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Recovery U
Caroline Cruys, left, and Kevin Yingling work together on a ropes course exercise on Friday, Aug. 31, 2012, at Camp St. Croix in Hudson, Wis. The two are part of the Augsburg College's StepUP program designed to help students recovering from alcohol or drug addiction.
MPR Photo/Jennifer Simonson/Link to the story here

Augsburg College helps students recovering from alcohol or drug addiction. A new fire is burning in the Boundary Waters. Marriage amendment supporters and foes make children their focus. Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak gets a moment in the DNC spotlight. All that and more in our photos of the week.

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Autumn leaves in August
This Aug. 30, 2012, photo shows a sugar maple tree's leaves as summer winds down and fall approaches along Snively Road in Duluth, Minn.
Bob King/Duluth News Tribune via AP
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Recovery U
Caroline Cruys, left, and Kevin Yingling work together on a ropes course exercise on Friday, Aug. 31, 2012, at Camp St. Croix in Hudson, Wis. The two are part of the Augsburg College's StepUP program designed to help students recovering from alcohol or drug addiction.
MPR Photo/Jennifer Simonson/Link to the story here
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Food produce
Produce at the downtown St. Paul Farmers Market on Sept. 1, 2012. There's no statewide effort to collect surplus produce from farmers markets, but vendors at many markets donate to their local food shelves or food banks.
MPR Photo/Julie Siple/Link to the story here