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What to do about moldy strawberries and slimy lettuce

By Mary Turck, News Day

Photo by misterbisson (Published under Creative Commons license) 

I hate throwing away food, but sometimes ...

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Fun food stuff to do this weekend: Fiesta Fantastica, farmers' markets, and more

By Jeremy Iggers, Iggers Digest

Photo by Andreas (Creative Commons)

Lots of food fun this weekend. Weather permitting, I'm going to jump on my bike on Saturday and do a gastronomic circuit, starting with the Mill City Farmers' Market, where May 18 has been proclaimed Backyard Bee Keeping Day. Lots of spring produce and bedding plants for sale, plus a cooking demo by market chef Heather Hartman, using honey from Beez Kneez, a local non-profit that delivers fresh local honey by bike. Beez Kneez will also be on hand at the Community Booth, providing information about the vital role that bees play in our food system. Music by the Cactus Blossoms, a terrific local country-western trio.

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OUR STORIES | Sheeko: Documenting Somali youth diaspora stories

By Lolla Mohammed Nur, TC Daily Planet

Fartun Abdi is passionate about preserving her generation's oral histories.

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University of Minnesota gets funds to further its fight against Aquatic Invasive Species

By Jonathan Mohr, Session Weekly/Session Daily

The University of Minnesota’s Aquatic Invasive Species Center will receive $8.7 million to develop new techniques for fighting the spread of AIS after a new law was signed by Gov. Mark Dayton May 9.

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House passes first omnibus budget bill

By Staff, Session Weekly/Session Daily

A large tax cut for businesses, particularly small ones, is one of the many highlights supporters point to in the first omnibus budget bill to receive approval from the House.

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House OK's technical changes to campaign finance law

By Sarah Lemagie, Session Weekly/Session Daily

In a 126-5 vote on Wednesday, the House passed a bill that would tweak laws related to campaign finance.

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Beyond the Bill: What to do with 700-plus sex offenders? Pressure builds for answer

By Susan Hegarty, Session Weekly/Session Daily

Former Chief Justice Eric Magnuson, left, testifies before the House Judiciary Finance Committee May 10 in support of HF1139, a bill sponsored by Rep. Tina Liebling, right, that would, among other things, modify provisions in Minnesota sex offender program. (Photo by Andrew VonBank)

Under court order to treat and release clients held in treatment program, DHS proposes biennial reviews and scattered-site placements.

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Mom, student, tireless community voice: A profile of Chanida Phaengdara Potter

By Jeff Achen, The Uptake

It’s 3 p.m. and it’s New Year’s Day, 2556 –- in Lao culture. On this pleasant April Saturday, Lao community members are filing into the gymnasium at the Crystal Community Center — the men in crisp grey and black suits and the women in heels and shimmering dresses.

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Free at last: Same-sex marriage celebrations rock St. Paul, not to mention church and state

By Hlee Lee and Nick Coleman, The Uptake

An estimated 7,000 people partied down in St. Paul Tuesday, coming to the Capitol lawn and braving record 98-degree heat to celebrate the dawn of a new era: Same-sex marriages are now enshrined in law — a law signed under the blazing sun by Gov. Mark Dayton after a week’s worth of impassioned debates in the Legislature, years of tumultuous politics and decades of effort by a GLBT community that wouldn’t take no for an answer.

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Buddy Poppy Day : Volunteering for veterans

By Tommy Johnson, TC Daily Planet

(Photo by Tommy Johnson)

Early Friday morning, you may see Jane Perry hanging out on a street corner. She has been distributing VFW "Buddy" Poppies as a Member of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary for over 40 years.

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