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• The Garden Guru
  Time to take care of the lawn before the long winter, says Midmorning Garden Guru Deb Brown.October 7, 2004
• The smell test
  Two American scientists have won the 2004 Nobel Prize for their research on the human sense of smell. We'll examine perhaps the least understood of the senses.October 5, 2004
• The art of photography
  Native Minnesotan and National Geographic photographer William Allard talks about his craft, combining art and journalism.October 4, 2004
• The last suit seller in Marshall is Mister Cool
  Mister Cool's Clothing is the last men's clothing store in the town of Marshall, Minnesota. There used to be four men's stores on Main Street. But after the mall opened, one by one the clothing stores either closed or followed the crowd to the mall. But one man kept his business on Main Street. His store is the only place for about 80 miles where men can buy a suit.September 28, 2004
• This is B-3 organ night!
  If it's Tuesday night at the Artists Quarter in St. Paul, It's "B-3 Organ Night." For the last nine years Billy Holloman has been exciting audiences with the rich, soulful growl of his Hammond B-3 organ. Now, Holloman is releasing a CD. It's called, "This is Organ Night."September 24, 2004
• Radio Re-Volt hopes to start a revolution
  Have you ever wanted to run your own radio station? Play the songs you want? Say the things you want to say? Now you can, thanks to a radio revolution underway in Minneapolis. The Walker Art Center has organized a group of artists and free radio advocates to teach people how to run their own low wattage micro-radio stations. "Radio Re-Volt" is designed, in part, to widen access to the local airwaves and raise awareness of the growing media consolidation in America.September 17, 2004
• Prescriptions from a country doctor
  For almost four decades, Roger MacDonald was a traveling doctor in one of the most remote regions of northern Minnesota. He made his way from fishing villages to Indian reservations, treating the independent and idiosyncratic individuals who relied on him for medical help.September 8, 2004
• Fall fix-it
  It's time for fall chores, clearing gutters and checking roofs. Midmorning features home fix-it ideas.September 7, 2004
• Ticket to ride
  The Beatles took America by storm with the now legendary tours of 40 years ago. A man who witnessed one of the biggest pop culture events in the second half of the 20th century talks about the music and the lads from Liverpool.September 6, 2004
• The changing of the seasons
  Summer's over. The crowds are already thinning in busy tourist spots like Duluth. Up north, it seemed like summer never came this year. Some towns had their chilliest summer on record. Residents in the region have mixed feelings about the changing of the seasons.September 5, 2004
• Bill Clinton hospitalized, faces bypass surgery
  Former President Bill Clinton will undergo heart bypass surgery after complaining of mild chest pain and shortness of breath, his office said Friday. Clinton was being admitted to New York Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia, a statement said. He had seen a doctor first on Thursday, and additional tests Friday revealed the need for the surgery, it said.September 3, 2004
• Minnesota State Fair is tops
  The Minnesota State Fair opens Thursday for a 12-day run. And while there are more than 3,000 fairs in North America, Minnesotans have long claimed that their annual state fair is one of the best. Many people say they're right.August 26, 2004
• As luck would have it
  Americans are thought to work hard, but playing games of chance is also a large part of life in the United States. One historian says the two different schools of thought are interdependent.August 25, 2004
• Minnesota Marine receives Bronze Star for heroism in Vietnam
  It took 37 years, but a Minnesota veteran has finally received a Bronze Star for heroism in combat while serving in Vietnam.August 19, 2004
• Cameras made from cardboard
  Derrick Burbul is a high-tech guy. He's a photographer, and he has digital cameras. He does design work on his computer, and he makes DVDs. But he also loves pinhole cameras, and they're about as low-tech as you can get. Lately he's been sending pinhole cameras around the world in the mail and asking people to take pictures for him. The results are on display at the Duluth Art Institute's gallery in the old train depot in Duluth.August 16, 2004

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