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MAY 2014 VOLUME 33 / ISSUE 5 PUBLISHERS Janis Hall jhall@mngoodage.com Terry Gahan tgahan@mngoodage.com GENERAL MANAGER Chris Damlo 612-436-4376 cdamlo@mngoodage.com

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EDITOR Sarah Dorison 612-436-5079 sdorison@mngoodage.com

NORWAY CALLING Explore Norway with a long, slow, gorgeous drive.

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MULTIGENERATIONAL LIVING Benefits of multigenerational housing go far beyond financial.

FROM THE EDITOR 8 Treasuring our stop-and-go springs

MEMORIES 12 Two new local murder mysteries

MY TURN 10 Discovering outdoor bliss

THIS MONTH IN MN HISTORY 12 Minneapolis’ mill explodes!

GOOD HEALTH

GOOD LIVING

CAREGIVING 15 Tracking the stages of Alzheimer’s

HOUSING 20 Retirees fleeing high-tax states TECHNOLOGY 22 Managing messages, backups

HOUSE CALL 16 How do we get cancer?

IN THE KITCHEN 24 Mayo-Magic Chicken Strips

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GRAPHIC DESIGNERS Valerie Moe Amanda Wadeson PAGE DESIGNER Kylie Beran CIRCULATION Marlo Johnson 612-436-4388 distribution@mngoodage.com

FINANCE 18 Saving for retirement: Is it enough?

ASK THE PHARMACIST 14 Leptin can affect your weight

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GOOD START

CAN’T MISS CALENDAR

CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Dave Nimmer Carol Hall Suzy Cohen Dr. Michael Spilane Skip Johnson Teresa Ambord Mr. Modem Carla Waldemar Patricia Carlson

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TREASURE WHAT’S COMING S

pring is here! Hurrah! Our brutal winter has ended and warm days are ahead.

Right?

Well, if you’ve lived in Minnesota for even a few years, you already know the answer is, “Well, yes, eventually.” Last “spring,” included significant snowfalls in both April and May. And the leaves didn’t appear on the trees until about Mother’s Day. Ouch.

Of course, the temperatures eventually rose so dramatically that the Minnesota State Fair suffered attendance dips due to a prolonged heat wave.

So we take it one day at a time with our one-step-forward-two-steps-back springs.

We savor each warm day, knowing the wind chills can slap us in the face the very next. Columnist Dave Nimmer captures our sense of spring euphoria perfectly in his column about his favorite natural places — not just in the heart of the Mill City but also out and about in the wilds of Wisconsin.

Speaking of top spots for Minnesotans, I have a new one now — Norway!

Though I usually dream of taking vacations to only the warmest areas of the globe, I’ve changed my tune, thanks to travel writer Carla Waldemar.

In this issue, she takes us on an awe-inspiring road trip to see the country’s sparkling blue fjords (from which many of our Minnesota forebears sailed), picturesque villages, glaciers and waterfalls galore. If you don’t go to Norway this summer, add this stunning destination to your bucket list. It’s going on mine.

Also in this issue, we have some interesting news about families: Multigenerational living is coming back. Parents and their grown children and grandchildren are joining forces in single households in large part because of the mediocre U.S. economy. But they’re finding that the benefits go far beyond financial.

Susie Dickson, who moved in with her daughter, son-in-law and grandkids, wasn’t sure how her new, three-generation household would work. But her ties to her loved ones have only deepened since they took the leap.

“I’ve always been close to my kids, but I didn’t want this to ruin that special relationship,” she said. “Just the opposite has happened. We have really made this work.”

Now that’s something — much like long-awaited flowers of spring — to treasure!

Sarah Dorison, Editor

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GOOD START MY TURN ////// DAVE NIMMER

MINNESOTA’S BEAUTY ABOUNDS IN SPRING I

think May is the prettiest month of the year in Minnesota.

Everything seems to come alive — in a halfdozen shades of green — from the shores of Lake Minnetonka to the hills of Afton State Park. And I’ve got a few places where the people are few and the views are unforgettable.

None is more memorable for me than the Trade River in northwestern Wisconsin as it tumbles on its journey to the St. Croix. This 50-mile ribbon of water begins in wetlands and flows through pine forests, including a few tall, sturdy white pines about a mile north of the trailhead next to an

The Cascade River near Lutsen

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equestrian campground.

In the springtime when you look up, you can see soft shafts of white light probing the lacy green pine tops. Foresters call this “Jesus light,” soft and delicate. Occasionally, I just lie on the ground and let it wash over me — before the wood ticks and blackflies arrive. The river is smaller, accessible, and the forest floor is open, spacious.

Another river view that blossoms in spring is more trendy than tranquil. I love sitting outside at one of the restaurants in the St. Anthony Falls Historic District on the eastern shore of the Mississippi as it rumbles through Minneapolis. I can see and hear the falls and, in May, the water is roaring.

Just below the falls, the Mississippi passes under the Stone Arch Bridge, originally built by James J. Hill in 1883. It was a railroad bridge. Today the trains have been replaced by joggers, hikers and bikers.

At night, the east river bank provides a glittering look at downtown Minneapolis. The lights from the Wells Fargo Center tower are reflected in the dark, moving water. The river has its own springtime scent from rotting wood, muddy water and floating fish. The old river smells fishy and, as a guy who’s spent months with a pole in his hand, I like it.

Another great view of Old Man River is in St. Paul, just east of the Lake Street-Marshall Avenue Bridge. The overlook is Shadow Falls at the end of Summit Avenue and only five minutes from my little office on the University of St. Thomas campus.

You can stand on the cliff, overlook the river and gaze at the Minneapolis skyline. If you’re there in the morning, you won’t have company: just you, the river, the skyline and an occasional jogger.

About 250 miles separate the Mississippi from a tiny stream along the North Shore called Spruce Creek, just a few miles north of Lutsen. For years, my ex and I spent a week at a cabin overlooking the stream as it tumbled from one pool to another and, finally, into a bay of Lake Superior.

