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Archive for August 29 - September 2, 2005
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Monday, Aug. 29, 2005
Hour 1 (11 a.m.)
Audio Which Minnesota schools are measuring up?
The Minnesota Department of Education releases its annual school report cards Monday morning at the state fair. Which schools are making the grade, and which ones aren't? How useful are the ratings in improving the quality of Minnesota's schools?
Guests:
Minnesota Education Commissioner Alice Seagren.

Related Links:
Document Web Resource: Department of Education online
Document Web Resource: Raw data on the 2005 school ratings
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Hour 2 (12 p.m.)
Audio All the Way with LBJ
On the 37th anniversary of Hubert Humphrey's nomination as the Democrats' 1968 presidential candidate, the History Theatre Radio Series presents: "All the Way With LBJ." The program features a fictional conversation between Vice President Humphrey and President Lyndon Johnson on the eve of the Democratic convention, plus a panel discussion featuring former Vice President Walter Mondale and others on Humphrey's unsuccessful campaign.
Related Links:
Document Web Resource: The History Theatre Radio Series premiere: "Beyond the Rainbow," a play about Judy Garland
Document Web Resource: The Great American History Theater
Document Web Resource: Playwright Jeffrey Hatcher wrote "All the Way with LBJ"
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Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2005
Hour 1 (11 a.m.)
Audio Imagine a world without fossil fuels
It is almost impossible for most Americans to picture a world without oil or coal, but scientists have long warned that it is just a matter of time before people burn up all their fossil fuels. So what happens then? Will we just have to use less energy, or will new technologies emerge to match oil's energy potential?
Guests:
John Holdren, director of the Program on Science, Technology and Public Policy at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government.

Related Links:
Document Web Resource: Holdren's program at the Kennedy School
Document Web Resource: Holdren co-chaired the National Commission on Energy Policy from '02-'04
Document Share your views in the News Forum.
Hour 2 (12 p.m.)
Audio The history of America's oil dependence
The shutdown of oil platforms, refineries and pipelines along the Gulf Coast drove energy prices sharply higher Tuesday and all-but-guaranteed a surge in pump prices in the days ahead. But Hurricane Katrina is only one factor contributing to the already high price of gas. In its new special "Running on Empty: America's Energy Security," America Abroad explores the history of our dependence on foreign oil.
Related Links:
Document Web Resource: America Abroad Media online
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Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2005
Hour 1 (11 a.m.)
Audio College students heading back to class
Over the next couple of weeks, students will be streaming back to Minnesota's colleges and universities. What can they expect to find when they get there? How has higher education been changing in Minnesota and beyond?
Guests:
James McCormick, chancellor of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System.

Related Links:
Document Web Resource: MnSCU online
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Hour 2 (12 p.m.)
Audio What made Theodore Roosevelt so interesting?
On this week in 1901, then-Vice President Theodore Roosevelt made his famous "speak softly and carry a big stick" speech at the Minnesota State Fair. In the weeks that followed, President William McKinley would be shot and Roosevelt would become what historian Kathleen Dalton called America's "most interesting" president.
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Thursday, Sept. 1, 2005
Hour 1 (11 a.m.)
Audio In the wake of the storm
The Gulf Coast is still reeling from the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, which may have left thousands dead, hundreds of thousands homeless and millions without power. How will America cope with the natural disaster that President Bush has compared to the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11 in its magnitude?
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Document Continuing coverage of Hurricane Katrina
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Hour 2 (12 p.m.)
Audio An African-American history lesson from August Wilson
Two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and one-time St. Paulite August Wilson has revealed that he is dying of liver cancer and may only have months to live. Wilson left Minnesota in 1990 after living here for 12 years, but he made a short homecoming in 1991 to address the University of Minnesota Alumni Association.
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Friday, Sept. 2, 2005
Hour 1 (11 a.m.)
Audio Fairgoers get to grill the governor
It's Minnesota Public Radio Day at the Minnesota State Fair, and that means Gov. Tim Pawlenty takes to the stage at Carousel Park to answer questions from his constitutents.
Guests:
Gov. Tim Pawlenty, a Republican, is in his first term.

Related Links:
Document MPR events at the fair
Document Gas prices and stadiums on voters' minds at the Fair
Document Behind the scenes of state budget talks
Document Web Resource: Pawlenty's previous Midday appearance
Document Share your views in the News Forum.
Hour 2 (12 p.m.)
Audio Should Hennepin County help build a new Twins stadium?
The Minnesota Legislature adjourned its protracted special session this year without taking up a controversial proposal to let Hennepin County raise its sales tax to help pay for a new Twins ballpark. But there is talk of a second special session to consider the proposal. Should Hennepin County put public money into a new stadium?
Guests:
Stadium proponents: Hennepin County Commissioner Mark Stenglein and Minneapolis City Council member Barb Johnson. Stadium opponents: Sen. John Marty, DFL-Roseville, and Hennepin County Commissioner Gail Dorfman.

Related Links:
Document Another special session for stadium issue?
Document Pohlad: Contribution to Twins ballpark 'fair, substantial'
Document The Bleacher Bums, MPR's baseball blog
Document Web Resource: Midday - Will the Twins get a new Minneapolis home?
Document Web Resource: Midday - Will legislators return to talk stadiums?
Document Share your views in the News Forum.
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