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• Deadly Falls
  More than 100 Minnesotans die each year after suffering falls in nursing homes. Few deaths are fully investigated by the state, and serious penalties for violations are rare.
  
• Health care: The Great Debate
  Concerns over the pace and breadth of health care reform have birthed a fiery wave of activism during the congressional recess as fearful citizens make their voices heard with resounding vigor.
  
• Beautiful Gardens
  We discover several spectacular private gardens each year in our Beautiful Gardens contest. From November to April, we'll bring you into one Twin Cities garden a month.
  
• Home & Garden, fall and winter
  Outside, the frenzy of planting and nurturing the yard and garden is done. Inside, we warm up our spaces with rich fabrics and substantial foods.
  
• AIA Home of the Month
  The Home of the Month program is a partnership between the Star Tribune and the Minnesota chapter of the American Institute of Architects. It features architect-designed houses selected by a jury of experts. The houses represent a range of prices, styles and locations.
  
• Gang Strike Force investigation
  Operations at the Strike Force were suspended after Strike Force officials discovered some of the 34 members were removing files from their New Brighton headquarters and shredding records. The unit investigates criminal activity of gangs, including drug dealing in the Twin Cities area.
  
• Fall Arts Preview 2009
  Star Tribune critics provide some guidance to this season's best in movies, art, classical music, theater, dance books and family events. A few highlights: the Coen brothers return to the Twin Cities, paintings on loan from the Louvre and "Ruined," a Pulitzer-prize winning drama opens at Mixed Blood.
  
• Kidney Failure
  An aging population, along with diabetes, obesity and high-blood pressure, are creating an explosive demand for new kidneys and spawning an international black market for the organs. It is a public health crisis that costs the nation $33.6 billion a year, and there is no end in sight.
  
• Talking Volumes
  Talking Volumes
  
• A preview of the Gophers new stadium
  A preview of the Gophers new stadium
  
• Back to school 2009
  Find information to help with the upcoming school year: New schools opening in the metro, new looks picked by students (not parents), and technology in the classroom. Also find updates on how schools are preparing for the H1N1 virus.
  
• Lenders Gone Wild
  The collapse in real estate values is taking a toll on Minnesota’s small banks and credit unions. Regulators have seized and closed two banks since 2008, with dozens on a secret watch list - and banking officials say more will fail. That could have big implications for Minnesota’s economy.
  
• The missing Somali men
  Federal agents and Somali leaders in the Twin Cities struggle to find answers to whether up to 20 young men may have returned to Somalia to fight or receive terrorist training.
  
• Emerald ash borer
  Emerald ash borer
  
• All about Halloween
  Tips for making the Halloween holiday fun: Places to shop for decor and costumes and tips for saving money.
  
• Farewell to the King of Pop
  The Jackson memorial service
  
• H1N1: What you need to know
  H1N1 (earlier referred to as “swine flu”) is a new influenza virus, first detected in people in the United States in April 2009. The virus is spreading from person-to-person worldwide, probably in much the same way that regular seasonal influenza viruses spread. A pandemic was signaled in June 2009.
  
• The Tony Kushner Festival, April 18-June 28
  The latest news and information about the Guthrie Theater's spring festival of Tony Kushner plays.
  
• Minn Escapes | Top 10
  Minn Escapes | Top 10
  
• Generation debt
  Rising tuition costs and record student debt are leading many American families to conclude that a college education is slipping out of reach - even as they admit it's more essential than ever.
  
• Baseball 2009: Every pitch counts
  From the Twins pitching staff to a look at every team in the majors, everything you need to be ready for the baseball season is in our special preview.
  
• The Daniel Hauser case
  Daniel Hauser, 13, of Sleepy Eye, Minn. is resisting additional chemotherapy for his cancer. Daniel was diagnosed in January with Hodgkin's lymphoma, but the Hausers stopped his chemotherapy and radiation after one treatment and began substituting alternative care, including herbs and vitamins.
  
• The IDS Center: Living history
  For nearly 40 years, the towering IDS Center -- and Minnesota's tallest skyscraper -- has cast a long and historic shadow over the Twin Cities.
  
• Gardening all year
  From selecting seeds to prepping the soil, this one-stop garden information shop provides you with everything you need to get your garden growing.
  
• Honing the Edge
  A continuing series on innovation in Minnesota.
  

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