Spruce Creek is like a half-dozen other small North Shore streams. It makes its way past cedar trees, through alder thickets and over granite boulders.

These are intimate ribbons of water and most have a well-worn path along their banks.

One evening in June, I stood at the mouth of Spruce Creek, casting a silver spoon into the bay. Suddenly, the rod bent, the reel screamed and the fight began. Five minutes later, I landed a steelhead trout. She was gorgeous, about six or seven pounds, alternately blue and green, with black spots and a white stomach.

The next evening, we broiled two trout fillets with a little olive oil, a touch of garlic, some fresh-ground pepper and a slice of lemon. You know, they did not taste that good. I should’ve let her go.

I never fished in the little lake in Powderhorn Park in south central Minneapolis, but the DNR stocks the lake with bluegills, bass and crappies.

This 68-acre park is a little jewel in an urban setting, just five blocks south of Lake Street. The willow trees along the banks of the lake are the first to green up and downtown Minneapolis provides the backdrop.

Yep, May is the month when this old dog searches for sunshine and satisfaction; in my experience, they’re most likely found outdoors.

Dave Nimmer has had a long career as a reporter, editor and professor.

Now retired, he has no business card, but plenty to do.

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GOOD START MEMORIES ////// CAROL HALL

MURDER MYSTERY AUTHOR (ALMOST) NEVER MUM M

innesota native Glenn Ickler is one prolific author. The eighth and ninth installments of his Mitch Mitchell Murder Mystery series are out now from North Star Press of St. Cloud, and they’ll chill you to the bone.

A Carnival of Killing begins during the St. Paul Winter Carnival when the body of entertainer Klondike Kate is discovered frozen solid in a driveway on fashionable Mississippi River Blvd. Murder on the St. Croix portends the same frigid fate for Afton Public Works handyman

Charlie Gunderson, who is presumed drowned in the river’s icy waters.

As in books 1 to 7, “St. Paul Daily Dispatch” ace reporter Warren “Mitch” Mitchell is on the story, accompanied by his sidekick, photographer Alan Jeffrey.

Who killed Kate? Was it the Vulcan dubbed Duke of Klinker? Mitch and Alan go undercover to investigate the raucous Vulcan Krewe.

Was Charlie Gunderson’s drowning accidental?

Washington County Sheriff “Arne Carlson” thinks yes; Mitch and Alan suspect murder. Tipster, Desiree “Dizzy” Dunbar, agrees.

Determined to beat the

rival newspaper, “The Minneapolis Enquirer,” with the full story, the pair digs deep. As they search for clues and interview suspects, handsome bachelor Mitchell finds himself — as always — fending off women. And the happily married Jeffrey — as always — promotes Puckish puns to pull off a solution.

Ickler’s earlier careers supplied material for each story plot, including reporter and editor posts for St. Paul newspapers, including the St. Paul Pioneer Press and Dispatch. He also served two terms as mayor of Afton.

Ickler admits to patterning character Alan Jeffrey after former Pioneer Press photographer, and master punster, Sully Doroshow. But he’s mum about Babe

THIS MONTH IN MINNESOTA HISTORY

Minneapolis’ waterfront flour mill explodes On May 2, 1878, in mere seconds, Minneapolis’ largest industrial building — once the largest flour mill in the world — crumbled to the ground on the Mississippi Riverfront.

The Washburn A mill exploded, thrusting debris hundreds of feet into the air.

Built by a La Crosse, Wis., businessman, Cadwallader C. Washburn, the 1874 mill stood seven stories high and had a canal of Mississippi

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River water running through its lowest level.

The mill was only four years old when a spark ignited flour dust and caused a rapidly burning fire to destroy the mill and several other buildings in the area.

Eighteen people were killed in the disaster. The story received national news coverage. Many worried that the disaster

would damper the milling industry in Minneapolis.

To soothe this anxiety, Washburn insisted that he would rebuild the mill.

Completed in 1880 with a state-of-the-art dust collector, the new A mill allowed the Minneapolis’ milling industry to flourish.

The Washburn A mill Washburn mill explosion, William H. Jacoby, 1878

Magnet Mitch Mitchell.

Nor does Ickler identify the model for Mitchell’s voluptuous lawyer girlfriend, Martha Todd.

A native of Woodbury, and a long-time journalist, Ickler’s flair for zany comedy surfaced young. During high school in the 1950s, he was one-half of the comedy team, “Dick and Ick,” that put on shows in St. Paul Park and Newport, pantomiming Spike Jones records.

With nine Mitch Mitchell whodunits under his belt, Ickler isn’t about to drop the series.

Number 10 is in the works. This time, the Minnesota State Fair is just getting underway. A prominent St. Paul restaurateur stands before square dancers on the Heritage Square stage, introduces his fair food creation, “Square Meal on a Stick.”

He takes a bite — and bites the dust!

Thus begins A Killing Fair.

Ickler will be signing copies of his latest book, A Killing Fair, somewhere near the scene of the crime during the Minnesota State Fair’s 2014 run. Read excerpts from his works at glennickler.net; buy his books at amazon.com.

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remained in operation until 1965 when it was closed because of safety concerns. In 1991, fire again broke out in the abandoned mill, leaving behind the ruins that exist today on the Mississippi Riverfront.

The Mill City Museum is built into the ruins of the mill at 704 S. 2nd St. in the shadow of an iconic Gold Medal Flour sign.

Inside, visitors can ride the Flour Tower — an eight-story elevator that tells the story of the men and women who worked at the mill throughout the years. Learn more at millcitymuseum.org.

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G O O D H E A LT H ASK THE PHARMACIST ////// SUZY COHEN

Control your leptin levels, lower your weight I’ve been the same weight for five years and can’t lose anything — even though I eat very little. I’ve heard the hormone leptin can affect weight and appetite. Is there a way I can better control my leptin levels and, therefore, my weight?

