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Temple Grandin explores the autistic brain

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:05:00 -0500

Kerri Miller's conversation with Temple Grandin at the Fitzgerald Theater.

On a desert island, first find a source of water; then, a light to read by

Thu, 16 May 2013 12:05:00 -0500

What books would you bring to a desert island?

'Copyright trolls' target Minnesotans, accusing them of stealing online porn

Mon, 20 May 2013 05:05:00 -0500

Imagine you're accused of illegally downloading a pornographic video. Whether you actually did or not, you now face a demand to pay several thousand dollars to settle the matter. Or you could pay the legal costs of a court battle and have the allegations made public.

More and more, faculty work for less pay and no security

Thu, 16 May 2013 15:05:00 -0500

At many colleges, so-called adjunct faculty now outnumber their colleagues on the tenure track.

Minn. cycling race gives athletes a rough ride

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:05:00 -0500

Cyclists often hunt for smooth, rural roads to ride on. Emphasis here on 'smooth.' This weekend, more than 1,000 cyclists from around the country and Europe will pound the winding, backcountry roads just south of Rochester in a 100-mile race called Almanzo. The event has become one of the nation's premier gravel road events and the route will take riders on some of the region's most rugged and unforgiving roads.

Appetites: Inside the newly expanded Cossetta's

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:05:21 -0500

Cossetta's has long been one of the biggest names in Italian food in the Twin Cities, and it has just gotten a lot bigger. The new pastry shop is the new crown jewel of the expansion, says the Heavy Table's James Norton.

Religion, politics and the common good

Thu, 16 May 2013 15:05:00 -0500

When political discourse is marked by bitter partisanship, how and where can people of different faiths and political ideologies find common ground?

Meet 'Big Honza,' Montgomery, Minnesota's 12-foot Czech folk hero

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:05:35 -0500

A combination of the area's Czech heritage and a huge helping of imagination formed the character Big Honza. Locals hope this fictional folk hero will put their town on the map.

Let's learn the lessons of education reform at last, author says

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:05:00 -0500

Education, says an author, is doing the same thing over and over, expecting a different result. Crazy?

UMD graduates first cohort of tribal management program

Thu, 16 May 2013 17:05:43 -0500

The first cohort of a new degree developed to prepare leaders for the unique challenge of tribal management graduates today from the University of Minnesota Duluth.

Cocaine, DEET, other chemicals found in Minnesota lakes

Mon, 13 May 2013 10:05:00 -0500

The largest study of its kind ever done in Minnesota shows chemicals from household products, prescription drugs and illegal drugs are common in Minnesota lakes.

1 child dead, 1 missing in St. Paul landslide

Wed, 22 May 2013 15:05:38 -0500

Recovery efforts are suspended for the evening and are expected to resume Thursday morning. One child is dead and another missing after a gravel slide Wednesday at Lilydale Regional Park near the Mississippi River in St. Paul.

Richard Carlbom: 'Quiet,' 'brilliant' general behind Minnesota's same-sex marriage law

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:05:25 -0500

Richard Carlbom led Minnesotans United for All Families to two historic victories: the defeat of a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage last November, and the recent passage of the same-sex marriage bill.

Minnesota budget deal: Higher taxes for top earners, smokers

Fri, 17 May 2013 11:05:22 -0500

Minnesota would have the fourth highest income tax rate in the nation under a deal reached by Gov. Mark Dayton and DFL legislative leaders.

Futurist Jamais Cascio envisions a sustainable, resilient world

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:05:44 -0500

Internationally renowned futurist Jamais Cascio explores the potential course of planet Earth over the next 50 years, painting a picture of what a sustainable, resilient world could look like. He says the choices we make today will shape the decades to come.