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Water supplies in the east metro: by the numbers

Water supplies in the east metro: by the numbers

Numbers were everywhere as I reported my story  on how to get some of the east metro suburbs to use less groundwater. The U.S. Geological Survey has linked increased pumping of groundwater in those communities to dropping water levels in White Bear Lake. We don’t like to bombard listeners with a lot of numbers in our Read more →
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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What can be done to reduce the number of children killed accidentally by guns?

Photo by Gregory Wild-Smith via Flickr They die in the households of police officers and drug dealers, in broken homes and close-knit families, on rural farms and in city apartments. Some adults whose guns were used had tried to store them safely; others were grossly negligent. Still others pulled the trigger themselves, accidentally fracturing their…
by Michael Olson

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Anyone lose a pair of pigs? Minneapolis asks

Anyone lose a pair of pigs? Minneapolis asks

Minneapolis police and animal control officers apprehended two piglets this morning after they were found wandering near the intersection of 23rd Ave. and Emerson Ave. N. The pigs, a buff and brown male and a cream-colored female, are estimated to be about 5 months old. “Did anyone lose a pair of pigs today?” the city Read more →
by Curtis Gilbert

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Mayo Clinic CEO hugs furry new partner

Mayo Clinic CEO hugs furry new partner

Mayo Clinic President and CEO Dr. John Noseworthy took the stage at the Clinton Global Initiative in New York this week with a new kind of partner – Sesame Street Muppet Rosita – and announced a new initiative to promote healthy behavior and disease prevention among women and children in five Latin American countries. Here’s Read more →
by Elizabeth Baier

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What would you do if you lost your job tomorrow?

What would you do if you lost your job tomorrow?

MPR News Ground Level reporter Jennifer Vogel writes from International Falls: 58-year-old Fred Rusch, who has worked at the Boise paper mill for almost 37 years, stood next to a cement pillar and a table holding two retirement party sheet-cakes. Both are frosted with Harley-Davidson logos, matching his t-shirt and reflecting his longtime enthusiasm for…
by Michael Olson

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The Millers take the scenic, horse-drawn route

The Millers take the scenic, horse-drawn route

Life in the slow lane certainly describes Mike Miller's work. He and his wife Barb own and operate a horse drawn carriage business called The Hitching Company. You can see their rigs many nights on Twin Cities streets.
by Dan Olson

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Is time running out for Iraqis who helped the U.S. military?

Is time running out for Iraqis who helped the U.S. military?

A bill introduced in Congress this week would extend a special visa program for Iraqis who assisted the U.S. military. The program is set to expire on October first. In 2008, Congress authorized 25,000 visas over five years  for Iraqi nationals who worked for the military. But it’s been reported that only 22 percent of the visas Read more →
by Dan Gunderson

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