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Lifestyle

Nonprofit survival

Nonprofit survival

Across the nation nonprofit organizations are expected to endure a very difficult year as the economy sinks. A new report describes Minnesota's nonprofit landscape.

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Living better and longer

Living better and longer

Writer and adventurer Dan Buettner went on a journey to find the four parts of the world where people are living the longest. "The Blue Zones" uncovers some of the secrets of these places and distills them into a formula for living longer.

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Commentator finds holiday cheer hard to embrace

Commentator finds holiday cheer hard to embrace

The holiday season is here, and for some Minnesotans, the magic of the season is just beginning. But for others, like commentator Peter Smith, the joy of the season always seems just a bit harder to appreciate.
by Peter Smith

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Evidence of a green Sahara

Evidence of a green Sahara

On a recent dinosaur dig in Africa, paleontologists found evidence of lush vegetation and a thriving community of ancient people in what is now the Sahara Desert.

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Food safety: History and hysteria

Food safety: History and hysteria

After a salmonella scare in produce, concerns about contaminants in infant formula have once again put food safety on the minds of American consumers. One journalist chronicles more treacherous times, and advises the best way to avoid contaminated food today.

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Turkey Confidential

Turkey Confidential

Splendid Table star Lynne Rossetto Kasper hosts Turkey Confidential--two hours of live culinary triage on the day you need it most--Thanksgiving. This is the day even non-cooks get in the kitchen. She'll be listening early with open lines for listener questions--anything goes!

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Improvements on the cheap

Improvements on the cheap

Kitchen and bath remodeling brings the greatest return for selling your home, but in this market homeowners aren't likely to recover that cost. John Trostle shares some inexpensive projects you can do with the biggest bang for your limited buck as well as winterizing tips.

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Turkey confidential

Turkey confidential

On the day when even non-cooks get in the kitchen, Lynne Rossetto Kasper, host of The Splendid Table, answers your Thanksgiving culinary questions. Ask questions and join the live chat conversation.

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Turkey Confidential

Turkey Confidential

Splendid Table star Lynne Rossetto Kasper hosts Turkey Confidential--two hours of live culinary triage on the day you need it most--Thanksgiving. This is the day even non-cooks get in the kitchen. She'll be listening early with open lines for listener questions--anything goes!

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