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Lifestyle

Pesky pet behavior

You love your pet, but there are some things it does that just drive you crazy. Animal behavior expert Petra Mertens offers advice on bringing out the best in your pet.

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Garden guru

Trying to grow those holiday bulbs? Looking forward to the arrival of those seed catalogues? University of Minnesota extension horticulturalist Deb Brown answers your garden questions during her regular first Friday of the month visit to Midmorning.

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RadioExtra rebroadcast

In an encore of MPR's call-in cabaret experiment, RadioExtra, host Katherine Lanpher talks with comic Lizz Winstead about feminism. (This program originally aired on August 13th, 2002.)

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The snow makers

Snowmobilers and cross-country skiers are a little depressed about the lack of snow this winter. But downhill skiers and snowboarders are doing OK. They don't need real snow, because ski hills can make the stuff. Lutsen Mountains ski resort has several feet of artificial snow on the ground.

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Scrabble Fanatics

Calling all Scrabble afficionados! An encore presentation of Midmorning features Katherine Lanpher's interview with Stefan Fatsis, author of Word Freak: Heartbreak, Triumph, Genius, and Obsession in the World of Competitive Scrabble Players.

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Ideas for busy cooks

Tired of cooking during this busy season? Anticipating a houseful of guests? Food columnist and cookbook author Beverly Mills has advice on how to cook meals that don't require a lot of time to prepare. She's the author, with Alicia Ross, of Desperation Entertaining and Desperation Dinners. They write a syndicated column, also called "Desperation Dinners."

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No snow, no fun

Minnesota's having another mild winter, and some people are suffering. They love the snow. They want to play in it. And they're trying to get by.

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Getting a handle on gentrification in Nordeast.

It's a fact of modern urban living. A recurring cycle. Artists migrate into a neighborhood because it's a cheap or at least affordable, place to live and work. The area undergoes a resurgence, attracts development, costs go up, forcing out the artists. Now Nordeast Minneapolis is looking to break that cycle.

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Garden Guru

University of Minnesota Extension horticulturalist Deb Brown talks about gardening books and answers your questions.

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Miss Manners

Judith Martin, aka Miss Manners and author of a nationally syndicated advice column, talks about her new book, Star-Spangled Manners: In Which Miss Manners Defends American Etiquette.

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