Q&A

Leptin is your stop sign at the dinner table. This hormone is released while you’re eating. Fat cells in your body secrete the leptin, which sends a powerful message to your brain saying, “Stop eating: You’re full now.”

Erratic fluctuations of leptin — and the hormone ghrelin, which makes you feel hungry — complicate your ability to lose weight and can trigger intense hunger, too.

Leptin imbalances can impede weight loss, even in the presence of proper levels of estrogen, progesterone and thyroid hormones.

Some people have adequate leptin, but their bodies don’t care. They’re desensitized to the hormone and are therefore leptin resistant, meaning, unfortunately, that there’s no stop sign at the dinner table anymore.

People with leptin resistance often eat more than they should, and more frequently than others. They hover at the fridge at all hours.

‘WHY AM I LEPTIN RESISTANT?’

There are many causes. A common one could be that, long ago, you followed your taste buds too long because the food was so tasty. Perhaps your portions were too big and you ate until your stomach hurt. There’s no blame here.

The typical diet of processed, fast foods contains ingredients that are delicious, if not addictive, so there are incredibly strong cravings for these meals.

Some people wolf down their food.

It takes 10 to 15 minutes for your brain

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to react to leptin and its stop signal. If you eat too fast, then you’ll eat too much!

HOW CAN I TELL IF I’M LEPTIN RESISTANT?

You can have a blood test done to determine leptin levels, but a hallmark sign is that you can virtually starve yourself and still not lose weight. That’s a sign that leptin resistance has been going on a long time.

WHAT STEPS CAN I TAKE?

There are many common-sense methods for decreasing leptin resistance: Slow down when you eat because this allows time for you to secrete leptin, the feel-full signal, the stop sign for eating.

Avoid going to bed on a full stomach. Allow at least nine hours between dinner and breakfast, more if you can. Ideally, you should finish dinner three to four hours before bed.

Eat a diet that’s rich in protein. You can have protein at every meal if you crave it, including plant-based proteins. The key is to reduce grains, sugars, fructose and starchy carbohydrates.

Stop eating junk food. Additives and chemicals from junk food confuse your body; and some of them are addictive in the sense that they make you crave more food.

Exercising can be amazingly helpful, too, and is probably the very best way to help you overcome leptin resistance.

It helps you make brown fat (good) and less white fat (adipose).

Reduce stress with meditation, yoga, exercise, green tea, anything that works for you.

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A Great Smile Says It All CAREGIVING

Signs, stages of Alzheimer’s B Y A LY S S A A G U I R R E People often assume that forgetfulness is a normal part of getting older, but memory loss — if it starts to disrupt everyday life — is not a normal part of aging.

It may be a sign of Alzheimer’s disease, a fatal progressive brain disease that affects thinking and reasoning. Early detection and formal diagnosis can help with intervention and improve patient outcomes. It’s also critical for improving the physical, emotional and financial health of individuals with Alzheimer’s and their caregivers.

Getting a formal diagnosis helps patients and their caregivers get access to treatments, build a care team, participate in support services and enroll in clinical trials.

The stages of Alzheimer’s disease provide a general idea of how abilities change during the course of the disease. Not everyone will experience the same symptoms or progress at the same rate.

Early stage refers to people, irrespective of age, who are in the beginning stages of the disease.

A person in the early stages may experience mild changes in the ability to think and learn, but continue to participate in daily activities and give-and-take dialogue. To others, the person may not appear to have dementia. The early stage can last for years.

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G O O D H E A LT H HOUSE CALL ////// DR. MICHAEL SPILANE

Lingering changes in the body could be signs of cancer C

ancer is the cause of death for about 25 percent of Americans. Here’s a look at how cancer develops and how you might avoid being counted in that statistic.

Billions of microscopic cells make up the human body, and each one has the potential to become deranged and produce a cancer. Cancer begins when the chromosomes within a cell are damaged and start to send faulty signals; the result is a repetitive and uncontrolled division of the cell. Though the body has travelling warrior cells that attack and destroy these errant cells, the frequency of cancer attests to the imperfection of these defenses.

Because there are hundreds of different kinds of body cells, there are hundreds of different kinds of cancer. Each type has a characteristic pattern of growth and spread, but even within the same type there is wide variation in behavior among individual people. Some spread through the bloodstream to affect distant body parts, while others pursue their growth locally. Division of cells and growth of the cancer is a common feature.

The most common type of cancer in older people is skin cancer. Fortunately, it’s also most often the least serious. Cancer of the colon, lung and breast are next most common: These three types of cancer account for almost half of all cancer deaths in older populations.

Cancers of the prostate gland, stomach, pancreas, lymph glands (lymphoma) and bone marrow (leukemia) account for many of the remaining RESOURCES American Cancer Society, cancer.org Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, cdc.gov/cancer

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deaths caused by cancer. In older adults, cancer of the liver, brain and bone is most often caused by the spread from cancer that originated at another site.

Success in treating cancer is highly dependent on finding the cancer at an early stage of its growth, before it’s spread to other areas of the body. This requires early reporting of symptoms and periodic health assessments by a physician. Since symptoms often begin only after considerable tumor growth, the periodic heath assessments assume much importance.

Though the American Cancer Society offers lists of cancer signs and symptoms to watch for throughout life, initial symptoms of cancer can be just about anything.

The best approach is to report any lingering change in body appearance, function or discomfort. Most harmless health problems are either going away or are gone after two weeks. Don’t ignore persisting trouble, even if it’s tolerable.

Advances in medical science allow the detection of some cancers long before they cause discomfort.

That’s why it’s no longer enough to report early symptoms: Regular medical check-ups are essential.

Cancer remains a formidable opponent in the war to eliminate it. For older adults, however, the likelihood of being included in cancer death statistics diminishes with proper health habits and regular medical assessments.

