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Lifestyle

1974: Hold the pickles, hold the lettuce

1974: Hold the pickles, hold the lettuce

McDonalds brings competition to the kitchen. In this 1974 Minnesota Public Radio story, reporter Greg Barron tells us about a national competition to be the best McDonalds worker.
by Marc Sanchez

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Daring young women build a flying machine for Flugtag

Daring young women build a flying machine for Flugtag

About 40,000 spectators are expected to watch the Red Bull Flugtag competition going on this afternoon on Harriet Island in St. Paul. Teams build their own flying machines in hopes of winning. We see how one team, the Chicks on a Stick, have been preparing for the competition.
by Nikki Tundel

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Dinner Party Download featuring Venus Williams

Dinner Party Download featuring Venus Williams

What do clouds, aviator Douglas Corrigan and tennis star Venus Williams have in common? You'll be talking about all of them at your dinner parties this weekend, after you listen to the Dinner Party Download.

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St. Paul: Skilled hands make a wooden canoe

St. Paul: Skilled hands make a wooden canoe

In an old warehouse in downtown St. Paul's Lowertown, Dennis Davidson and George Weed make canoes the old-fashioned way. They cut, plane and tap planks onto a hull in a trance-inducing rhythm. Their finished products are marvelous watercraft.
by Marc Sanchez

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