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STAFF BLOGASTROBOBSurprise! What happens when you wring a washcloth out in space
Two science students in Nova Scotia posed the question of what would happen if you wrung out a wet washcloth in space. Watch to find out. When I first clicked play on this video of space station Com...
4/23/13 at 11:47 AM Curiosity finds Mars has the right stuff for life 3/13/13 at 3:48 PM
Lifestyles of the hydrogen-rich and erratically famous 9/23/12 at 12:06 PM
STAFF BLOGCAPITOL CHATTERMPCA credits 1972 law for cleaning waters
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency sings praises of the federal Clean Water Act, passed in 1972. The MPCA reminded Minnesotans that an Ohio river fouled with contaminants and inadequately treated...
10/19/12 at 2:49 PM Franken wants more federal funds for water system 3/3/12 at 11:07 AM
Legacy bill heads back for negotiations 5/23/11 at 8:44 PM
A MINNESOTAN IN CHINAWild Monkeys
It was my last day at the Wu Dang Shan Tai Chi Academy. I was leaving at four o'clock that afternoon. And the anticipation of my exit provided a new vibe to my remaining hours. One thing I wanted to ...
9/22/12 at 7:53 AM Yangshuo: Earth's Teeth 6/9/12 at 9:09 AM
Yangshuo or Bust 6/1/12 at 11:50 PM
HEALTHBEATThe facts about drowning
Maybe it's the early start to the warm season this year, or the hot summer that's driving everyone to seek relief at lakes and swimming pools. Whatever the reason, Minnesota is seeing a dismaying spik...
7/18/12 at 12:56 PM The hazards of summer 6/12/09 at 6:31 AM
STAFF BLOGCOMPASS POINTSKestrel chicks to be banded Thursday
Five kestrels have hatched in a nesting box at the Agassiz Valley Water Resources Management Project near Warren, Minn. PKM Electric Cooperative installed 10 of the nesting boxes this spring. Heidi...
6/20/12 at 10:04 AM Marshall County park receives grant for improvements 1/12/12 at 2:43 PM
STAFF BLOGTHE AREA VOICES COMMUNITYAn easier way to share your flood stories
You might have heard about our new project at Forum Communications. It's called "Living with Water." Over the next several months our reporters, photographers and editors will be taking a close up loo...
9/22/11 at 4:23 PM Areavoices Digest #42 - A terrific twosome 8/17/11 at 4:46 PM
Living with Water: Your thoughts and experiences wanted. 8/7/11 at 8:08 AM
FAMILY AND LIVINGIn small quantities, fear is a good thing!
The summer that Leah was about 18 months old, and probably the next summer too, every time I tried to take her swimming I spent about 3/4 of the time trying to coerce her into actually getting into th...
7/27/11 at 11:18 PM
NEW PLATEAUSYangshuo: Grateful for Rain
Yes, that's right. I was grateful for the "bad" weather during my time here. Crazy, huh? Well, normally I'd wish for blue skies just like the next fella, but something about this place made the rai...
4/23/11 at 12:33 PM Yangshuo: Earth's Teeth 4/19/11 at 8:39 AM
Yangshuo or Bust 4/16/11 at 9:35 AM
FAR SIDE OF FIFTYThe Water
The water from the heavy rains is finally receding. This is the Breitbach corner..I have known it as the Breitbach corner ever since I can remember. Their Granddaughter lives there now..it will proba...
7/8/10 at 7:08 AM Beds 10/3/09 at 6:41 AM
A Grand Afternoon 7/7/09 at 7:09 AM
NASCAR DADWater ?
Drinking water comes from : rivers, lakes, streams, ponds, reservoirs, springs, wells. Gallons treated each year in Grand Forks: 3.05 billion. Crap in your water :cryptosporidium a parasite found in a...
5/30/09 at 3:14 PM
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