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Lifestyle

Bernstein's legacy remembered

Bernstein's legacy remembered

Leonard Bernstein was the first American-born conductor to receive worldwide acclaim for his conducting and composing. The late conductor's daughter joins Midmorning to talk about his career, and one of his more controversial pieces.

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Commentator considers networking, Minnesota style

Commentator considers networking, Minnesota style

Minnesota's state budget is running a deficit largely because of a down economy. For many people, especially the unemployed, weathering the economic storm means networking like crazy. But is all that networking really necessary in Minnesota?

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Travel is down, but the world is still calling

Travel is down, but the world is still calling

Heading into the holiday travel season, AAA predicted the first decline in travel in six years because of the economy. But people still are figuring out ways to take trips. Rudy Maxa has ideas for smarter travel in 2009.

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Ethical New Year's resolutions

Ethical New Year's resolutions

New York Times ethicist Randy Cohen joins Midmorning to discuss the ethical dilemmas he wrote about in 2008, and he'll answer listener questions about ethical issues large and small.

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Paddlers bring in the new year on the river

Paddlers bring in the new year on the river

A small fleet of kayakers and canoe paddlers shoved off the ice and onto the open Mississippi River yesterday to celebrate a chilly tradition -- the annual New Year's Day Paddle. Boaters say it's a fitting -- if early -- start to a season on the water.
by Tim Nelson

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