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Archive for December 29, 2003 - January 2, 2004
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Monday, Dec. 29, 2003
Hour 1 (9 a.m.)
Audio Expansion plans for the Twin Cities International Airport
The Metropolitan Airport Commission recently announced a budget that includes among other things costs for a new addition on the Lindbergh Terminal. But the new plans concern the airport's major tenant, Northwest Airlines.

Guests:
Jeff Hamiel, executive director of the Metropolitan Airports Commission.

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Document Web Resource: Metropolitan Airports Commission
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Hour 2 (10 a.m.)
Audio Irrational pessimism
News of war, fears of terrorism and general dissatisfaction with public discourse leads many to think our lives are getting worse. But one author maintains the opposite is happening.

Guests:
Gregg Easterbrook, author of The Progress Paradox: How Life Gets Better While People Feel Worse. He's a senior editor of The New Republic, a contributing editor of The Atlantic Monthly and a visiting fellow in economics at the Brookings Institution.

Related Links:
Document Web Resource: The New Republic Online: Easterblogg
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Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2003
Hour 1 (9 a.m.)
Audio A case of mad cow shows holes in regulations
A cow found to be carrying mad cow disease was born before regulations, investigators announced Monday. Food safety experts and the USDA are trying to determine if current safeguards are good enough.

Guests:
Will Hueston, director of the Center for Animal Health and Food Safety at the University of Minnesota.

Related Links:
Document Web Resource: Center for Animal Health and Food Safety at the University of Minnesota
Document Web Resource: U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Hour 2 (10 a.m.)
Audio The proper way to be gracious
As you ponder when to write thank you notes and how to respond to invitations, an etiquette expert has suggestions for becoming more civil.
Guests:
Peter Post, author of Essential Manners for Men and the director of the Emily Post Institute.

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Document Web Resource: The Emily Post Institute
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Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2003
Hour 1 (9 a.m.)
Audio Private toll lanes proposed to relieve traffic jams
Governor Pawlenty says the time has come for toll lanes, privately built and financed. Would tolls satisfy government's aims to reduce congestion and improve roads without more public money?

Guests:
Lt. Gov. Carol Molnau also is commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Transportation. Lee Munnich, Jr., senior fellow at the Humphrey Institute for Public Affairs and director of the State and Local Policy Program.

Related Links:
Document Tolls for thee, Minnesota?
Document Web Resource: MnDOT Fast Lanes
Document Web Resource: Value Pricing Web site
Document Share your views in the News Forum.
Hour 2 (10 a.m.)
Audio How overseas study has changed since 9-11
Studying abroad in college used to be a rite of passage for the elite. Universities now encourage the benefits of studying abroad for all students.

Guests:
Michael Monahan, director of the International Center at Macalester College in St. Paul. Lynn Anderson, associate director of the Learning Abroad Center at the University of Minnesota.

Related Links:
Document Web Resource: International Center at Macalester College
Document Web Resource: Learning Abroad Center at the University of Minnesota
Document Web Resource: "Open Doors 2003" report
Document Share your views in the News Forum.
Thursday, Jan. 1, 2004
Hour 1 (9 a.m.)
Audio Calling all story suggestions
We spent dozens of hours on the big story of the year, the U.S. war and occupation of Iraq. For the first hour of 2004, our listeners get a chance to tell us their story ideas.
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Hour 2 (10 a.m.)
Audio Planning your 2004 garden
It's the middle of winter - the perfect time to fight cabin fever by bringing out the seed catalogs and starting thinking of spring. Our garden guru, Deb Brown stops by the MPR studios to take your calls.

Guests:
Deb Brown, horticulturist with the University of Minnesota Extension Service's Yard & Garden Line.

Related Links:
Document Web Resource: Yard & Garden Line
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Friday, Jan. 2, 2004
Hour 1 (9 a.m.)
Audio Improving children's time away from school
A new University of Minnesota commission will examine the options for school-aged children and teenagers for occupying their time when not in school. Some are seeing problems increasing for children who have no structured activity after school or during vacations.
Guests:
Dale Blyth, associate dean for youth development for the University of Minnesota's Extension Service. He's organizing the U.'s Commission on Out-of-School Time. Doris Baylor, director of the Beacons Network of the Minneapolis YMCA. For the past six years, the Beacons Network has offered after-school programs for Minneapolis Public Schools.

Related Links:
Document Budget cuts hit after-school programs
Document Web Resource: Minnesota Commission on Out-of-School Time
Document Share your views in the News Forum.
Hour 2 (10 a.m.)
Audio Mayors weigh in on the arts
State of the Arts talks with St. Paul Mayor Randy Kelly and Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Ryback on plans for art in their cities in 2004. Also on the show: boorish audience behavior.
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Document State of the Arts
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