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PHOTOS: Artist Creates Sculpture Using 500 Pounds Of River Garbage

Posted 11.08.2011

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Some sculptors work with marble or bronze. For one artist in Minnesota, trash proved to be another medium that leaves a lasting impression. Raina B...

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Farm-Inspired Fashion: The Next Big Idea?

The Huffington Post/AOL Small Business | Patrick Sauer | Posted 08.10.2011

Read More: Small Business Success Stories, Minnesota State Fair, Farm Boy and Girl, Dan Adamson, Abercrombie, Brian Goldenman, Marie Mahaney, Ffa, John Deere, Cavaender's, Farm Fashion, The Next Big Idea, Future Farmers of America, Small Business News

Sure, Old MacDonald had himself a successful farm, but these days, an oink oink here and a moo moo there just doesn't cut it. Farm Boy & Girl was star...

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Al Franken Draws Map Of U.S.--From Memory

Posted 05.25.2011

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Senator Al Franken drew a surprisingly accurate map of all fifty U.S. states at the Minnesota State Fair recently. The senator from Minnesota demons...

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Franken Calms Down Health Care Opponents (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Julian Hattem | Posted 05.25.2011

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While coverage of the health care reform debate has focused on yelling, booing and fistfights, not all engagements between lawmakers and constituents ...

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Food on a Shtick: The Minnesota State Fair and the Republican National Convention

Elissa Altman | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Republican Convention, Minnesota State Fair, George Bush, Alfred E. Neuman, Monsanto, Cindy McCain, Fred Thompson, Sarah Palin, Joe Lieberman, Lou Goldstein, Foghorn Leghorn, Barbara Bush, Food on a Stick, Grossinger's, Teddy Roosevelt, Food, Healthy Living News
Elissa Altman

I'm sure I'm not alone among like-minded food professionals: watching the Republican Convention has, for me, resulted in a powerful urge to eat the mo...

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