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Group provides soldiers a gift from home during the holidays

By Ken Ronnan | 12/23/10
For soldiers overseas, the holidays can cause feelings of homesickness.
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Outbreak of bedbugs creates faster method of detection

By Ken Ronnan | 12/21/10
You have most likely heard of drug-sniffing dogs and bomb-sniffing dogs, but what about bedbug-sniffing dogs? Well, two local dogs have been specially trained to search for the bugs with their nose.
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Why traditional gift giving is creating economic waste

By Ken Ronnan | 12/16/10
Economics professor Joel Waldfogel takes a look at the holiday gift-giving tradition from a value point of view.
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Getting to know Governor-elect Mark Dayton

By Ken Ronnan | 12/10/10
The recount is finally over and Mark Dayton has been named governor-elect.
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Home remedies for the holidays from the Mayo Clinic

By Ken Ronnan | 12/10/10
With the added stress of taking care of loved ones and overindulging that occurs during the holidays, many people forget to think of their own health and end up wearing down their immune system.One author of the "Mayo Clinic Book of Home Remedies,"
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Austin middle school earns national attention for its grading system

By Ken Ronnan | 12/09/10
Students at Ellis Middle School in Austin, Minn., now get two grades per class.
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Are organic and natural the same thing?

By Ken Ronnan | 12/08/10
One common question people have about eating organic is whether there is a difference between items labeled organic and items labeled natural.
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What the Food Safety Modernization Act may mean for consumers

By Ken Ronnan | 12/08/10
After several recent high-profile outbreaks of food-borne illnesses, a bill sponsored by Sen. Amy Klobuchar has passed the Senate.
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'Made in Minnesota' keeping consumer dollars in state

By Ken Ronnan | 12/07/10
In its 2010 Made in Minnesota report, MN2020 highlights findings of the effect on the state economy when consumers purchase from local businesses.
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Businessman Harvey Mackay says arrogance hurting U.S. world image

By Ken Ronnan | 12/03/10
Author and syndicated columnist Harvey Mackay sat down with radio show host Brian Kilmeade to talk about the state of American businesses.Mackay said arrogance is the leading cause behind the faltering image of American businesses by the rest of the