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Midmorning
Midmorning
Archive for August 9 - 13, 2004
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Monday, Aug. 9, 2004
Hour 1 (9 a.m.)
Audio Energizing the election
Both President Bush and Senator John Kerry are touting long-term plans to cut dependence on foreign oil and develop new sources of energy at home. And both are criticizing their opponent's ideas. We'll examine energy policy on the campaign trail and off.

Guests:
Daniel Kammen, professor in the Energy and Resources Group and Goldman School of Public Policy at the University of California at Berkeley. Charli Coon, energy and policy analyst. She was formerly with the Heritage Foundation.

Related Links:
Document MPR: Campaign 2004
Document Web Resource: NPR: Candidates on the Issues
Document Web Resource: Kerry-Edwards: An Energy Independent America
Document Web Resource: Bush-Cheney: Energy
Document Web Resource: National Energy Policy
Document Web Resource: NewsHour Special Report: Energy and the Environment
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Hour 2 (10 a.m.)
Audio For love and money
Relationships and money can be a combustible mix. Personal finance educator Ruth Hayden says there are ways couples can avoid battling over bills.
Guests:
Ruth Hayden, personal finance consultant and educator. Her latest book is titled Start Where You Are: Retirement Planning in a Changing World.

Related Links:
Document Web Resource: Ruth Hayden's Web site
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Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2004
Hour 1 (9 a.m.)
Audio Making progress with Pakistan
Following international pressure, Pakistan is searching out and arresting more al Qaeda suspects. Still, most security experts warn that the terrorist group remains active there. Over the past few years, Pakistan's importance to U.S. aims in the region has grown, despite major differences in opinion.
Guests:
Maya Chadda, professor of political science at William Paterson University of New Jersey and research fellow at the Southern Asian Institute at Columbia University. She is a member of the joint task force of the Council on Foreign Relations and Asia Society on South Asia.

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Hour 2 (10 a.m.)
Audio The value of vacation
A new study shows more than 30 percent of Americans don't use all of their vacation days. But those who do take vacation say they return to work rested and rejuvenated. Midmorning's guests debate whether longer vacations should be mandated.

Guests:
Sabin Peterson, senior consultant for labor and employee relations at the Minnesota-based Employers Association. Al Gini, professor of philosophy at Loyola University in Chicago. Joe Robinson, founder of the Work to Live campaign, which is lobbying Congress to require a minimum of three weeks of vacation each year.

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Document Web Resource: Employers Association Web site
Document Web Resource: Work to Live Web site
Document Web Resource: Al Gini's Web site
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Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2004
Hour 1 (9 a.m.)
Audio Warm weather takes a vacation
It certainly hasn't been a long, hot summer in Minnesota. The state is experiencing its third significant stretch of unseasonably cool weather. We'll find out what's causing the summer chill and discuss the impact the cooler weather is having. Plus, we'll take a look at what's going on in the world of weather at large.

Guests:
Craig Edwards, meteorologist-in-charge. Steve Buan, hydrologist. Both work at the National Weather Service in Chanhassen.

Related Links:
Document Web Resource: National Weather Service Forecast Office
Document Web Resource: Midwestern Regional Climate Center
Document Web Resource: Minnesota Climatology Working Group
Document Web Resource: DNR: How's the weather?
Document Web Resource: Weather.org
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Hour 2 (10 a.m.)
Audio Defining the American dream
Much is made in this election year about the American dream, but what has that dream meant to people over the decades?

Guests:
Calvin Jillson, author of Pursuing the American Dream: Opportunity and Exclusion Over Four Centuries. He's a professor of political science at Southern Methodist University.

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Thursday, Aug. 12, 2004
Hour 1 (9 a.m.)
Audio High school sports deals
A new contract for high school sports tournaments may bring more promotion and visibility. And under a separate agreement announced Tuesday, the state girl's hockey tournament will move to the Xcel Energy Center in 2006. What all this may mean for high school sports in Minnesota on the next Midmorning.
Guests:
Dave Stead, executive director of the Minnesota State High School League. Mike Fermoyle, Pioneer Press reporter who covers high school sports.

Related Links:
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Hour 2 (10 a.m.)
Audio Making sense of stress
Psychologists examined 30 years' worth of research on the links between stress and health. Findings suggest short-term stress may boost immunity, but prolonged stress can weaken the body's defenses against disease.

Guests:
Suzanne Segerstrom, associate professor of psychology at the University of Kentucky. She is the co-author of a new study on psychological stress and the immune system.

Related Links:
Document Web Resource: Suzanne Segerstrom's bio
Document Web Resource: Study: Psychological Stress and the Human Immune System
Document Web Resource: The American Institute of Stress
Document Web Resource: Medline Plus: Stress
Document Web Resource: All About Stress
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Friday, Aug. 13, 2004
Hour 1 (9 a.m.)
Audio Black boxes for cars
Automakers have been installing event data recorders in cars since the 1970s. Now the federal government is pushing for standards on what kind of data is recorded. Safety advocates say these "black boxes" will make cars safer, but critics are concerned about who has access to this information.
Guests:
Tom Kowalick, professor of history at Sandhills Community College in North Carolina. He's the author of the upcoming book Fatal Exit: The Automotive Black Box Debate (October 2004). Henry Jasny, senior general counsel for the Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety. David Snyder, vice president and assistant general counsel for the American Insurance Association.

Related Links:
Document Web Resource: Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety
Document Web Resource: American Insurance Association
Document Web Resource: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Document Web Resource: National Transportation Safety Board
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Hour 2 (10 a.m.)
Audio Boosting kids' creativity
State of the Arts talks about how to get your kids to be more creative, no matter their skill levels. Dominic Papatola assesses the Minnesota Fringe Festival. And hear how contestants are prepping for the Fargo-Moorhead Battle of the Bands.

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