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• The return of the rooster
  A landmark on the North Shore Highway is back, but it's in rough shape. Last week, somebody stole the larger-than-life statue of a rooster from its perch in Two Harbors. The thieves threw the rooster off a bridge, and it looked like the statue would never be the same. But airline mechanics in Duluth have volunteered to put it back together again.May 1, 2003
• Life and debt on a dairy farm
  Over the past 30 years, the number of dairy farms in Minnesota has dropped by 84 percent. Last year, the state's dairy production hit its lowest level in 50 years. But despite the poor economic outlook, some farm families are making a living -- while living the life they want.April 29, 2003
• Making work: Young entrepreneurs turn away from weak job market
  Since the economy turned sour, the job market has become a rather forbidding place for young people. Corporate scouts don't stake out college campuses the way they used to. Many 20-somethings send out reams of resumes, only to wind up in jobs that don't make them happy. But a few bypass the job market altogether to start a new business of their own.April 29, 2003
• African Americans oppose war, but rarely protest
  Recent opinion polls suggest more African Americans are opposed to the war in Iraq than white Americans. Even so fewer African Americans than whites have come out to protest the war.April 9, 2003
• The 'James Brown of Somalia:' Hibo Mohamed Nuur
  For decades, Hibo Mohamed Nuur's legendary voice drew thousands to concerts from Mogadishu to Toronto. They still call her the James Brown of Somali music. But for the past few years Nuur's lived in relative obscurity in Rochester.April 8, 2003
• Living the good life
  When Peter Gomes, Harvard University's Plummer Professor of Christian Morals and minister to the university's Memorial Church, speaks to graduating seniors, he asks them what they will do after the "fall". In other words, how will they cope when they encounter life's difficulties? Last week Gomes spoke about how "the good life", will help people with hardships. He spoke at the Westminster Town Hall Forum at Westminster Presbyterian Church, in Minneapolis.April 1, 2003
• Couple makes anti-nuclear stance a family affair
  Mordechai Vanunu is a convicted traitor, accused of jeopardizing Israel's national security. He is also a hero to anti-nuclear activists around the globe, who say no one in the western world has spent longer in solitary confinement. Vanunu, called an international martyr by his supporters, is also the adopted son of a retired couple who have lived all their lives in St. Paul.March 17, 2003
• Rushford goes nanotech
  Nanotechnology uses components built at the molecular level to improve everyday products. So far here in Minnesota, the nanotech revolution is off to a slow start. But one small southeastern Minnesota town is betting big on nanotechnology.March 11, 2003
• "I've had enough fun"
  In November, former State Senate Majority Leader Roger Moe found himself a private citizen for the first time in decades. The future is suddenly a blank slate for one of Minnesota's longest-serving lawmakers.March 6, 2003
• Coach for life
  We all make promises to ourselves. 'I'm going to lose some weight.' Or, 'I'm going to spend more time with the kids.' Or, 'I'm going to learn to play the piano.' Some people put sticky notes on the fridge to remind them of their pledges. Some people use their palm pilots. And some people hire a "life coach."March 3, 2003
• The Homeland Project
  St. Paul has the largest urban Hmong population in the world. They traveled thousands of difficult miles to get here. Now, the children of these immigrants, many born in the United States, are learning about the homeland of their parents. Recently, five Hmong high school students from St. Paul embarked on a two-week trip to Thailand and Laos. They called the trip the Homeland project. The students hoped seeing their parents' homeland would help them understand the deep cultural gap that separates them from their parents.February 26, 2003
• Storyteller busy during Black History Month
  February is the month when Americans are encouraged to learn more about the culture and history of African Americans. Schools, libraries and other organizations ask African American scholars, artists and professionals to take part in their Black History Month events. Storyteller Nothando Zulu hasn't had a day off this month.February 24, 2003
• Haley Bonar
  Haley Bonar is keeping busy. She's playing regularly in Duluth. Her new CD is coming out. And she's going on a national tour this spring. She's doing all right for a 19-year-old who quit college to write songs.February 21, 2003
• Second time around for luxury car company
  Can't find a Duesenberg at a decent price? A southern Minnesota company builds cars reminiscent of a Duesie and other classic automobiles. It's the culmination of a dream for the owner of the Prinzing Motor Car Co.February 15, 2003
• Tattered shack or home away from home? The architecture of the frozen lake
  When cold weather hits, many Minnesotans head for their second homes. Some are warm, southern getaways. But many are sparsely furnished, cheaply made, and about the size of a prison cell.February 10, 2003

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