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Past Programs Programs and audio organized by date; updated daily Related Links
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January 21 - 25, 2002 Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday MONDAY, JAN. 21, 2002 HOUR 1: (9 a.m.)
Enron investigation At least seven different Congressional committees begin hearings this week, as everyone tries to figure out what happened with Enron, the Houston-based energy trading company whose spectacular crash and fall can be felt throughout the economy. Midmorning goes over the latest updates and talk about the reverbrations of that crash. Guest: Russell Roberts, professor of economics at the Weidenbaum Center on the Economy, Government, and Public Policy at Washington University in St. Louis. He is the author of the novel, The Invisible Heart: An Economic Romance that looks at corporate responsibility, government regulation and the role of business in our lives. HOUR 2: (10 a.m.)
Racial slur It's been called the most potent and painful of racial epithets, a racial nuclear device you can detonate in six letters. Most of us know it by the euphimism "the n-word'' but that's not the word on the cover of Randall Kennedy's latest book. Kennedy is a Harvard professor who says he wants to take away the power of the word, but not everyone is sure his short history of the word is going to accomplish that. Guest: Randall Kennedy, professor at Harvard Law School. His latest book is Nigger: The Strange Career of a Troublesome Word. TUESDAY, JAN. 22, 2002 HOUR 1: (9 a.m.)
Income tax reciprocity with Wisconsin If you live in Minnesota and work in Wisconsin, or vice versa, then you're familiar with the income tax reciprocity plan between the two states, allowing residents to only pay income tax in one state. Faced with a $2 billion deficit, Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura has proposed ending the reciprocity plan, with hopes that Minnesota could reap millions with the move. Wisconsin officials aren't pleased at all with the proposal, calling it equivalent to economic border war. And you thought the Vikings-Packers rivalry was bad. Guest: Sen. Robert Jauch, D-Poplar, Wisconsin. His northern Wisconsin Senate district includes residents in the Superior area who work in Duluth and near the Minnesota border. HOUR 2: (10 a.m.)
Geek Squad Get your computer questions answered when Katherine Lanpher talks with Midmorning's favorite geek, Robert Stephens, author of The Geek Squad Guide to Solving Any Computer Glitch. Guest: Robert Stephens, founder of the Geek Squad, a Minneapolis-based computer service company. He is also the author of The Geek Squad Guide to Solving Any Computer Glitch. WEDNESDAY, JAN. 23, 2002 HOUR 1: (9 a.m.)
Al-Qaida prisoners held in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba The United States is facing growing criticism, both domestically and internationally, over its treatment of the 158 suspected terrorists now being held at a U.S. military base in Guantanomo Bay in Cuba. Even their status is surrounded by controversy. Critics say the men are prisoners of war and should be designated as such. U.S. officials insist the men are battlefield detaines or unlawful combatants. This isn't mere rhetoric. What we call these men can have real consequences in terms of what laws oversee their treatment. And questions are already being raised about their rights and the plans of the U.S. Guest: Reed Brody, an attorney and advocacy director for Human Rights Watch in NYC. HOUR 2: (10 a.m.)
Minneapolis vs. St. Paul Midmorning talks about why St. Paul and Minneapolis have such distinct identities. Guest: Mary Lethert Wingerd, a St. Paul native, is a visiting assistant professor of history at Macalaster College. Her new book is Claiming the City: Politics, Faith, and the Power of Place in St. Paul. THURSDAY, JAN. 24, 2002 HOUR 1: (9 a.m.)
Minority children The details of a new report showing disparities, particularly in health care and education, between Minnesota's minority kids and their white counterparts. Guest: Diane Benjamin, director of the Kids Count Project for the Children's Defense Fund-Minnesota. HOUR 2: (10 a.m.)
Peggy Lee a look at the life of jazz singer Peggy Lee who died this past Monday. Lee, a North Dakota native, was best known for her trademark songs, including "Fever" and the Grammy-winning "Is That All There Is." Guest: Jazz vocalist Connie Evingson is creator and co-producer of the original stage production, Fever, A Tribute to Peggy Lee. She has also released a cd by this same name with her renditions of Lee's songs. FRIDAY, JAN. 25, 2002 HOUR 1: (9 a.m.)
MPAAT The debate over whether the Minnesota Partnership for Action Against Tobacco(MPAAT) should be involved in promoting smoking bans. Guest: Terry L. Sluss, Crow Wing County Commissioner and a member of the MPAAT board. Dr. Anne Joseph has worked almost exclusively in tobacco control since the mid-1980's. Under her leadership the Minneapolis V.A. was one of the first acute care hospitals in the nation to become smoke-free. Joseph was also instrumental in developing and implementing the national Department of Veterans Affairs smoke-free policy. Her clinical activities include supervision of smoking cessation services at the Minneapolis V.A. and design of national standards for smoking cessation intervention for veterans. She is a member of the MPAAT board. Related Links
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Pets Midmorning looks into some of the many ways pets can enhance our health. Guest: Dr. Marty Becker, is a veterinarian, contributing editor for Dog and Cat Fancy magazines, and appears regularly on ABC's Good Morning America. His latest book is, The Healing Power of Pets: Harnessing the Amazing Ability of Pets to Make and Keep People Happy and Healthy. |
