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A birder's poem

A birder's poem

If you're out for walk today, you might hear a warbler or a robin or another bird song that you don't recognize. Serious birders have mnemonic devices that help them identify birds by their songs. They think of often silly phrases that mimic the sounds that birds make.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Let's Dish blends meal-making and socializing

Let's Dish blends meal-making and socializing

Two working moms turned their class project into a business that allows families to prepare home cooked meals without clean-up or shopping.
by Greta Cunningham

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Waskish stakes a future on walleye

Waskish stakes a future on walleye

The walleye fishing season opens this weekend in Minnesota. That's a big deal on Upper Red Lake because walleye fishing has been banned there since 1999.
by Tom Robertson

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Walleye season comes again to Red Lake

Walleye season comes again to Red Lake

Members of the Red Lake Band of Ojibwe are gearing up for a celebration. Beginning Saturday, tribal members will be able to legally fish for walleye for the first time since 1997.
by Tom Robertson

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Gardening season in bloom

Gardening season in bloom

Your flowering plants are emerging just in time for a cold snap. It's time to ask Deb Brown your garden questions.

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A "nature-deficit disorder"

A "nature-deficit disorder"

Have kids given up playing outdoors in favor of X-Boxes, iPods and the World Wide Web?

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The garden guru returns

The garden guru returns

Just in time for the first Friday of spring, Minnesota Public Radio's Garden Guru returns to answer your lawn and garden questions.

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Food critic Josh Resnik - live from Gluek's

Food critic Josh Resnik - live from Gluek's

You don't have to drop $100 to get a good meal in the Twin Cities. But finding that elusive tasty but cheap meal can be hard.

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Logging on and Losing Out: Dealing Addiction to America's Kids

Logging on and Losing Out: Dealing Addiction to America's Kids

Three quarters of American adolescents gamble on a regular basis, thanks in large measure to the growing popularity of Internet poker. But the teenage poker craze comes with risks, because adolescents are far more likely than adults to become addicted to gambling.

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Groups challenge forest certification

Groups challenge forest certification

Does the DNR have enough resources to prevent damage to state forest by OHV users? A group that certified the agency as a sustainable forest manager isn't sure. Two environmental groups say the certification shouldn't go through until the DNR shows it can do better.
by Stephanie Hemphill

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