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Rent-a-reindeer busy during the holidays

The rent-a-reindeer are busy with Christmas parties, parades and festivals. Their owners are Bob and Sandy Kendall who raise 11 reindeer at their farm near Glencoe.

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Dining with Dara: Turnips are trendy again

Dining with Dara: Turnips are trendy again

The lowy turnip has turned trendy, turning up on high-end menus and embraced by celebrity chefs. The root vegtable that is a sturdy part of so many northern cultures is now in the spotlight. Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl from Minnesota Monthly talks with MPR's Tom Crann about the new turnip trend.
by Dara Moskowitz-Grumdahl

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Peter Smith: Holiday shopping for men

Essayist Peter Smith on how to help men do their holiday shopping.

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Dining with Dara: What to drink with your Thanksgiving dinner

Dining with Dara: What to drink with your Thanksgiving dinner

Even the traditional Thanksgiving meal has a variety of flavors -- savory, sweet, starchy, sage. Add a twist or two, and it can be a challenge to pick the right beverages to serve with the meal. Food critic Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl from Minnesota Monthly has some suggestions to pair with all your holiday favorites.
by Dara Moskowitz-Grumdahl

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BWCA to keep lottery system for some entry permits

BWCA to keep lottery system for some entry permits

The Superior National Forest partly backed off plans to eliminate the lottery system for issuing Boundary Waters Canoe Area entry permits and said Friday it will keep the lottery for the popular entry points on two lakes near Ely.

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Dining with Dara: The best Thanksgiving to-go pies in Minn.

Dining with Dara: The best Thanksgiving to-go pies in Minn.

Are you making your own pie this year for Thanksgiving dinner, or getting yours from a bakery? Minnesota Monthly food critic Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl has compiled her list of the best pies to go in Minnesota, from Cold Spring to Duluth to Rochester, and from plain old apple to Surly beer-chocolate-pecan.
by Dara Moskowitz-Grumdahl

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Congress on the verge of killing high-speed train program

Congress on the verge of killing high-speed train program

Congress is about to kill President Barack Obama's signature high-speed rail program, but it may have some life in it still.

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