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• Report urges increasing Minnesota's broadband access
  In a report out Friday, a broadband task force appointed by Gov. Pawlenty urges moving Minnesota into the top tier of states when it comes to speed and accessibility. Nov 6, 2009
• Lack of fever in some H1N1 cases complicates prevention effort
  It appears a lot of people with the H1N1 flu do not experience a fever, and the absence of a fever could mean they are not taking enough precautions to prevent transmitting the virus to others. Oct 28, 2009
• Some fear H1N1 vaccine campaign is too late
  The H1N1 vaccine campaign is gradually picking up speed in Minnesota, but health officials fear that the doses may be arriving too late for some people who think the worst of the outbreak has passed. Nov 6, 2009
• Soldier from St. Paul among 13 dead at Fort Hood
  A 23-year-old soldier from St. Paul was among the 13 people killed at the Fort Hood Army base in Texas, his family said Friday. Nov 6, 2009
• Kaiser Permanente CEO on the flaws in health care
  One of the most influential people in the health care business says medical care in the U.S is inefficient, wasteful and even dangerous. Midmorning, Nov 5, 2009
• Finance board says Rybak survey violated reporting rules
  The Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board said Friday that Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak violated state reporting requirements when he paid for an opinion survey earlier this year. Nov 6, 2009
• R.T. Rybak files paperwork for gubernatorial run
  Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak has filed paperwork with the Minnesota Campaign Finance Board notifying them of his intent to run for governor. Nov 5, 2009
• Who was Nidal Malik Hasan?
  There are many unknowns about Nidal Malik Hasan, the man authorities say is responsible for the worst mass killing on a U.S. military base. Most of all, though: his motive. Nov 6, 2009
• St. Paul takes emerald ash borer battle to the streets
  It was a taste of what's to come for other neighborhoods, as the city fights back against the Emerald ash borer, when people on a street in St. Paul, not far from the Fairgrounds, watched their ash trees coming down Wednesday. Nov 5, 2009
• Neighbor: Fort Hood suspect emptied his apartment
  An Army psychiatrist suspected of opening fire on fellow soldiers at Fort Hood cleaned out his apartment in the days before the rampage that left 13 people dead, a neighbor said Friday. Nov 6, 2009
• Peace puppets get to the heart of theater's mission
  The story of a simple monk trying to promote peace during the Vietnam war might seem an unlikely subject for a puppet show. Yet the performers in "A Path Home" at the In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theater say in many ways their show gets to the very roots of what they do as an organization. Nov 4, 2009
• The myths of the teen mind
  For years, teenage impulsiveness and immature behavior was attributed to hormones. More recently, scientists have suggested the teenage brain is the problem. One psychologist says that theory is all wrong, and believes teenagers are capable of being far more mature and productive than we think. Midmorning, Oct 13, 2009
• Theologian Harvey Cox at the Westminster Town Hall Forum
  Harvey Cox, Jr., a Baptist minister and retired Harvard University professor, speaks live at the Westminster Town Hall Forum in Minneapolis. Cox is the author of the new book, "The Future of Faith." Midday, Nov 5, 2009
• Mahtomedi school changes the dynamics of recess
  At first glance, recess at O.H. Anderson Elementary School in Mahtomedi looks like recess anywhere else. Children are running and laughing, some are in the grass throwing a football, and others have organized a kickball game. Oct 18, 2009
• Minn. to cover patients after health program ends
  The Minnesota Department of Human Services said today that low-income Minnesotans who are scheduled to lose taxpayer funded health insurance in March will be rolled into a different state program. Nov 6, 2009