NEWS

• "Little Free Libraries" pop up in MN and across U.S. January 27, 2012
  There are some new "libraries" popping up all across the country, including right here in the Twin Cities. The thing is, there isn't a librarian, no need for a library card and the library itself is just about the size of a big mailbox. […]
• Mpls associate pastor convicted of killing educator January 27, 2012
  A Hennepin County jury convicted a Minneapolis associate pastor of first degree premeditated murder Friday in the death of a popular educator from North High School. […]
• Eagan company fights butt fatigue January 27, 2012
  The Ergotron corporation is helping find out if workers can be guided into healthier, active lifestyles by standing at least part of the workday. Ergotron makes and markets the desks that make that possible. […]

Random Minnesota Trivia

• Minnesota's Greatest Generation: The Depression, The War, The Boom
  This exhibit is the capstone of the Minnesota Historical Societys Minnesotas Greatest Generation project. It features more than 6,000 square feet of artifacts, interactive displays, and innovative multimedia experiences to reveal the lives and stories o […]
• Weather Permitting
  Minnesotans do more than talk about the weather. They learn to cope with extreme temperatures, watch for signs of storms and generally enjoy the outdoors, whether boating on a summer's day, skiing down a hill or snowmobiling along trails through the fores […]
• Grainland/Boxcar
  Grainland traces the journey of wheat and corn from farm to town to grain elevator. Children will enjoy climbing through a replica grain elevator where bins and chutes are replaced with steps and slides and curving nooks and crannies to explore. They can […]
• Home Place Minnesota
  This 20-minute multi-media presentation uses voices, images and artifacts to bring to life a range of emotions about Minnesota as a home. Listen as Minnesota voices read from diaries, poetry and memoirs while photographic images and objects from the Socie […]
• Seniors in Mind: My Book of Skills; Your Guide to Wool Socks and Coffin Building
  Author Chris Niskanen brings to life the basic know-how that makes us uniquely Minnesotan. Ranging from seasonal (a buyers guide to wool), to old timey (grow your own wheat and make bread), to manners (sauna etiquette), to fascinating but little practice […]
• A New Deal for Artists
  Experience vibrant paintings depicting American drive and determination created under the New Deal's 1934 Public Works of Art Program. Lasting only six months, from December 1933 to June 1934, this was the first federal program to support the arts nationa […]

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News

• Anti-bullying bill debuts in the Minnesota House
  The legislation would require educators to report a bullying incident within 24 hours of learning about it, and to develop procedures to document, investigate and discipline the students involved. […]
• Kaler: Alcohol should be allowed for Vikings games at TCF Bank
  The university's new president said negotiations between the U and the Minnesota Vikings were accelerating, and said alcohol sales would likely be part of an overall agreement […]
• Animal Humane Society takes in 100-plus dogs
  Dozens of Chihuahua, pug, dachshund and spaniel mixed breeds were removed Thursday from two Bemidji mobile homes that were condemned. […]
• Poll: Dayton, DFL's 2012 chances, looking good
  Dayton's approval rating is at 53 percent, tying him for 8th out of 40 governors the firm has polled […]
• A new fire chief gets council nod
  Saying goodbye to the fire chief and welcoming a new one has become a familiar ritual in Minneapolis – one that unfolded again on Friday as City Council approved John Fruetel for the post hours before attending a retirement party for Chief Alex Jackson. […]

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