Tag: mpr
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November 24, 2009 10:57 AM EST --
This week I welcome The Current's Music Director Melanie Walker and Jacquie Fuller, host of The Current's new show Teenage Kicks, to discuss The Mountain Goats' "The Life of the World to Come," the . . .
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August 19, 2009 04:04 PM EDT --
MPR NewsQ is reporting a tornado touchdown north of downtown Minneapolis , and numerous warnings for other parts of the Twin Cities, including: Anoka, northeastern Hennepin County, and western Ramsey . . .
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July 10, 2008 11:02 PM EDT --
On Friday, Minnesota Public Radio's Midday program will air a discussion about the changes in journalism. Average people who just consume news sat with people in the press who are dedicated to reforming . . .
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March 12, 2009 01:48 PM EDT --
Okay, money doesn't buy happiness. And accumulating stuff shouldn't make us whole.
But there are some possessions that have value greater than the pricetag. And yet, in a recession, when the . . .
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November 10, 2009 04:41 PM EST --
Sometimes, sucessful major-label artists make "uncommercial" albums in the name of artistic creativity. What's an example where an artist simply went too far? That's the question we ponder this . . .
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November 18, 2009 10:59 AM EST --
I'd like to read your perspective when medical practice and personal experience meet. This NewsQ Commentary dives right in:
"A government health task force released a report Monday stating that women . . .
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November 19, 2009 12:21 PM EST --
This video and remarks from MPR President Bill Kling opened The Future of News Summit at Minnesota Public Radio on November 16, 2009.
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December 03, 2006 02:57 PM EST --
I just wanted to show off my brand new gen-yew-wine Red Wing 40th anniversary commemorative Mug. Isn't it lovely? So hard and shiny (to quote Sussman Lawrence)!
The Red Wing Stoneware Co. makes nice . . .
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July 04, 2008 11:27 AM EDT --
I went through a terrible divorce when my children were 4, 7 and 10. Their mother found it necessary to designate me as the psychological punching bag for things that went wrong in her life.
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October 24, 2008 11:46 AM EDT --
Most college graduates walk out not only with the sheepskin but with loans to pay for that education.
But how has that changed as the economy has tanked and jobs are getting scarcer?
We at Minnesota . . .
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February 26, 2009 01:06 PM EST --
As if paying for college was not rough enough... now that plastic in your pocket is getting into the act.
Philip Novak of Minneapolis thought it made sense to put about $8,000 on his credit card. The . . .
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April 03, 2009 11:45 AM EDT --
The unemployment rate in Minnesota has topped 8 percent. But it's twice that percentage for people who have disabilities.
Minnesota Public Radio reporter Nikki Tundel gives a very human look at . . .
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June 17, 2009 10:34 AM EDT --
Jane Kirkpatrick had family history to inspire her new novel, A Flickering Light , she recently told MPR arts reporter Euan Kerr. The book tells the story of her grandmother, Jessie Gaebele, as a photographer . . .
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June 18, 2009 10:22 AM EDT --
MPR's Martin Moylan reported this morning on Morning Edition that the current job and stock markets have put a double whammy of a squeeze on parents' abilities to save for college. Here's his lead:
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August 25, 2009 04:13 PM EDT --
Numbers this month show that the U.S. economy is more productive. But what’s the toll of that productivity?
Stephanie Massey of Mound has some idea. Her husband, who works for a large financial . . .
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March 01, 2007 08:06 AM EST --
The Mrs. and I had the opportunity to go and see the live taping of "This American Life" last night at the Orpheum Theater and it was fantastic! TAL is on tour and taping shows in . . .
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January 17, 2008 09:31 PM EST --
At Minnesota Public Radio we had a forum discussion on the environment (there will be more about this later). But even in this context, it was amazing how the economic slide made its way into the conversation. . . .
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March 27, 2009 02:43 PM EDT --
Noreen Thomas knows how to cope with flooding. She has lived for 18 years near the Red River, about 10 miles north of the Fargo-Moorhead area, and she told Minnesota Public Radio News that this is her . . .
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August 04, 2009 01:06 PM EDT --
MPR's Melanie Sommer just reported that Sparky V, the fifth sea lion to play the role of Sparky at the Como Zoo, has died. He was 31, and the expected life-span for a sea lion is up to 25 years. Read . . .
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August 25, 2009 02:54 PM EDT --
New releases discussed this week include the latest from Fiery Furnaces, "I'm Going Away," plus the hard-to-pigeonhole debut "Up From Below" from Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros and the very tongue-in-cheek . . .
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