Dr. Spilane, now retired, spent more than four decades practicing and teaching geriatric medicine in St Paul.

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CAREGIVING / FROM PAGE 15 The middle stage is typically the longest and can last for many years.

During the middle stage, damage to the brain can make it difficult to express thoughts and perform routine tasks. Caregivers may notice the person is jumbling words, having trouble dressing, getting frustrated or angry, or acting in unexpected ways, such as refusing to bathe.

The late stage of Alzheimer’s disease may last from several weeks to several years. As the disease advances, intensive, around-theclock care is usually required. The needs of the person living with Alzheimer’s will change and deepen.

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GOOD LIVING FINANCE ////// SKIP JOHNSON

Surviving the retirement crisis I

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’ve got good news and bad news.

The good news is that people are living longer. The bad news is that living longer is one of the factors contributing to what some see as a looming retirement crisis.

For most of us, living longer will mean we’ll be retired longer. And that means we’ll need more money, or a plan to make what money we have last.

The Center for Retirement Research at Boston College updated its Retirement Risk Index earlier this year. While it showed some improvement over the previous one, the news is still troubling.

It found that roughly half of Americans are at risk of being unable to maintain their current standard of living in retirement. And, according to the center’s director, many have only themselves to blame.

“Employees make mistakes at each stage of the process,” wrote Alicia Munnell about employee participation in 401(k) plans in an article published by The Washington Spectator. “About 20 percent of eligible employees do not join the plan, about 90 percent of participants contribute less than maximum amounts, most do not make good investment decisions and many cash out when they change jobs or face large midlife expenses.”

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Federal Reserve that found the median retirement account balance for those age 55 to 64 was just $120,000. Americans are simply not saving enough.

Boston College isn’t the only institution voicing concern. In a recent report, the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) estimated that 43 percent of Baby Boomers and those in Generation X are at risk of running out of money in retirement.

For Generation X, it could get even worse. In a news release about its most recent Retirement Readiness Ratings (RRR), the EBRI said, “If Social Security benefits are subject to proportionate decreases beginning in 2033 (when the Social Security Trust Fund is projected to run short of money), the RRR values for those households will drop by more than 50 percent.”

RETIREMENT PLUSES AND MINUSES

Yet another factor affecting Americans’ retirement readiness is an increase in some expenses. One of the biggest is health care. As we get older, we’re more likely to need more medical care. And the cost of that care continues to rise.

BUT THE NEWS ISN’T ALL BAD.

Many expenses are reduced in retirement. Think of all the expenses related to work like clothing and transportation. With a more flexible schedule, you can take advantage of lower rates for travel and leisure by avoiding peak times like weekends. And there’s even a plus to having less income — lower taxes.

TAKE CONTROL: GET A CHECKUP

Whether you’re already retired, soon to be retired or not planning to retire at all, the more you’re in charge of your financial future, the less you have to worry about the impacts of outside forces.

To do that, you need to understand your current financial situation, the risks and potential returns

Create your environmental legacy at... for your current investments and strategies to potentially improve both.

Even if you feel you have a good handle on it all, I recommend getting a knowledgeable outside person’s input.

Many financial professionals provide free or low-cost financial checkups.

If you don’t already have a specific financial professional in mind, ask for recommendations from family or friends.

That third party validation can provide peace of mind that a retirement crisis won’t affect you.

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CURRENT MINNESOTA RETIREE CHALLENGES Marginal tax rate on pension income: 7.94 percent, the highest in the U.S. Medicare out-of-pocket expenses: $1,477, up from $1,254 in 2000 Older households spending 30 percent or more on housing: 34 percent, up from 26.4 percent in 2000.

FUTURE MINNESOTA RETIREE OUTLOOK Private sector retirement plan participation: 54 percent, down from 59 percent in 2000 Average retirement account balance: $38,492, up from $23,952 in 2000.

Source: National Institute on Retirement Security, 2012 Data

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STANDARD BURIAL Burials use formaldehyde embalming and longlasting caskets. They can easily cost $10,000.

A standard grave site, often landscaped and well-maintained, features a large headstone made of granite or flat bronze.

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The natural, or green, burial method starts with the body preparation, which uses no embalming fluid or a nonformaldehyde-based formula. Green burials can cost less than $2,000.

If there’s a headstone, it’s a rock or a piece of rough-cut limestone that’s flat on one side to easily identify the deceased.

Some methods use GPS coordinates to spot a grave’s location.

Caskets are made of wood, plywood, bamboo, cardboard, cornstarch or wicker. Sometimes a shroud or quilt may be used to wrap the body.

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here will you retire? Near family and friends and close to a good medical facility with easy access to transportation, shopping and entertainment? Perhaps you’ll go where the climate best suits you? Or, maybe you’ll seek a home where state and local taxes are low for retirees?

Many Americans are finding that state taxes are an important factor to consider when choosing a retirement location.

Some states are more attractive than others, of course.

Minnesota, for example, is widely recognized as an unfriendly tax state for retirees. In 2013, it was named one of the worst states in which to retire by Kiplinger.com. In 2012, the North Star State made a similar list by TopRetirements. com, which called Minnesota, among other states, “frosty and costly.”

High taxes — or taxes that overly burden retirees — appear to be costing many states their retired residents and the longterm tax revenue they generate.

Take New York, for example. A lot of people thrive on the culture and the fast pace of the Big Apple. But the high cost of living — including high state and local taxes — seems to have taken a toll on the state’s revenue.

One study, based on tax returns filed by New York residents from 2000 to 2010, by one tax advocacy group, the Tax Foundation, showed the state had lost $45.6 billion in personal income due to resident departures.

FLEEING TO FLORIDA

A good chunk of that income moved to Florida. No surprise there, right? The climate is agreeable and, for Florida residents, there is no state tax. But it’s not just climate (and not just retirement) that is driving the migration.

Because while Florida is the No. 1 siphon of personal income out of New York, No. 2 is New Jersey and No. 3 is Connecticut. They’re both high-tax states, just not as high as New York.

