As the numbers of the once plentiful ivory-billed woodpecker dwindled, a few scientists raced to learn about and save the nearly extinct species.November 9, 2004
• Mixing politics and politeness
  This emotional presidential campaign divides neighbors, friends and families along political lines. Midmorning's guest offers some ideas for re-capturing shredded civility.November 1, 2004
• New Chinese galleries at MIA filled with gifts by Ruth and Bruce Dayton
  The Minneapolis Institute of Arts unveils seven new Chinese galleries Sunday. It's also re-opening seven other renovated Chinese galleries. The event is the first phase of a major expansion at the museum. The MIA says the new space catapults the museum to the top tier of Chinese art collections within in the United States. While many donors have had a hand in building the collection, few can rival the contributions of Bruce and Ruth Dayton.October 29, 2004
• Dinosaur discoveries
  Dinosaur fossils recently uncovered in China prove some tyrannosaurs had feathers, not scaly skin. Another newly discovered set of remains provides a first-ever look at how the prehistoric creatures slept. A Minnesota paleontologist talks about current dinosaur research as well as a new dinosaur exhibit at the Science Museum of Minnesota.October 27, 2004
• Grave hunting? Here's your guide
  Cemetery surfing. With Web sites like www.findagrave.com to help guide them, more and more people are tracking down the final resting spots of the dead. For those who need a little guidance on their quest, the Minnesota Historical Society Press has published a new book highlighting some of the state's more notable graves. It's called "Six Feet Under: A Graveyard Guide to Minnesota."October 25, 2004
• Art that's stuffed and mounted
  A gallery exhibit in Minneapolis is giving new life to the lifeless. The Minnesota Association of Rogue Taxidermists uses dead animals and stuffed toys to create wild displays of impossible beasts. The work is imaginative, but not for the faint-hearted.October 22, 2004
• Jeffrey Hatcher sees "Stage Beauty" on celluloid
  Twin Cities playwright Jeffrey Hatcher is a prolific wordsmith. His work is regularly performed on stages around the country. Now he's up to something new -- a movie. "Stage Beauty" opens locally this weekend. It's set 350 years in the past, but deals with issues of gender and sexuality very much from the present.October 21, 2004
• Plans unveiled for Wellstone crash site memorial
  Plans for a site memorializing Sen. Paul Wellstone and seven other people were unveiled Tuesday in woods not far from the site where their plane went down nearly two years ago. The project will include a gathering area, a legacy trail, a commemorative circle and an interpretive site that looks toward the crash area.October 19, 2004
• The ethics of journalism
  Should journalists have a creed? A former editor and ombudsman believes reporters and editors should ascribe to a common ethical code.October 13, 2004

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