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Lifestyle

Wine unwrapped

Wine unwrapped

Midmorning gets advice for wine pairings, the best bubbly for your buck, and a connoisseur's favorite picks for the holidays.

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The champagne empire built by a woman

The champagne empire built by a woman

Veuve Clicquot's bright orange label signals its must-drink status among champagne connoisseurs. The label was created by a woman who galvanized champagne-making and broke international law to bring the bubbly to markets around the world from the 1800s until today.

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A Guide to Winter Biking

A Guide to Winter Biking

Sources from the Public Insight Network give tips on how to bike during the winter months.

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Bike commuting is up, even with lower gas prices

Bike commuting is up, even with lower gas prices

With gas prices down by half since this summer, it's cheaper to get around than it has been in years. Still, bus ridership, car pooling, even bicycling are up this winter.
by Tim Nelson

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St. Olaf Christmas special

St. Olaf Christmas special

A cherished tradition for nearly a century, the St. Olaf Christmas Festival is not a mere concert. It's a spiritual journey taking us from the expectation of Advent, to that holiest of moments when Christ was born in a lowly stable, to the arrival twelve days later of the Three Kings from the East.

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Video: Winter Bike Commuting

Joshua Houdek bike commutes two miles from South Minneapolis to his work every day. He takes us through putting on his gear, prepping his equipment, and making the decision to ride even on a -5 degree day.
by Anna Weggel

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Family's holiday tradition preserved in song

Family's holiday tradition preserved in song

Every family that celebrates Christmas has its own traditions -- sending out cards, wrapping gifts, making cookies, singing carols. For a dozen years ending in 1999, the Temple family, from Mendota Heights, would actually record its own album of Christmas music every year.
by Curtis Gilbert

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Holiday gifts for health and wellness

What gifts would a doctor recommend for the holidays? Our medical analyst Dr. Jon Hallberg sat down with Tom Crann and decided not to talk about the latest research or journal findings.
by Dr. Jon Hallberg

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The changing landscape of television

The changing landscape of television

Is Jay Leno's move to prime time a sign of things to come in television? Has the DVR forever changed network television? Midmorning looks at the future of the small screen.

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