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January 2, 2009 12:00 AM

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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January 2, 2009 12:00 AM

Stretch of I-494 closed this weekend

Traffic could be slowed down this weekend in the south metro as a stretch of I-494 will be closed for a construction project.

by Steven John

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January 1, 2009 11:03 PM

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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January 1, 2009 2:00 PM

St. Paul enthusiast aims for record-setting speeds

Local motorcycle enthusiast Steve Hamel has already set records with his 1950 Vincent, but he has his eyes set on 200 mph.

by Sasha Aslanian

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January 1, 2009 9:26 AM

Where Christmas trees go to die

Ever wondered where your Christmas tree ends up after you put it on the curb? In the metro area, many of those trees go to one of four locations for Specialized Environmental Technologies, a company that receives old Christmas trees from major waste disposal companies in the area and then recycles them.

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January 1, 2009 2:00 AM

Lawmaker seeks to curtail hunters' use of lead bullets

A Minnesota lawmaker will propose legislation to restrict the use of lead bullets by hunters. Hunting groups say government regulation is an overreaction to an unproven problem.

by Dan Gunderson

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December 31, 2008 6:04 PM

Slideshow: New Year celebrations around the world

A collection of images from New Year's celebrations around the world.

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December 31, 2008 1:57 PM

Buzz(word)ing in the new year

Every year has its buzz words, and 2008 was no different. Midmorning word guru Anatoly Liberman takes a look at some of this year's buzz words, and the effort to reform English spelling. And as always, he'll answer listener questions about words and word origins.

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December 31, 2008 2:00 AM

Authors seek new ways to sell their work

Many authors are finding nowadays that even after they have written their book, had it edited and published, their work is not done. Today's authors are often left with the task of publicizing their work too.

by Euan Kerr