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  Let's be honest. Woodbury has had an image problem since it sprouted McMansions and became one of the fastest-growing, well-heeled enclaves in the country in the '80s and '90s. That reputation  may be buttressed with word that the city's  Planning Commission  delayed action on  plans for an assisted living facility for senior citizens with Alzheimer's, the 

 reports.  What's the problem?  Residents in one of the tonier neighborhoods don't want  people with Alzheimer's as neighbors.

, however, provides a better snapshot of the emotion. Here's a sample.  The developer, Joe Baumann , said:

Let's enter the News Cut Wayback Machine. Here's Stonemill Farms' (that's the neighborhood involved) marketing manager quoted in 

an advertising supplement in Midwest Home

Weeks ago, the federal government handed out cash for people to buy appliances. But the appliances people bought  had to carry the EnergyStar label, indicating their status as energy-efficient. How hard is it for an appliance manufacturer to get the EnergyStar label? The Government Accountability Office releases a report today showing it's ridiculously easy.

, auditors were able to get the designation for appliances that didn't even exist.

You'll be able to read the report later this morning 

 What makes men become adulterers? Nannies -- au pairs as we like to say in the colonies --  

The Minnesota Twins have just released another commercial for Target Field. It's an instant classic.  But why is the goofball  an Angels fan and not a fan of a Central Division rival or a Yankee or Red Sox fan?  Theory:  Someone in the advertising business still carries a grudge that Torii Hunter left the Twins to sign with the Angels in 2008.

Forgive me, but I have to connect the dots for those who don't get it.

Make fun of the old-timers if you will, but let's see you hit those notes.

This week we've been reporting on the obesity epidemic and ways to combat it. 

 - First hour: School lunch programs are just one front in the battle against obesity. In an effort to address the quality and nutritional value of those programs, many Minnesota school districts are shifting to fewer processed foods and more fresh food from local farmers.

Second hour: Greening urban architecture. A radical architect has ideas on promoting sustainability and environmentalism in cities with stackable cars and homes built into trees.

 - First hour:  The two DFL candidates for Congress in the 6th District -- Sen.  Tarryl Clark and Dr. Maureen Reed -- take questions from Gary Eichten and callers.

Second hour: We'll replay some of the reporter pieces in the obesity series.

 - It's Science Friday.  A "cow emissions expert" says eating less beef might not do much to lessen climate change. Plus, how oil on your skin affects air quality in the office. And why cold fusion  is not such a rogue science anymore.

Second hour:   A  look at the debate over rules for trading in endangered species.  Also: Trying to block Asian Carp from the Great Lakes, an underwater caterpillar, and tracing human evolution through DNA.

-  MPR's Tim Nelson explores the nuts-and-bolts of getting to and from Target Field.

Toni Randolph reports on a three-day effort to count the homeless for the Census that  begins on Monday.

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Does Alzheimer's lower property values,  the bogus EnergyStar label,  do nannies make men adulterers,  the Twins' Christmas Story, and the worst that could happen to Johnny Maestro.

Five by 8 – 3/26/10: Why Woodbury fears people with Alzheimer’s

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