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Appetites: Who owns Asian food?

Appetites: Who owns Asian food?

Andrea Nguyen, author of James Beard Award Winning cookbook "The Pho Cookbook," will take part in the upcoming star-studded discussion, "Insiders or Outsiders: Who Owns Asian Food?" in Minneapolis next month. Here she shares her recipe from her new book, "Vietnamese Food Any Day."
by Tom Crann, Kyle Shiely and Megan Burks

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Abandon houseboat? Ice and rising water threaten Latsch Island lifestyle

Abandon houseboat? Ice and rising water threaten Latsch Island lifestyle

Some residents of Winona's Latsch Island houseboat community in southeast Minnesota might have to abandon ship. River ice, snowpack and rising waters are threatening to overwhelm some of the houseboats, which residents prefer to call "boathouses."
by Evan Frost

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Got mice? Join the club. It's been a 'bumper year'

Got mice? Join the club. It's been a 'bumper year'

The brutal winter has mice scrambling to get indoors, and homeowners scrambling to get rid of them.
by Martin Moylan

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What's the next technological frontier?

What's the next technological frontier?

When the World Wide Web debuted 30 years ago, it was seen as the new frontier -- the great equalizer, even. As we celebrate three decades of the web, how much have we gained from it? MPR News' Stephanie Curtis filled in for host Kerri Miller.
by Stephanie Curtis

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Appetites: Making wedding cakes with love

Appetites: Making wedding cakes with love

Say your friend asks you to make a wedding cake. Are you qualified? Probably not. Should you do it? Amy Thielen is here to say: Yes! Absolutely!
by Tom Crann and Kyle Shiely

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Millennials aren't bucking tradition; they're more cautious with money

The rate of homeownership is dramatically lower among millennials than it was for the generations that preceded them. The Federal Reserve says it's because of "lower earnings, fewer assets and less wealth."
by Kerri Miller and Jeffrey Bissoy

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Aiming for the green: Duluth debates future of its public golf courses

Aiming for the green: Duluth debates future of its public golf courses

The city's two public courses are losing money, hosting fewer golfers and need at least $7 million in upgrades. The city is exploring selling all or part of one or both courses, but residents fear the potential loss of treasured public green space.
by Dan Kraker

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