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Lifestyle

Come and get it: Food and drink festivals across Minnesota

Come and get it: Food and drink festivals across Minnesota

Foodies and beer lovers have a lot to celebrate this summer with an abundance of festivals planned across the state. Here's where to find the good stuff.
by Sara Porter

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Colby angles to be Wisconsin's big cheese

Colby angles to be Wisconsin's big cheese

Colby could become the official state cheese of Wisconsin under a bipartisan proposal at the state Capitol. But some lawmakers have concerns about elevating it above other cheeses.

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How to be safe and considerate in the transition out of COVID-19

How to be safe and considerate in the transition out of COVID-19

Host Angela Davis talks to an infectious disease doctor and an etiquette expert about awkward office hugs, who should still wear a mask around children and other challenges in the new phase of COVID-19. 
by Angela Davis and Maja Beckstrom

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Oak-killing disease spreading farther north in Minnesota

Oak-killing disease spreading farther north in Minnesota

Its latest discovery as far north as Crow Wing County is worrying foresters and landowners across the state.  
by Will Matuska

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A late bloomer makes the case for rejecting life's typical timeline

A late bloomer makes the case for rejecting life's typical timeline

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Doree Shafrir about her book “Thanks for Waiting” and the obstacles and victories of postponing the usual milestones of success for women like marriage, kids and a career.
by Ailsa Chang, Elena Burnett and Justine Kenin

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You could save a child from drowning this summer. Here's how

You could save a child from drowning this summer. Here's how

A physician writes: “Every patient or family I've cared for after a drowning accident has said they didn't think it could happen to them. And yet, it happens, along with the cruel "if onlys" that haunt cautious and well-intentioned people in the aftermath.”
by Kristen Kendrick

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How to keep your pets safe and happy this Fourth of July

How to keep your pets safe and happy this Fourth of July

Independence Day fireworks can be dangerous and terrifying for our pets. Here's how animal experts advise keeping your furry friends safe this weekend.
by Josie Fischels

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A mystery illness is killing songbirds in the eastern U.S.

A mystery illness is killing songbirds in the eastern U.S.

Federal and state wildlife officials in the Mid-Atlantic region of the eastern U.S. are asking people to stop feeding birds and providing water in bird baths amid dozens of reports of mysterious songbird deaths.
by Jeff Brady

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