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Midmorning
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Archive for June 21 - 25, 2004
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Monday, June 21, 2004
Hour 1 (9 a.m.)
Audio How humans shaped the North Woods
From tribal burning to industrial logging, the actions of human beings have greatly impacted the natural environment. A new book chronicles the ways humans have changed the woods of northern Minnesota.



Guests:
Jeff Forester, author of The Forest for the Trees: How Humans Shaped the North Woods.

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Hour 2 (10 a.m.)
Audio The life of a pet detective
When pets go missing, a former police officer uses her knowledge of animal behavior and detective work to find them again.

Guests:
Kat Albrecht, author of The Lost Pet Chronicles: Adventures of a K-9 Cop Turned Pet Detective. Albrecht founded the non-profit National Center for Missing Pets in San Jose, California.

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Document Web Resource: Kat Albrecht's Web page
Document Web Resource: Missing Pet Partnership
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Tuesday, June 22, 2004
Hour 1 (9 a.m.)
Audio A new space age?
The privately funded rocket plane SpaceShipOne will go down in the history books as the world's first commercial manned space flight. Its success comes at a time when the government is reevaluating the private sector's role in space exploration.
Guests:
Edward Hudgins, editor of Space: The Free-Market Frontier. He is an adjunct scholar at the Cato Institute and director of the Washington office of the Objectivist Center.

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Document Web Resource: NPR: Privatization of Space
Document Web Resource: Scaled Composites
Document Web Resource: Ansari X Prize
Document Web Resource: NASA
Document Web Resource: The Privatization of Space Exploration
Document Web Resource: President's Commission on Moon, Mars and Beyond
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Hour 2 (10 a.m.)
Audio Inside the mind of a children's author
A prolific children's literature author says his writing inspiration comes from observations of everyday things, such as old buildings or animals in the yard.

Guests:
Avi, author of more than 50 books, including the Newberry Medal-winner Crispin: The Cross of Lead. He writes fiction that spans a wide range of genres from historical tales to picture books.

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Document Web Resource: Avi's Web site
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Wednesday, June 23, 2004
Hour 1 (9 a.m.)
Audio The Garden Guru
You may have thought after a wet month of May that you'd be free and clear from watering. Not so, says Midmorning's Garden Guru.
Guests:
Deb Brown, horticulturist with the Minnesota Extension Service's Yard and Garden Line.

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Hour 2 (10 a.m.)
Audio The Garden Guru
Midmorning's Garden Guru answers your gardening questions.

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

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Thursday, June 24, 2004
Hour 1 (9 a.m.)
Audio The case against Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart is facing the biggest class action lawsuit in US history. The world's largest retailer is accused of discriminating against 1.6 million female workers. The case promises to be an important milestone in sex discrimination suits.
Guests:
Miranda McGowan, associate professor at the University of Minnesota Law School.

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Document Web Resource: NPR: Wal-Mart Faces Largest-Ever Sex-Discrimination Suit
Document Web Resource: Judge Martin Jenkins's decision
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Hour 2 (10 a.m.)
Audio Rich history of radio
Once the common experience for Americans, radio listening has become much more fragmented. In a lively new history of radio, a communications scholar traces the changes and impact of the medium.
Guests:
Susan Douglas, author of Listening In: Radio and the American Imagination. She's a professor of communication studies at the University of Michigan. Her other books include Where the Girls Are: Growing Up Female with the Mass Media.

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Document Web Resource: David Barsamian interview with Susan Douglas
Document Web Resource: Susan Douglas on "Rescue at Sea"
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Friday, June 25, 2004
Hour 1 (9 a.m.)
Audio St. Paul schools face influx of Hmong students
Funding shortfalls in St. Paul public schools leads to layoffs of dozens of teachers. St. Paul Schools Superintendent Pat Harvey also talks about improving test scores for all students and the expected impact of Hmong refugee children.
Guests:
Pat Harvey, superintendent of St. Paul public schools.

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Document MPR News: St. Paul school levy won't solve budget problems
Document Web Resource: St. Paul public schools
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Hour 2 (10 a.m.)
Audio What to do about art that crosses the line
When art goes beyond offense to rousing hatred, should it be censored? Jeff Horwich reports on a Minnesota-based white power record label. State of the Arts' call-in guest is Gene Policinski, the deputy director of the First Amendment Center. Also edgy author readings and Minnesota Orchestra violist Michael Adams considers the downside of being in the classical music big leagues.
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