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Minnesota's 'courthouse dogs' help soothe vulnerable victims
Three Minnesota county attorney's offices employ dogs trained to read cues to ease stress.
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Yuen: Free tampons and pads in school? That's as radical as free toilet paper and hand soap
Students and community advocates are pushing for a new bill that would ensure public school restrooms are stocked with free menstrual products.
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Travel
Delta extends flight credits for almost two years; camping surges amid pandemic
Delta's eCredits for canceled flights can now be rebooked through 2023 for travel through 2024.
Travel
Travel Troubleshooter: Blue Lagoon ices out customer over refund request
Why are an Iceland hotel and dive operator refusing a refund?
Travel
Costa Rican resort hard to get to, even harder to leave
Hidden on the Pacific coast, Nosara is a sprawling outdoor paradise for surfers, yogis and expatriates.
Books
Review: 'Thank You, Mr. Nixon,' by Gish Jen
Intricately enmeshed stories examine personal ties between families in China and the United States over the past 50 years.
Books
Review: 'A Previous Life,' by Edmund White
FICTION: A couple's twin memoirs generate more heat than light.
Books
Review: 'Defenestrate,' by Renée Branum
Renee Branum writes a beautifully structured work about ancestry, siblinghood, vulnerability and fear.
Books
Bookmark: Rediscovering the joy of the 'Slow Read'
If you're planning to read a book, who cares how long it takes to read it? Who's keeping score?
Books
Review: 'The Fifties: An Underground History' by James R. Gaines
Gaines tells the stories of gay rights, civil rights and feminist and environmental activists who fought for change through the thicket of postwar conformity and repression.
Books
Books
Review: 'South to America,' by Imani Perry
One Black academic's exploration of the South seeks to center the region as the "soul of America."
Home & Garden
Do I need to move out of my pad because the property sold?
The length of time a renter has the right to stay following a sale depends on the lease.
Home & Garden
Home listings: What $350,000 buys you in the Twin Cities area
What you get for the money in Orono, St. Paul and Hastings.
Home & Garden
Inside the home of one of Minnesota's first families in home furnishing
Siblings Joel and Rosie Lebewitz, the fourth generation to run Rosenthal Interiors, revamped the family home in Minnetonka.
TV & Media
'Secrets of Playboy' paints Hugh Hefner as the devil
What TV critic Neal Justin is watching this week.
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