Besides Florida, other states that increased personal income include Arizona, which boasts exceptionally low taxes, and Texas, which has no state taxes. Both states offer warmer climates, too.

What about California? People like the climate, overall, and many appreciate the glitz of Hollywood or the culture of San

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Francisco. But California, with its high state income taxes, lost $29.4 billion in personal income — and this was before the state gained the dubious distinction of having the highest tax rate in the nation. Future studies may show an even bigger loss of income for California.

ANOTHER STUDY

The IRS recently summarized data from tax returns filed between 1995 and 2010, also showing how money has moved around the country. Based on that information, author Travis H. Brown wrote How Money Walks.

Leaving opinion aside, he looked strictly at what the IRS data revealed.

“We’re talking not about a survey, not a sample, not a focus group,” he said in a TV interview. “We’re talking about actual results of people’s gross income.”

SURPRISE!

Florida and Texas have been magnets for newcomers for a while. But you may not know that one of the best kept secrets: There’s another state that’s become a magnet for new residents, especially retirees: Tennessee.

Eastern Tennessee, atop the Cumberland Plateau, is a haven of scenic beauty and favorable tax rates.

CBN News interviewed one couple — Dennis and Karen Shaw — who left the D.C. suburbs to retire on the Plateau: “When I left,” Dennis Shaw said. “I was paying $4,000 a year in taxes; and when I moved down here my taxes went to $750.”

That difference allows them to live closer to the way they hoped to live in retirement.

Karen Shaw told reporters, “We have here the home that we wanted, the land that we wanted, the amenities that we really wanted.”

In How Money Walks, Brown argues that it would be a stretch to assume tax rates are the only reason for the outflow of money from areas like New York and California.

“I am not drawing a causation about migration and taxes, but there is an undeniable correlation here,” he wrote.

Many, said Brown, move to areas like Tennessee or Texas because they can buy a home for much less than in high-costof-living states.

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Get the skinny on Minnesota retiree taxes — and how they compare to those in other states — at kiplinger.com with Kiplinger’s handy state-by-state comparison tool.

But what’s often more important in the long run is property taxes, especially for retirees who may purchase a home outright in a high-tax state only to find they are unable to pay sky-high property taxes each year.

States that want to attract residents should combine favorable taxes with natural beauty, plenty of medical facilities and other amenities. Throw in some gorgeous golf courses, too, and you’ve got a magnet, especially for retirees.

And with all those amenities and beautiful scenery, the kids and grandkids will likely visit. Maybe they’ll even opt to make the move themselves.

Teresa Ambord is a former accountant.

Sarah Dorison contributed to this report.

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Q&A data, and I leave it plugged in all the time. Does this wear it out quicker? Should I be plugging it in only when I need to copy something to it?

Leaving a flash drive plugged in will have no adverse effect on the drive. Wear and tear occurs during the read/write process, not from a flash drive sitting idly in a USB port.

I recommend (and use) a rotational flash-drive backup system. In other words, I have two or more flash drives for each computer and each time I back up data, I remove one drive and insert another. So at any time, my flash drives are either current or one backup behind.

I also keep my most important files backed up with a free Gmail account that I maintain for that specific purpose. To do this, I simply email any important files as attachments to my Gmail account. Because Gmail is web-based (or in the “cloud”), it’s a safe place to store files off site, which is important in case of hardware failure, fire or theft.

I went to delete a file and my computer just deleted it without asking for confirmation. I intended to delete it, so the lack of a confirmation wasn’t a big deal, but I prefer having a safety net requiring me to confirm any deletions. Why did this start happening?

It sounds like your Recycle Bin settings may have changed, but it’s easy to get them back on track: Right-click on your Recycle Bin and select Properties. Select the Global tab, which will encompass all hard drives. (In Windows 7, select the General tab.)

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The next time you delete a file, you should be prompted to confirm the deletion.

Why do I keep getting a message that my Windows 7 isn’t genuine? It came installed on my Dell computer that I bought in December 2011.

Windows 7 includes a Windows Genuine Advantage checker that verifies that your copy of Windows is legally licensed. However, sometimes an error may occur that causes Windows to forget it’s registered. Fortunately, there’s an easy fix for this.

The first step is to look on the back or bottom of your computer for the Windows Authenticity Label. This label will display your Windows Product Key or serial number. Write it down.

Next, click the Start button and, in the Search box, type Activate Windows. In the window that appears, you’ll be able to enter your Product Key and proceed with activation. You may need to click the Change Product Key button and type the Product Key again.

Once Windows is activated, you’ll receive a message confirming activation and you’ll no longer be pestered by an impertinent message that dares to suggest your copy of Windows isn’t genuine.

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Colman’s Original English Mustard is one of the oldest food brands in the world with 200 years under the Colman name.

In 1814, Jeremiah Colman first advertised his spicy-hot mustard in the Norwich Chronicle. He made his mustard at a water mill just south of Norwich. In keeping with the tradition of the day, his business was family-run. Made from a blend of high-quality brown and white mustard seeds, Colman’s mustard is still produced in Norwich today under the ownership of Unilever.

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The Circle

presents the spring 2014

By Rebecca Dosch Brown It hung on the wall of your chest.

His face pressing against the hollow of your throat where the locket quavered whenever you swallowed.

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His portrait was not meant for any eyes but yours to keep him in the circle of the living.

Small enough to hold inside the palm.

Protective convex glass secured by teeth cut inside its bezel.

Unlike flesh, hair survives time and decay. Somebody cut a lock free and chopped it finely. Dissolved it into albumen to repaint his eyebrows, a wild mustache.

All of it remembered darkly. For you it spilled open on dented pillow next to you each morning.

Made of gold, tied to gold, the wall between you afire.

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Winner Rebecca Dosch Brown:

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A view from the famed Stegastein scenic overlook.

