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Teen died of alcohol poisoning in Mankato park

An autopsy shows that 16-year-old Andrew Anderson died in May of accidential alcohol poisoning after a night of drinking in a Mankato Park.

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The 50-50 split

The 50-50 split

Some couples are trying to work out a perfectly balanced household, with moms and dads taking equal shares of the parenting and cleaning duties. What seems like an obvious fairness issue to some is bound up in perceptions of gender for others.

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'What's the Big Idea?'

'What's the Big Idea?'

The opening event at the Aspen Ideas Festival in Aspen, Colorado. A doctor, lawyer, climate scientist, actor, writer, former Supreme Court Justice and others tell us their one "big idea."

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The Vietnam Tapes: Letters from a Willmar soldier

The Vietnam Tapes: Letters from a Willmar soldier

The Vietnam Tapes is a special program featuring audio letters from the Vietnam War. Dan Kleven of Willmar, Minn., spent 11 months in combat in Vietnam in 1970. He recorded cassette tapes in the field and sent them back to his family.

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Reporter's notebook: Tapes take us inside history

Reporter's notebook: Tapes take us inside history

American RadioWorks producer Sasha Aslanian explains how she came across Dan Kleven's audio tapes from Vietnam, and why the story told on those tapes is so compelling.
by Sasha Aslanian

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Evolutionary biologist speaks about sex

Evolutionary biologist speaks about sex

Evolutionary biologist Olivia Judson is passionate about the mating habits of living things, from lions to the tiniest insects. She spoke recently as part of the University of Minnesota Bell Museum of Natural History's "Evolution 2008" series.

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Parenting tips from child development expert

Parenting tips from child development expert

Upon her retirement, University of Minnesota child development expert Marti Erickson reflects on her four decades of academic and personal experience with children and parents.

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Weisman exhibit features New Deal art

Weisman exhibit features New Deal art

Seventy-five years ago, President Franklin Roosevelt launched the New Deal. It was a massive federal relief effort intended to improve the economy and provide employment during the Great Depression. A new exhibit at the Weisman Art Museum in Minneapolis features art from that program.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Rural nonprofits struggle with sagging economy

Rural nonprofits struggle with sagging economy

The sagging economy is putting a pinch on Minnesota's nonprofit sector. High demand for services and shrinking budgets are putting some nonprofits in crisis. Some say the problem may be worse in greater Minnesota.
by Tom Robertson

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