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Archive for May 3 - 7, 2004
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Monday, May 3, 2004
Hour 1 (9 a.m.)
Audio Larger European Union bridges old divides
The European Union has just become the world's largest trading bloc. But what may be even more significant is the unification of countries on either side of the former Iron Curtain.

Guests:
Patrick Dale, associate professor of political science at St. Olaf College. He specializes in studies of Central Europe. He also serves as an academic associate of the Atlantic Council, which is affiliated with NATO.

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Document Web Resource: European Union Web site
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Hour 2 (10 a.m.)
Audio Teachers, parents and students try school dress codes on for size
Middle and high school students always have used clothes to express themselves. Schools and parents are torn between what is decent and what counts as free expression.

Guests:
Mary Williams, principal of Humboldt Junior High in St. Paul. Chuck Samuelson, executive director of the Minnesota Civil Liberties Union.

Related Links:
Document Web Resource: Minnesota Civil Liberties Union
Document Web Resource: Humboldt Junior High
Document Web Resource: Education Commission of the States reports
Document Web Resource: American Civil Liberties Union on dress codes
Document Web Resource: Using dress codes to reduce violence in schools
Document Web Resource: School dress codes and uniform policies
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Tuesday, May 4, 2004
Hour 1 (9 a.m.)
Audio Should Minnesota bet on gambling?
Caesar's Entertainment would like to build a casino near the Mall of America and promises tidy tax revenue for the state. A look at the Caesar's proposal and at the other gambling bills pending this legislative session.

Guests:
Rep. Lynda Boudreau (R- Faribault). Rep. Ann Lenczewski (DFL-Bloomington). John McCarthy, executive director of the Minnesota Indian Gaming Association.

Related Links:
Document Web Resource: Rep. Lynda Boudreau bio
Document Web Resource: Rep. Ann Lenczewski bio
Document Web Resource: Minnesota Indian Gaming Association
Document Web Resource: Benefits of Bloomington casino
Document Web Resource: Session 2004: Gambling
Document Web Resource: Casino Man.net
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Hour 2 (10 a.m.)
Audio Author Karen Baar embraces life after 50
What happens when you have to take a sharp bend in the road halfway through life? Author and women's health expert Karen Baar says sudden change at middle age should inspire a reinvention of one's life.

Guests:
Karen Baar, author of For My Next Act...Women Scripting Life after Fifty. She helped start the Somerville Women's Health Project, a storefront clinic in Massachusetts in the 1970s. She's also the author of Women and Pain.

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Wednesday, May 5, 2004
Hour 1 (9 a.m.)
Audio Can the United States remain the world's scientific leader?
Experts say the U.S. is losing its dominance in the world of science. Foreign innovations now often rival or exceed America's achievements. Some say this trend could impact everything from the job market to national security to cultural life.

Guests:
Al Teich, director of Science and Policy Programs at the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Related Links:
Document Web Resource: Al Teich's bio
Document Web Resource: National Science Foundation
Document Web Resource: American Association for the Advancement of Science
Document Web Resource: Science and Engineering Indicators 2004
Document Web Resource: Council on Competitiveness
Document Web Resource: The Center for the Study of Technology and Society
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Hour 2 (10 a.m.)
Audio Author is inspired by memories of Afghanistan
Families, class differences and kite flying define the life of the young main character in a novel about Afghanistan. Khaled Hosseini draws from his own family experiences both in Afghanistan prior to the Soviet invasion and in the United States.

Guests:
Khaled Hosseini, author of The Kite Runner. He's also a doctor living in California.

Related Links:
Document Web Resource: Khaled Hosseini's Web site
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Thursday, May 6, 2004
Hour 1 (9 a.m.)
Audio Bush condemns U.S. treatment of Iraqi prisoners
President Bush calls the treatment of prisoners in Iraq "abhorrent" in an interview with an Arab television network based in Dubai. The news of mistreatment by U.S. soldiers and military contractors has caused a political problem for the Bush administration, particularly in the Arab world. (Photo: PAUL J.RICHARDS/AFP/Getty Images)

Guests:
Steven Cook, fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, a non-partisan think tank.

Related Links:
Document Web Resource: Steven Cook bio
Document Web Resource: Belahdan with Ahmed Tharwat
Document Web Resource: President Bush's interview with Al-Hurra
Document Web Resource: Donald Rumsfeld discusses prison abuses
Document Web Resource: Al-Jazeera.net
Document Web Resource: U.S. Military's Report on Prisoner Abuse
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Hour 2 (10 a.m.)
Audio The Garden Guru offers springtime advice
Many Minnesota gardeners dive into pruning chores at this time of year. Not so fast, says Midmorning Garden Guru Deb Brown.

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

Related Links:
Document Web Resource: Yard and Garden Line
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Friday, May 7, 2004
Hour 1 (9 a.m.)
Audio Sticker shock at the supermarket
A trip to the grocery store is getting more expensive. Prices for milk, meat, eggs and other food staples have been rising for months. Economists expect costs to continue to rise this summer.

Guests:
Joseph Uhl, professor of agricultural economics at Purdue University. Phil Lempert, founder and editor of SupermarketGuru.com. Jeremy Iggers, restaurant critic for the Minneapolis StarTribune.

Related Links:
Document Web Resource: Joseph Uhl's bio
Document Web Resource: SupermarketGuru.com
Document Web Resource: Jeremy Iggers article about the price of dining
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Hour 2 (10 a.m.)
Audio Can art help create peace?
State of the Arts talks about Coexistence, a touring visual art show that hopes to spark conversation about why we do or don't get along with each other. Can we overcome divides between race, ethnicity and class? And can a touring art show help bridge the divide?

This week's State of the Arts also offers a report on the new arts center opening in Rochester, a look at a multi-media musical about the history of Minnesota and a profile of the new band Coach Said Not To.

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