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Future Tense with Jon Gordon

Future Tense with Jon Gordon

A new book explores the growing threats to cyber security. Every day, potential thieves are gathering information on the Internet to help them steal from individuals, and very little is being done to stop them.

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Longtime St. Paul columnist Don Boxmeyer dies

St. Paul Pioneer Press columnist Don Boxmeyer has died after a long illness. Boxmeyer was 67 years old. He wrote about many of St. Paul's most colorful characters during more than 35 years as a reporter and columnist with the newspaper.

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Future Tense with Jon Gordon

Future Tense with Jon Gordon

Computer users are riding a wave of cloud computing.

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Future Tense with Jon Gordon

Future Tense with Jon Gordon

Violating a website's "terms of service" as a criminal act.

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Future Tense with Jon Gordon

Future Tense with Jon Gordon

Could Google have come up with a worse name than "knol" for its competition to Wikipedia?

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'Grammar Girl' on a mission

"Grammar Girl" podcast creator and host Mignon Fogarty is out to get rid of bad grammar as painlessly as possible. She joins Midday to discuss her new book, "Grammar Girl's Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing."

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Austin to field test public wi-fi

Austin to field test public wi-fi

The City of Austin will have municipal wi-fi by October. The $1.2 million project is being run through the Austin Utilities Board and has been in the works for several years.
by Sea Stachura

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The media and the public

The media and the public

Journalists, citizen journalists and members of the public recently got together at Minnesota Public Radio's UBS Forum to discuss the evolving role of the public in reporting the news.

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The ever-changing media landscape

The ever-changing media landscape

Midmorning takes stock of recent news about the media including the use of anonymous sources, newspaper job cuts, and political news coverage.

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The ugly side of 'America the Beautiful'

The ugly side of 'America the Beautiful'

Film maker Darryl Roberts wanted to explore America's obsession with beauty. His documentary "American the Beautiful" became a scathing indictment.
by Euan Kerr

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