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Lifestyle

Grammar Grater: Itinerant Editors

Grammar Grater: Itinerant Editors

Jeff Deck of the Typo Eradication Advancement League (or TEAL) and his friends are touring the United States in the hope of eliminating misspellings and bad punctuation from public signage

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Lifelong exercise may prevent precursor to Alzheimer's

Lifelong exercise may prevent precursor to Alzheimer's

A study at the Mayo Clinic finds that people who exercised consistently over 15 years were less likely to lose cognitive function.
by Sea Stachura

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Capturing the scene

Capturing the scene

Photographer Sam Abell talks about what distinguishes a great photograph from a good one and why photographing the Mississippi to look as it did in 1803 presented a major challenge.

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Report: Fishing brings $1 billion to Driftless Area

Report: Fishing brings $1 billion to Driftless Area

The Driftless Area includes parts of southeastern Minnesota and southwestern Wisconsin. The report found more than 125,000 anglers visit the region annually, pumping about $650 million directly into the local economy.

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Kids without marriage

Kids without marriage

As the rate of babies born out of wedlock rises, some scholars argue that there is a negative social impact on children. Midmorning asks if the increasing numbers indicate a crisis after all.

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Boat owners could face permits for water discharge

Boat owners could face permits for water discharge

Every boat from cabin cruisers to canoes would have to carry a new permit as a result of a court fight over ballast water discharged from big ships.
by Bob Kelleher

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Rare corpse flower blooming at Como Park's conservatory

The conservatory in St. Paul's Como Park smells like rotting flesh this morning. That's because a rare plant called the Amorphophallus titanum, or the Corpse Flower, is in bloom. Morning Edition host Perry Finelli talked with Margaret Yaekel-Twum, a horticulturist at the Marjorie McNeely Conservatory at Como Park.

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Americans keep buying more stuff than ever

Americans keep buying more stuff than ever

MPR's Nanci Olesen speaks with sociologist Juliet Schor about why Americans keep buying goods regardless of how much they own.
by Nanci Olesen

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State fines club in Abigail Taylor case over pool safety problems

The Minnesota Department of Health is seeking a $10,000 fine against the Minneapolis Golf Club, after its investigation of the swimming pool accident that led to the death of 6-year-old Abigail Taylor found numerous safety problems in the pool.
by Patrick Condon, Associated Press

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Local smoking bans shown to increase drunk driving

MPR's Tom Crann speaks with University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee economics researcher Scott Adams about his study that links smoking bans to increased drunk driving.

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