Lifestyle

Venison donation program undergoes changes
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture has new requirements for processors who want to donate venison to Minnesota food shelves, after discovering lead fragments in packages of hunter-donated meat last spring.
Cutting-edge technology makes new 35W bridge a model for future
How fast the new bridge was completed has some people wondering how safe it will be, but officials say the bridge's advanced design and cutting-edge technology make it a model for bridge building in the future.
The new 35W bridge is far from an eyesore. But bridge buffs and historians wished for a more distinctive addition to the Minneapolis riverfront.
Beyond T-ball on the White House lawn
A president's day always has its share of ceremonial events. But the modern U.S. presidency is a job ruled by the schedule and governed by a large staff. Two historians talk about how presidents really spend their time.
Protest as social action
During the Republican National Convention, 818 activists were arrested during street protests as well as preemptive raids. Midmorning examines the purpose of protest and explores its role in social movements.
It's time to split wood for winter
The political conventions are in the rear view mirror. Students are back in school. It's autumn in Minnesota. Commentator Peter Smith says it's time to go split some firewood.
St. Paul nightlife still in Minneapolis' shadow during the RNC
It appears that even though St. Paul's Excel Energy Center is the site of the Republican National Convention, it's Minneapolis that's playing host to the conventioneers. That's where most of the private parties are taking place and where the majority of Republican delegates and supporters are staying.
Two veterans reflect on military's policy on gays
Don't ask, don't tell has been law for gay men and women in the military since the Clinton administration. Two gay veterans talk about how the policy has affected their lives.
Halter tops and snakeskin on the runway at GOP fashion show
About 50 female Republicans gathered at the Mall of America Tuesday for a fashion show and fundraiser for battered women.