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April 21, 2008 1:32 PM

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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April 17, 2008 1:47 PM

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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April 17, 2008 12:27 PM

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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April 16, 2008 7:00 AM

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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April 15, 2008 3:19 PM

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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April 14, 2008 11:55 AM

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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April 11, 2008 3:08 PM

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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April 10, 2008 3:56 PM

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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April 10, 2008 9:45 AM

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.