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October 1, 2009 3:00 AM

Local students represent U.S. in Paralympic Games

A group of local high school students will travel to Australia Thursday to represent the United States on the national youth wheelchair basketball team at the Australian Paralympic Youth Games in Melbourne.

by Rupa Shenoy

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September 30, 2009 2:04 PM

Minneapolis church votes to leave ELCA over gay clergy

Members of St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Minneapolis have decided to leave the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America after a 96 percent vote by members on Sunday.

by Jessica Mador and Cathy Mayfield

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September 30, 2009 12:29 PM

Portable energy meters available at Hennepin libraries

Patrons of the Hennepin County Library will be able to check out portable energy meters, starting tomorrow, to figure out how much electricity they use in their homes.

by Madeleine Baran

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September 30, 2009 12:25 PM

Ralph Nader to give reading in Minneapolis tonight

Attorney, political activist, and former presidential candidate Ralph Nader will be in Minnesota for an appearance tonight.

by Cathy Mayfield

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September 30, 2009 6:15 AM

Schools send money for water filters in Mpls' sister city of Najaf, Iraq

A public meeting Wednesday will describe local efforts to help provide clean water to schools in Najaf, Iraq. Najaf is the newest sister city for Minneapolis.

by Stephanie Hemphill

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September 30, 2009 3:00 AM

Vaccination drill helps health workers prepare for H1N1 outbreak

Public-health officials across Minnesota prepare to hold vaccination clinics as a line of defense against the H1N1 flu, and one county had an unusual opportunity on yesterday to give it a dry run.

by Laura Yuen

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September 30, 2009 3:00 AM

Minnesota banks rethinking overdraft fees

Leading banks in the the Twin Cities and nationwide are taking action to curtail overdraft charges due to political pressure from Congress and the threat of federal mandates on how much banks can charge.

by Martin Moylan

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September 29, 2009 5:34 PM

Jon Hallberg on malpractice insurance

Regular medical analyst Dr. Jon Hallberg talks about one of the smaller pieces of the larger health care puzzle, malpractice insurance.

by Dr. Jon Hallberg

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September 29, 2009 5:00 PM

Home prices rise 3.1 percent in Twin Cities

The closely-watched Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller National Home Price Index shows that home prices in the Twin Cities rose in July more than any other city the index tracks.

by Annie Baxter