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Greater Minnesota

Minn. moms work to slow rate of childhood obesity

Minn. moms work to slow rate of childhood obesity

Lynn Mader, a dietitian and self-described "angry mom," Mader is promoting the idea of eating more locally grown food through the Farm to School project in west central Minnesota, to help improve the diets of school children.

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Fish dump threatens to ignite tensions over tribal fishing

Several hundred walleye carcasses were dumped in a field near Mille Lacs Lake in central Minnesota. A neighbor found the heap of rotting fish, including hundreds of filleted walleyes and several whole northern pike, on Tuesday afternoon.
by Madeleine Baran

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Farm income in Minnesota dropped sharply in 2009

Farm income in Minnesota dropped sharply in 2009

Minnesota farmers took a financial bruising last year after posting some of the highest income levels ever in 2008. Farm income in the state fell to an eight-year low in 2009, down by almost two-thirds from the previous year. That stress is showing up in farmhouses across the state.
by Mark Steil

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