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Pets prove to be recession-proof
While Americans willingly cut their spending on upscale restaurants during the Great Recession, their pets continued to dine on gourmet meals and receive other pampering, according to new government figures. Updated 2:21 PM
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Cabin Country: Send us your favorite stories and photos
The Star Tribune will launch a new weekly “Outdoors Weekend” section later this month. One of the section's features will... Updated 12:07 PM
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Price is right with discount-store wines -- but taste?
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Enter the Beautiful Gardens contest
It’s time to share your favorite garden — even if it’s a long way from reaching its full glory.
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Fire lookout lodges offer history, views and uncommon shelter
Fire lookout towers in the U.S. backcountry provide not only soaring views of wild lands, but also cheap, unique shelter.
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Amphibious cars find a following in Minnesota
Amphibious cars, whether they’re on land or sea, rarely fail to evoke ear-to-ear grins. The once-popular Amphicars have found a following in Minnesota.
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Study confirms HPV vaccine cut infections in teen girls by half
The study confirms research done before the HPV vaccine came on the market in 2006. But this is the first evidence of how well it works now that it is in general use.
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SUMMER GUIDE: Keeping your kids healthy (and happy) at camp
It should be a fun-filled time that leaves wonderful memories, but a camp experience can be marred by health problems:...
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Short circuits: 'Jack the Giant Slayer' on video, boombox, transit app
The fairy tale-inspired film “Jack the Giant Slayer” is stuck between two extremes: too scary for young children, yet too silly for most older fans of director Bryan Singer.
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It can be a challenge for siblings to keep family going after parents die
Adult siblings can fill the vacuum left by departed parents, but it often takes some effort.
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Style stars shine at Rock the Garden
The rain went away and style stars came out to shine at last weekend’s Rock the Garden music fest, outside the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis. Call it Frock the Garden.
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Linda & Jane: Passion for cancer care
Laughter is not what one expects to hear at a gathering of a dozen women seated around a conference table at St. John's Hospital in Maplewood. They've been brought together by a shared diagnosis of Stage IV cancer.
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