Explore rugged lands, fjords, quaint villages by car

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MAY 2014

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f you live in Minnesota, chances are high that you boast a drop or two of Norwegian blood.

So instead of the Louvre or the Pyramids, your dream trip involves glimpses of the rugged seacoast from which your forebears sailed.

For the rest of us, simply a lust for the land’s astonishing natural beauty is the lure — impossibly majestic mountains; icy glaciers with too-blueto-be-true fjords tickling their feet; waterfalls powering down piney slopes; and hamlets straight from picture books with grass-munching goats on rooftops. Yes, these are the fairytaleinspiring villages and vistas that informed the enchanting scenes in Disney’s “Frozen,” recently named the highestgrossing animated film of all time.

WATERFALL WONDERS

After heading out from Bergen, our first stop was Hardangerfjord, the third-largest fjord in the world, following Sognefjord in Norway and, the granddaddy of them all, Scoresby Sund in Greenland. We hiked and photographed the rambunctious Steinsdalsfossen waterfall, gushing like God forgot to close the spigot. At the gift shop, I succumbed to one of those iconic Norwegian sweaters and a reindeer-pelt rug.

Then it was off to Voringsfossen, the most famous waterfall in a land of famous waterfalls. Near it, at Hardangervidda Nature Center, we learned how both man and beast alike have adapted to life among the glaciers.

We stayed the night at Eidfjord, a major cruise harbor, where our dinner — salmon soup, Norwegian crab Caesar salad and grilled trout — seemed to have jumped right from the sea. That night, from my balcony, I watched numerous mountain ridges fade into the twilight.

On the next day’s route, Aurlandsfjellet, known as the Snow Road, we traversed a landscape as barren as the moon. Gone were the lush green views. Wooly clouds hovered. We drove on, mesmerized by the sheer muscle of the terrain.

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In summer, one of the best ways to see Norway — and its seemingly endless series of fjords (long, narrow inlets with steep sides) — is by car. To make travel planning simple for the road-trip inclined, Norway recently designated the best of its natural-wonder drives as National Tourist Routes.

Unlike the some of the drab superhighways of the U.S., these stunning, vista-rich roads are the destinations. Along the way, noted architects have created scenic overlooks — grand gems almost as wow-inducing as the landscapes they salute.

A friend and I flew into Bergen, picked up a rental car and — five days and 1,111 kilometers (700 miles) later — dropped it off in Alesund, where we hopped on the train to Oslo to fly home. All our accommodations were booked in advance via the helpful folks at Innovation Norway and its affiliates.

A rainbow glistened through the sprinkles as we pulled into one of the drive’s architect-designed lookouts, the Stegastein viewpoint: a mountainside balcony of steel and timber reaching out over (gasp!) thin air. It’s the anteroom to the village of Gudvangen — and another show-stopping waterfall, Kjelfossen.

STUNNING STAVE CHURCHES

We detoured off our main tourist route to visit the famed Borgund Stave Church — one of only 28 remaining

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of a thousand multi-gabled medieval wooden churches, clad in tarred shingles, built from wood hewn to resemble Viking ships. The earliest of Norway’s new Christians carved the church’s timbers into intricate designs around the year 1180. On the eaves, wondrous dragon heads scare off evil spirits.

A nearby interpretive center hosts a cache of Viking artifacts — an antler-bone comb, an iron key and, in its coffee shop, another Norwegian treasure we grew to love: crepe-like waffles piled with whipped cream

Borgund Stave Church

and strawberry jam.

Dinner in the village of Sogndal that night paid homage to more culinary icons: lobster bisque and reindeer meatballs sweetened with lingonberries.

Herring in every imaginable variation appeared daily at breakfast on buffets that make U.S. Easter brunches look shabby.

At daybreak, we headed for the Sognefjellsvegen Route. But first, smitten with stave churches, we stopped in Kaupanger to see another stave church circa 1150. Its plainer exterior concealed a burst of floral paintings — illuminating every surface within — all added “recently” in the 1600s, according to one sign.

We broke once more for the Norsk Folk Museum, an open-air collection of 30 historical buildings from medieval times to the present, featuring grass roofs and windows shuttered “to keep out bad weather and goblins.” Indoors there were spinning wheels, sleigh beds and butter churns. An antique barn was aflutter with pigs, cows and scolding chickens.

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WHAT’S A FJORD? A fjord is a long, narrow inlet with steep sides or cliffs. A fjord is formed when a glacier cuts a U-shaped valley into the surrounding bedrock.

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UNESCO-protected and the oldest of them all, writhing with carvings. As we drove, the temperature plummeted and the pale blue ice of a glacier loomed.

A viewpoint displayed the stone-pile cairns that marked the route before the days of asphalt. As we threw snowballs (in July!), guys in shorts glided by on cross-country skis.

GLACIERS, HERRING GALORE

We settled for the night at the tiny town of Helle in a gingerbread-clad hotel poised at the fingernail end of Nordfjord, crouching in the shadow of another glacier. Relishing herring in the breakfast room, I felt like the star of a travel poster as ships skimmed the 4:02 PM deep, clear water and clouds gathered far below soaring, ancient mountain peaks.

We steered next to Jostedalsbreen Park Center for a tutorial on those looming glaciers. In days gone by, we discovered, men crossed glaciers for three main reasons: to trade cattle, attend church or find a bride. We learned to dread avalanches: When boulders crash into the ocean, tsunami waves arise and destroy entire villages.

Next, pulling on our heaviest sweaters, we undertook one of the most notable tourist routes of all, the Strynefjell: a barren, windswept 50-kilometer (30-mile) mountain road constructed a hundred years ago by

grueling manual labor. It deposited us in the village of Geiranger at the tip of a fjord where cruise ships anchor.

In the town’s Fjord Center, we retraced history by visiting reconstructed local sites: the steamers’ quay and shelf-farms, sited right at the foot of the glacier. “Stay inside,” a sign warned. Glaciers are moving objects to be treated with caution.

