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America bears fruit for the Cho family Yong Yeon Cho brought his family from Korea to Austin, where he works as a cancer researcher at the Hormel Institute. Cho and his wife draw from both the Korean and American cultures and try to build a "strong spirit" in their two children.  Slide show (Dec. 30, 2006)• America bears fruit for Cho family • Passion for knowledge drives scientist |
 | Little ringers Just before Christmas, a group of 11 — mothers, kids and a grandmother — gathered in the USBank Building subway to ring bells, sing carols and raise donations for the Salvation Army. Audio slide show (Dec. 23, 2006)
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 | United for Colombia Four Colombian soldiers are receiving treatment at Mayo Clinic for injuries suffered in the fight against drug trafficking. Slide show (Dec. 20, 2006)
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 | 'They Just Call Me Ingrid' Eight-year-old Ingrid Neel of Rochester recently took first at a prestigious national tennis tournament. Slide show (Nov. 29, 2006)
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 | Festival of Trees The 21st annual Festival of Trees, held at Mayo Civic Center, featured live entertainment and children's activities. Slide show (Nov. 25, 2006)
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 | 'Something very special' At Austin High School, many immigrants and other newcomers have developed friendships, mastered English and shared their cultural flair via the soccer field. Audio slide show (Oct. 30, 2006)
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 | Pipsqueaks Halloween party More than 200 youngers attended a Pipsqueaks Halloween party Friday, sponsored by Mothers & More. Slide show (Oct. 28, 2006)
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 | Faces of homecoming We asked readers to submit their photographs of this year's homecoming activities. We received more than 50 photos. Reader photo gallery (Oct. 24, 2006)
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 | Living on the Edge Jeff Paradis, 48, a skilled ironworker, began living in the woods of Rochester several years ago after injuring his back in a construction accident. He lacked medical coverage. A friend, Kathy Anderson, 55, also has been homeless. The two have lived together in the woods off and on the past few years. They are now getting help from an advocacy organization and have an apartment. Anderson works filing paperwork as a personal assistant. • Stories in this series Audio slide show (Oct. 21, 2006)
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 | Marching orders Leaders' practice. Summer camp. Two-a-days. This is band? It takes 40 hours of work for every minute a marching band is on the field, and hundreds of Rochester musicians put in the time. Audio slide show (Oct. 14, 2006)
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 | Eyes Wide Open — Minnesota Thirty-nine Minnesota soldiers have died from injuries sustained during the Iraq war. Eyes Wide Open — Minnesota is an exhibit of 39 pairs of combat boots meant to help people understand that loss and honor those who died. Audio slide show (Oct. 11, 2006)
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 | Readers' fall color photographs We asked readers to submit their favorite fall foliage photos, then we selected 12 we thought really shined. Audio slide show (Oct. 5, 2006)
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 | Hunters Ridge revitalized Just months ago, the basketball court and playground at the Hunters Ridge apartment complex in southeast Rochester was virtually unusable. But things started to change in July, when volunteers fixed up the court and installed new playground equipment. Audio slide show (Sept. 2, 2006)
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 | Living history As part of Zumbrota's 150th anniversary, a group of Civil War re-enactors set up camp in Covered Bridge Park. "You read a history book and it's words on a page," says Shane Christen, "but here you can feel it, see it, smell it." Audio slide show (July 18, 2006)
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 | A priceless journey This summer, Rochester's adaptive baseball league has grown to 36 players who attend regularly. For Greg Townsend, seeing his son hit a ball and run the bases has been "priceless." Audio slide show (July 18, 2006)
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 | A lot of little miracles When she was 16 years old, Brooke Freiderich was severely injured in an automobile accident. Now, after two years of recovery and grueling therapy, Brooke's mother, Denise, tells us how Brooke is learning to talk and walk again . Audio slide show (April 21, 2006)
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 | Pooch party The smell of dog hair hung in the air at Austin's Municipal Pool on Sunday, Aug. 27. At least 32 dogs showed up for the first "Doggy Dip" event on the last day of the pool's season. Audio slide show (Aug. 29, 2006)
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 | Gimme a MOO! A Moo contest, sponsored by Kemps ice cream, was held Thursday at the Olmsted County Fair. The winner, Eli Kraiss, took home a year's supply of ice cream. Audio slide show (Aug. 4, 2006)
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 | Dancin' on the block Twelve hours, 12 bands and an estimated 5,000 people. As event co-chairman Kurt Augustine put it, "There's just a good vibe" at the third annual St. John the Evangelist Center Street Block Party. Audio slide show (July 10, 2006)
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 | Friends of a firefighter Hundreds gather to support the family of a Claremont firefighter who was injured while battling a blaze. Audio slide show (June 19, 2006)
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 | Restoring the ring Steven Ball has a love of carillons, and he's in Rochester this summer to guide the restoration of the bells atop Mayo Clinic's Plummer Building. Audio slide show (June 7, 2006)
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 | Local talent Rox Since their first show almost two years ago, the Rochester-based band Roxbury has added to its list of driving punk songs and developed an energetic stage presence. Audio slide show (May 16, 2006)
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 | Ignoring the odds Myatt Helmers was a straight-A high school student with dreams of working for NASA when he fell from a horse in 1998. The fall left Myatt with a traumatic brain injury. This spring, the 24-year-old man from Stewartville graduated from Augsburg College. Audio slide show (May 8, 2006)
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 | When time stands still Bill Schmidt of Oronoco has been repairing clocks for 25 years. Schmidt took early retirement from his job as a consultant at IBM to focus on his craft. Audio slide show (May 3, 2006)
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