Tag: mpr
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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 . . . more
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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 . . . more
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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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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 . . . more
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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. . . . more
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December 04, 2006 12:40 PM EST --
Minnesota Representative Elect Keith Ellison has been causing up a stir by stating he'd like to be sworn in to office using the Quran, not the bible. This has inspired strong negative reaction by the . . . more
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January 19, 2008 04:30 PM EST --
President Bush and our Washington leaders are setting down a plan to "stimulate the economy." Perhaps it's more like that moment when the ship with a leak starts listing and you grab the . . . more
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December 28, 2007 12:42 PM EST --
Don't becaught this weekend without a topic!
DNR: Ice conditions good, but anglers still need to use caution (MPR) Some conversation options include discovering if your friends or family . . . more
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April 04, 2008 01:22 AM EDT --
March 28, 2008 brought rock and roll author Greil Marcus and his favorite band, The Mekons, to the Fitzgerald theater in tropical St. Paul, MN for another installment of the Current Fakebook.
Greil . . . more
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October 19, 2006 08:42 AM EDT --
I woke up this morning to the sound of Fall on the radio. The Minnesota Public Radio Fall Fund (i.e. "Pledge" to some of you) Drive began today. Some may grumble and moan, but I enjoy . . . more
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January 23, 2008 11:07 AM EST --
Housing prices in the Twin Cities have fallen for the first time in 20 years ... the subprime problems don't seem to be abating.
So what's your housing plan for 2008? Are you going to refinance? . . . more
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June 26, 2008 10:22 PM EDT --
Mr. Lucky's signs (written about in my last post ) got me to thinking ...
Just what signs have you seen that stand out... that make you wonder... that say something more about who we are?
American . . . more
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January 22, 2007 12:33 PM EST --
Well it seems to be a thinking-about-the weather Monday, a Monday of mourning for Denny Doherty, and the "official MPR day" Monday.
Where to begin?! First, a big thanks to the tarts and tarts-in-training . . . more
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September 11, 2007 10:48 AM EDT --
You hit 60 years old, you're supposed to be thinking about retirement. Fishing. Bouncing the grandkids on your knee. That kind of thing.
But recent U.S. Census data indicates that many more of those . . . more
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September 19, 2007 12:22 PM EDT --
So here is the upshot... the city leaders are going to present a new budget that will spend millions of your tax dollars. If you live in Minneapolis, MPR wants to know what you would spend your taxes on. . . . more
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November 09, 2007 11:29 AM EST --
Don't be caught without a topic!
Leave no factoid unturned Some angles: Is Hillary a bad tipper? Would you vote for a candidate who was rude to waitstaff? How do candidates control their . . . more
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January 15, 2008 05:21 PM EST --
The salt. The plowing. The winter. They take their toll on Minnesota roads. Then you have the complaints that not enough money is being spent on transportation infrastructure.
If you are a Minnesota . . . more
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February 08, 2008 12:00 PM EST --
So it seems clear that most leaders in Minnesota want transportation improved. But the agreement stalls out soon after. Should we tax? Should we borrow?
Maybe, however, the question . . . more
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July 07, 2008 05:51 PM EDT --
My fellow Minnesota Gatherers:
In a few weeks you will see the press in MN (and outside too) looking at the I-35W bridge collapse and its affects on people.
There's nothing wrong with the . . . more
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April 02, 2007 08:46 AM EDT --
Recently I picked up the book MegaTrends 2010: the Rise of Conscious Capitalism, by Patricia Aburdene. My 20 years in the field of Marketing and Communications has made me a bit of a junky . . . more
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