Tag: minnesota public radio
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July 03, 2007 10:42 AM EDT --
From MPR News on July 2, 2007: More abortions performed last year in Minnesota
The details:
"The increase is the first time the number of abortions has gone up in five years. The report says there . . .
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August 23, 2007 10:19 AM EDT --
As you may have heard, there's this thing called the Minnesota State Fair. It opens today, Thursday August 23, after a few days of wind damage clean up. But let's focus on the real fun.
What . . .
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November 25, 2007 02:27 PM EST --
This is a chat transcript.
Actress & author Amy Sedaris joined us here Monday November 26 @ 11 a.m. CT / 12 noon ET for a live chat!
She’ll kick off this highly social season . . .
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January 11, 2008 09:52 AM EST --
Do we drink too much? Do we have a flawed attitude about drinking? Do we have personal responsibility when someone in a bar - our party - at our house drinks too much? Do we give our kids the tools to . . .
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June 02, 2009 12:13 PM EDT --
There's something delicious and vaguely decadent about reading in the warmer months, as if we're actually letting time spin away. This month's reads:
The family book lately is "Forever . . .
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March 03, 2008 12:48 PM EST --
To celebrate 150 years of statehood, Minnesota Public Radio wants to tell the story of the people who make up our state. It's a daunting task, and we'd like your help. Using the tools here at Gather.com, . . .
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November 14, 2007 10:26 AM EST --
From MPR's Midday 11/14/2007
How should the state help the bridge disaster victims?
It is estimated that some 180 people were on the 35W bridge when it collapsed. Thirteen of them . . .
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March 20, 2008 02:37 PM EDT --
MPR's Midmorning hosts a classic book club. This time we're sitting down with Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird .
This is a big book in the way it occupies our imagination and ranks . . .
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April 24, 2008 09:17 AM EDT --
This is a chat transcript.
Author Siri Hustvedt joined us for a chat after her appearance on MPR's Midmorning today April 24th. From the show description:
Siri Hustvedt talks about her . . .
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July 02, 2007 09:53 AM EDT --
As of last week I now have a cell phone. More accurately, we have one cell phone for the family. I hope we only use it to cut long distance costs but I've already observed some strange, addict-like . . .
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November 26, 2007 03:27 PM EST --
MPR's Midday: Brokaw struggles to sum up the '60s . From the program description:
Retired NBC Nightly News anchor Tom Brokaw dubbed the Americans who fought and won World War II the "Greatest . . .
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June 14, 2007 10:03 AM EDT --
Minnesota Public Radio's site tells me More than 9,000 motorists ticketed for not buckling up. From the article:
Officers issued at least 9,324 tickets to motorists for not wearing seat belts during . . .
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August 01, 2007 08:53 PM EDT --
I drove to the scene – or more accurately, as close as I could get to the scene, which happened to be Bohemian Flats on the Minneapolis side of the River - to try to get photos for the MPR Web site . . .
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August 03, 2007 08:51 AM EDT --
From the Gov. Pawlenty, Mn/DOT officials address I-35W bridge collapse news release:
Gov. Tim Pawlenty today directed Mn/DOT to take several actions to address issues related to the I-35W bridge collapse: . . .
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September 10, 2007 04:27 PM EDT --
From Minnesota Public Radio's special report Fetal alcohol syndrome: The invisible disorder:
When a pregnant woman drinks, she risks giving birth to a child with a broad range of health problems, . . .
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January 18, 2008 05:37 PM EST --
I love film festivals. I ran one for two years while Iwas an undergrad at the Universityof Iowa. I can (and Iintend to this week) see as many as five films per - day.
The great thing about a film festival . . .
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February 01, 2008 08:58 AM EST --
Minnesota Public Radio's Midmorning guest Pauline Chen chatted with us and answered your questions about how to communicate with doctors or how to prepare for losing a loved one.
From the show . . .
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February 06, 2008 04:28 PM EST --
Macy's reorganization sends Mpls. duties to New York
Department store operator Macy's Inc. said Wednesday it will cut about 2,300 management jobs as it consolidates three regional . . .
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February 08, 2008 10:03 AM EST --
No, really. Singer/songwriter Ann Reed and the Morning Show ask you to help craft a song for the state of Minnesota. While they also ask for landmarks or your feedback on what the song should say about . . .
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April 10, 2008 09:12 AM EDT --
This is a chat transcript.
Author Laura Flynn appeared on MPR's Midmorning today. Mental illness, seen through the eyes of a child:
Author Laura Flynn writes of her at times luminous, . . .
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