After dinner in Geiranger, we wandered into the town’s tiny, old-time church for vespers and Norwegian folk songs. Its young pastor offered greetings in English in our honor.

One final day at the wheel: The Trollstigen Route (trolls’ path) stole our breath again, as did a stop at Gudbrandsjuvet ravine, where the mist rising from a rampaging river formed a rainbow atop a waterfall and crashed into “kettles” carved into the stone below.

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And finally, we had dinner at Sjobua, the town’s premier seafood cafe under the heavy beams of a former warehouse.

Finally, ready for a speedier return trip, we road the scenic Rauma Railway to Oslo and, from there, flew home.

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Americans didn’t always look down on multigenerational households.

At the start of the 20th century, a whopping 57 percent of people ages 65 and older lived in homes with their children, grandchildren or other family members, according to a report from the Pew Research Center, a Washington, D.C., nonprofit research organization.

During the Great Depression and throughout World War II, it was normal for families to live together to make ends meet and support each other through tough times.

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Sterner and her family — including her husband, Oak, and their daughter, Kaziah, 8, and son, Felix, 4 — from joining households with her parents in Marshall.

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“Living with your parents gets a bad rap — and I think that’s sad,” Sterner said. “I wish more people would see the value of being with their family.”

Then came a period of abundance and independence in American history. By 1990, just 17 percent of older Americans were living in multigenerational households.

During that time, living separately from extended family members became a sign of financial success and independence, said Sterner, an associate director in the Academic and Diversity Resources Department at Southwest Minnesota State University.

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That trend has been reversing, however.

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Dickson said she’s found strength after her divorce in multigenerational living — not just in the feeling of togetherness that it provides, but also the joy of sharing a household with her grandchildren.

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Multigenerational living arrangements aren’t always half and half, however. For the Cromwell family in Moorhead, the tradeoffs are different, though just as valuable.

Last year, Bethany Cromwell asked her parents, Dan and Colleen Weir, if she and her husband, Richard, and two children could move in with them after deciding to relocate to Moorhead.

Bethany and her husband, both teachers, hadn’t established full-time positions yet, so they knew they couldn’t help much with household payments. Instead, they do a larger share of things around the house like shoveling snow and mowing the lawn.

Colleen Weir says knowing her daughter and son-in-law are at home gives her an unexpected benefit — a sense of security, especially when she and her husband travel.

“My husband and I are gone quite a bit, and it’s nice to have someone at the house,” she said. “We don’t worry about leaving home. We know they’ll take care of things.”

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Bethany Cromwell says moving in with her parents has made her a better mom.

“I wouldn’t have enough time to talk to my kids everyday if it weren’t for my mom and dad,” she said. “I would’ve been so wrapped up in my daily activities — working, taking care of the house, running the kids from this to that — that I just wouldn’t be able to spend quality time with them. Now, we all talk and take care of the kids.”

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Sterner has been especially happy to see how her children have learned more about their heritage since moving in with her parents. Her mother is a full-blood American Indian Sicangu Lakota and she freely shares her culture, customs, language and stories with her grandchildren.

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CALENDAR Larpenteur and Buford avenues, U of M, St. Paul Cost: FREE Info: events.umn.edu or facebook.com/MNHortClub or hortclub@umn.edu

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MAY 15–17

Ragamala Dance and Rudresh Mahanthappa This new performance moves between past and present, composition and improvisation, music and dance, delving into the concept of longing through the lens of recollection, appeal and total surrender.

When: 8 p.m. May 15–17 Where: Walker Art Center, Minneapolis Cost: $25–$30 Info: 612-375-7600 or walkerart.org

Learn how to modify or change the ways you work in your garden so you can still get outside and enjoy the health benefits of being in nature.

When: 10 a.m.–noon May 3 Where: Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, Chanhassen Cost: $35–$55 Info: 952-443-1400 or arboretum.umn.edu

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MAY 1

The Three-Minute Outdoorsman Attend a reading and book-signing by author Robert Zink, who distills the latest news from the world of science into three-minute bursts of irresistible lore for the layman.

When: 7 p.m. May 1 Where: Bell Museum, Minneapolis Cost: FREE with museum admission Info: 612-626-9660 or bellmuseum.umn.edu

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enchanted audiences through his poetry, plays and performances for nearly six decades. Co-presented by Rain Taxi Review of Books and the Walker Art Center.

When: 7 p.m. May 1 Where: Walker Art Center Cinema, Minneapolis Cost: FREE Info: raintaxi.com

MAY 1–2

Horticulture Club Spring Plant Sale Unique perennials, shrubs, small trees and annuals will be for sale. Profits will fund club activities and other events open to the public.

When: 9 a.m.–5 p.m. May 1–2 Where: Big White Tent between

MAY 3

Alexander Yakovlev: Carnegie Hall Preview Concert Russian pianist Alexander Yakovlev will present a preview of his upcoming Carnegie Hall debut, including works

by Mussorgsky, Stravinsky, Mozart and Brahms.

When: 5:30 p.m. May 3 Where: The Museum of Russian Art, Minneapolis Cost: $30 Info: 612-821-9045 or tmora.org

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Crimes of the Heart In this award-winning comedy,

three young sisters reunite in their Mississippi hometown to await news of their hospitalized grandfather — and that’s just the start of their very bad day.

When: May 3–June 15 Where: Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis Cost: $29–$71 Info: 612-377-2224 or guthrietheater.org

MAY 4

Stars on Ice Meryl Davis and Charlie White, who returned from the Olympic Winter Games with the United States’ first ice dancing gold medal in history, headline this showcase of talent.

When: 4 p.m. May 4 Where: Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul Cost: $27–$82 Info: 800-745-3000 or starsonice.com

THROUGH MAY 4

Blue Man Group The group combines comedy, art and technology with visual effects and Grammy-nominated music.

