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Archive for June 7 - 11, 2004
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Monday, June 7, 2004
Hour 1 (9 a.m.)
Audio Is public smoking on the way out?
Minnesota's largest cities are considering banning smoking in restaurants and bars. Proponents of the bans cite the health hazards of second hand smoke. But opponents say restaurants and bars could lose a lot of money if the bans take effect.

Guests:
Tom Day, vice president of government affairs for Hospitality Minnesota, an umbrella organization representing Minnesota's restaurant, hotel and resort associations. Dr. Joe Yenkosky, chair of the Bloomington Advisory Board of Health. He is a retired health care economist. Minneapolis City Council member Gary Schiff, one of 6 co-authors of a proposal to ban smoking in bars and restaurants in Minneapolis.

Related Links:
Document MPR: In smoking ban debate, patrons will vote with their feet
Document MPR: If you got 'em, smoke 'em outside
Document MPR: St. Paul council gets an earful on smoking ban proposal
Document MPR: Youth smoking shows troubling increase
Document MPR: Lawmakers push smoking ban
Document Web Resource: Minnesota Smoke-Free Coalition
Document Web Resource: Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights
Document Web Resource: Forces Minnesota
Document Web Resource: Smokersclub.com
Document Web Resource: World Health Organization
Document Share your views in the News Forum.
Hour 2 (10 a.m.)
Audio What you need to do now for retirement
It's never too early to consider what your finances will look like at retirement. Financial advisor Ruth Hayden has tips on saving and investing for the future.

Guests:
Ruth Hayden, author of Start Where You Are: Retirement Planning in a Changing World. She's a long time personal finance consultant and teacher.

Related Links:
Document Web Resource: Ruth Hayden's Web site
Document Share your views in the News Forum.
Tuesday, June 8, 2004
Hour 1 (9 a.m.)
Audio Bush tries to assemble multi-national security force for Iraq
President Bush is hoping G8 nations will authorize a multi-national force to provide security in Iraq and endorse his initiative to promote democracy throughout the Middle East. Some say neither will be an easy sell.

Guests:
Gebhard Schweigler, an international relations professor at the National War College; Ibrahim Karawan, an associate professor and director of the Middle East Center at the University of Utah.

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Hour 2 (10 a.m.)
Audio Seth Kantner
A young boy idolizes a native hunter and struggles to understand his own father. Seth Kantner's fiction debut is based on his own life growing up in Alaska.



Guests:
Seth Kantner, author of "Ordinary Wolves."

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Document Web Resource: Books on MPR
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Wednesday, June 9, 2004
Hour 1 (9 a.m.)
Audio U.S. troop pullout could fuel tension in South Korea
Long-standing ties between the United States and South Korea face a new test with the allies disagreeing over plans to consolidate U.S. bases in the South. Seoul also said more talks are needed about separate plans by Washington to slash the number of American troops.

Guests:
David Kang, associate professor of government at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College. He's the co-author of the book, Nuclear North Korea: A Debate on Engagement Strategies with Victor Cha.(Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)

Related Links:
Document Web Resource: NPR: U.S. plans troop realignment
Document Share your views in the News Forum.
Hour 2 (10 a.m.)
Audio Ads as icons
Notable commercials may be a thing of the past in an age of Ti-Vo and Internet. Will we be better off without those common cultural signposts?

Guests:
Thomas Hine, author of I Want That: How We All Became Shoppers. He's also the author of The Total Package: The Secret History and Hidden Meanings of Boxes, Bottles, Cans, and Other Persuasive Containers.

Related Links:
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Thursday, June 10, 2004
Hour 1 (9 a.m.)
Audio Minnesota Republicans talk about the campaign
Minnesota Republicans hold their convention in St. Paul, while some are planning a memorial service for Ronald Reagan. The state chairman talks about Republican strategies for maintaining a majority in the Minnesota House and about the Bush campaign.

Guests:
Ron Eibensteiner, chairman of the state Republican Party.

Related Links:
Document No sign of compromise at the Capitol
Document MPR's Campaign 2004
Document MPR Poll: Presidential race is a close one
Document Web Resource: Minnesota Republican Party
Document Share your views in the News Forum.
Hour 2 (10 a.m.)
Audio Life of a West Point cadet
Four years in the lives of cadets at West Point are chronicled in a bestselling book, now in paperback. Journalist David Lipsky spent time with men and women who reacted differently to the mostly grueling experience.

Guests:
David Lipsky, author of Absolutely American: Four Years at West Point.

Related Links:
Document Web Resource: Powells.com interview with David Lipsky
Document Share your views in the News Forum.
Friday, June 11, 2004
Hour 1 (9 a.m.)
Audio The evolving legacy of Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan is credited with realigning the American political landscape. As the nation marks his death, we examine the history and legacy of the country's 40th president.

Guests:
Doug Rossinow, associate professor of history at Metropolitan State University.

Related Links:
Document MPR: Farewell to Reagan
Document MPR: Ronald Reagan dead at 93
Document MPR: Alzheimer's and Reagan
Document Web Resource: Ronald Reagan Biography
Document Web Resource: Ronald Reagan Legacy Project
Document Web Resource: American Experience: Reagan
Document Web Resource: Ronald Reagan Retrospective
Document Web Resource: Reagan Audio Archive
Document Web Resource: Reagan and Alzheimer's
Document Share your views in the News Forum.
Hour 2 (10 a.m.)
Audio Remembering Reagan
NPR live coverage of the national funeral for former President Ronald Reagan from Washington National Cathedral.

Related Links:
Document Web Resource: NPR Coverage of Ronald Reagan's Death
Document Web Resource: Those Who Have Lain in State
Document Web Resource: Military Funeral Customs
Document Web Resource: The Caparisoned Horse
Document Web Resource: The White House: Reagan
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