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Lifestyle

Saving the sand-bottom pool

Saving the sand-bottom pool

New pool rules could endanger popular sand-bottom pools in communities around the state.
by Bob Kelleher

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The summer festival season is here

The summer festival season is here

The Festival of Nations opens today at downtown St. Paul's Rivercentre, and with it, the beginning of Minnesota's summer festival season.

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Travels with Rudy

Travels with Rudy

Globe-trotter Rudy Maxa joins Midmorning to share his tips for handling what's expected to be a rough summer for flying, and to talk about his new travel series.

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Former Twins pitcher finds a new career in the movies

Former Twins pitcher finds a new career in the movies

Former Twins pitcher Scott Erickson has a new career: film producer. This weekend his company's first movie "A Plumm Summer" opens in the Twin Cities.

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New film celebrates outdoor hockey

New film celebrates outdoor hockey

A sell-out crowd is expected at the Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival for the world premier of "Pond Hockey."
by Euan Kerr

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From father to daughter

From father to daughter

A father's troubling secret shadows his two children who are struggling to understand the relationships in their own lives. The latest novel by former Minnesotan Siri Hustvedt was inspired by her own father's memoir.

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Eating for fertility

Eating for fertility

New advice for women struggling to have a baby points to nutrition. Midmorning examines whether changing your diet will put you on the path to conception.

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New novel combines development, kung fu and brussels sprouts

New novel combines development, kung fu and brussels sprouts

When author Don Lee began writing his latest novel, "Wrack and Ruin," he wanted to do something light. He wanted to set the story in a small northern California town, and make one of his characters a farmer. He said the choice of crops was narrow, and one stood out: brussels sprouts.
by Euan Kerr

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Behind the urge to buy

Behind the urge to buy

Overall, the frugal outnumber the spenders according to recent research. That's not true of people aged 21 - 30, who are spending beyond their means. Midmorning examines the research and the mindset behind the trend to spend.

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Lake home market cools

Lake home market cools

A slumping housing market is spilling over into lake property. The red hot Minnesota lakeshore market is slowing.
by Dan Gunderson

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