When: Through May 4 Where: Ordway Music Theater, St. Paul Cost: $33–$120 Info: 612-224-4222 or ordway. org/ticketoffice

MAY 8

East Side Wine Tasting Join in an evening of food, wine, music and silent auction celebrating the northeast Minneapolis community and benefiting East Side Neighborhood Services.

When: 5–8 p.m. May 8 Where: Nicollet Island Pavilion, Minneapolis Cost: $45 in advance/$50 at the door Info: esns.org

OPENING MAY 9

Zenon Dance Company’s 31st Spring Season Witness the world premieres by Minnesota-based Daniel Stark and New York/Tel Aviv choreographer Netta Yerushalmy, in addition to reprises of works by Kyle Abraham and Danny Buraczeski.

When: 8 p.m. May 9–10, 16–17; 7 p.m. May 11 and 18 Where: Cowles Center, Minneapolis Cost: $34 Info: 612-206-3600 or thecowlescenter.org

MAY 10

Historic Theatre Tour Each walking tour visits a local playhouse, which may include the State, Orpheum or Pantages theaters, providing access to the venues’ interiors and details the public seldom gets to see.

When: 10 a.m. May 10 Where: Meet at the State Theatre Box Office, Minneapolis Cost: $5 Info: 612-339-7007 or hennepintheatretrust.org

MAY 10

TU Dance Join founders Toni Pierce-Sands and Uri Sands for a 10th-anniversary dance concert, featuring choreographer Alvin Ailey’s duet, Twin Cities, from his collaboration with Duke Ellington, The River (1970), as well as repertory favorites.

When: 7:30 p.m. May 10 Where: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, St. Paul Cost: $23 and up Info: 651-224-4222 or ordway.org

MAY 1–4

Art in Bloom Witness imaginative floral interpretations of selected works of art from the MIA’s permanent collection, created by more than 100 commercial florists and individual artists.

When: 10 a.m.–5 p.m. May 1­–4 Where: Minneapolis Institute of Arts Cost: FREE Info: 612-870-3000 or artsmia.org

THROUGH MAY 10

The Doyle and Debbie Show This show lovingly pokes fun at country music has-beens Doyle and Debbie Mayfield.

When: Through May 10 Where: New Century Theatre, Minneapolis Cost: $16–$34 Info: 612-455-9501 or hennepintheatretrust.org

MAY 11

Elder Spirituality Larry Hickle, a retired Presbyterian pastor, and Connie Hickle, a retired high school guidance counselor and administrator in adult education, will discuss their growing understanding of the spirituality of aging, using the process of the class and the wisdom

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When: Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Pillsbury Auditorium Where: 11 a.m. May 17 Cost: $10, $5 for Minneapolis Institute of Arts members Info: 612-870-6323 or artsmia.org THROUGH MAY 11

The History of Invulnerability The true story of the creation of Superman and the events surrounding the growth of this superhero to iconic status during The Depression and World War II. When: Through May 11 Where: Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company, St. Paul Cost: $19–$28 Info: 651-647-4315 or mnjewishtheatre.org

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When: 9 a.m. May 11 Where: Plymouth Congregational Church, Minneapolis Cost: FREE Info: 612-871-7400 or plymouth.org

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Mother’s Day Smorgasbord The full spread prepared by ASI’s own Slate & Stone Catering features delicious favorites including Swedish meatballs with lingonberry sauce, deviled eggs, salmon rillettes and a variety of Swedish cheeses. Mothers and and grandmothers receive free museum admission for Mother’s Day! When: 1 p.m. May 11 Where: American Swedish Institute, Minneapolis Cost: $45 ASI members, $50 nonmembers, $20 for children ages 6–11

Painter’s Process on this guided tour.

When: 7 p.m. May 15 Where: Walker Art Center, Minneapolis Cost: FREE Info: 612-375-7600 or walkerart.org

OPENING MAY 17

A dentist finds his business and marriage failing as a love affair with a young assistant threatens to develop over the course of a long, hot summer in New York in 1938.

When: May 17–June 1 Where: New Century Theatre, Minneapolis Cost: $25 Info: 612-455-9501 or hennepintheatretrust.org

MAY 17

Gallery Talk Walker senior curator Siri Engberg discusses themes running throughout the exhibition Hopper Drawing: A

Local architecture historian Larry Millett takes audience members inside the magnificent but vanished mansions

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Saturday with a Scientist: Honey Bees and the Flowers They Pollinate Visit an educational Honey House and meet scientist Gary Reuter, a longtime beekeeper. You’ll learn about honeybee biology, see a working hive and even have a chance to extract your own honey.

When: 11 a.m.–2 p.m. May 17 Where: Bell Museum, Minneapolis Cost: FREE with museum admission Info: 612-626-9660 or bellmuseum.umn.edu

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Rodriguez The maverick singer-songwriter and cult enigma once called Detroit’s answer to Bob Dylan via Motown and Bacharach, will perform his newly popular folk-rock ballads.

When: 8 p.m. May 17 Where: State Theatre, Minneapolis Cost: $39–$69 Info: 1-800-982-2787 or hennepintheatretrust.org

THROUGH MAY 17

Steel Magnolias Robert Harling’s iconic play is a celebration of the love, intimacy and strength of six southern women and the bonds of friendship and sisterhood.

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CALENDAR Where: Old Log Theater, Excelsior Cost: $24 and up Info: 952-474-5951 or oldlog.com

THROUGH MAY 17

Center of Gravity II Gravity-defying balanced-rock structures by Twin Cities artist Peter Juhl are the focus of a new photo exhibit. Attend a demonstration of balancing skills on May 3 or a rock balancing class on May 17.

When: Through May 17 Where: Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, Chanhassen Cost: FREE Info: 952-443-1400 or arboretum.umn.edu

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MAY 18

Spirituality and Politics Hear how members of the panel bring their spiritual values into the political arena, and be challenged to see how you, too, can be involved in making the world a better place.

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