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Monday, April 11, 2005 |
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 The role of zoos
Governor Pawlenty is expected to sign a building projects package worth $945 million Monday afternoon. Included in that package is money for the Minnesota Zoo. Midmorning talks about the mission of zoos as well as the challenges they face.
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Guests:
Lee Ehmke, director of the Minnesota Zoo. William Foster, CEO of the Birmingham Zoo in Birmingham, Alabama. He's also the president of the American Zoo and Aquarium Association.
Related Links:
 MPR: Session 2005
Web Resource: Minnesota Zoo
Web Resource: Birmingham Zoo
Web Resource: History of Zoos
Web Resource: Good Zoo Guide Online
Web Resource: Zoo Online
Web Resource: The American Zoo and Aquarium Association
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| Hour 2 (10 a.m.) |
Tax day cometh
Income taxes are due this Friday. Personal finance expert Ruth Hayden talks about how taxes and refunds figure into money management.
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Guests:
Ruth Hayden, author and personal finance educator.
Related Links:
Web Resource: Ruth Hayden's Web site
Web Resource: Internal Revenue Service
Web Resource: Income Tax Law
Web Resource: How Income Taxes Work
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Tuesday, April 12, 2005 |
| Hour 1 (9 a.m.) |
Strong medicine
Health care costs are projected to nearly double in the next ten years. But economist David Cutler says Americans shouldn't be overly concerned about the bottom line. He thinks there should be less focus on the cost of care and more attention paid to improving its quality.
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Guests:
David Cutler, professor of economics at Harvard University. He is the author of Your Money or Your Life: Strong Medicine for America's Health Care System.
Related Links:
Web Resource: About David Cutler
Web Resource: Report: Quality of Health Care
Web Resource: National Coalition on Health Care
Web Resource: Overhauling Health Care
Web Resource: White House: Health Care
Web Resource: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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| Hour 2 (10 a.m.) |
Tourism and presidential murder
President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated April 14, 1865. In her latest book, essayist Sarah Vowell writes about society's fascination with the details of his death. The writer talks about Assassination Vacation, which is part travelogue and part rumination on the murders of Presidents Abraham Lincoln, William McKinley and James Garfield.
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Guests:
Sarah Vowell, author of Assassination Vacation. She's also the author of The Partly Cloudy Patriot and Take the Cannoli: Stories from the New World. She is a contributor to the public radio program This American Life.
Related Links:
Web Resource: About Sarah Vowell
Web Resource: Assassination Vacation
Web Resource: Meet Sarah Vowell
Web Resource: Salon: Sarah Vowell articles
Web Resource: This American Life
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Wednesday, April 13, 2005 |
| Hour 1 (9 a.m.) |
Gun law fails another court test
The Minnesota Court of Appeals has ruled the legislature improperly tacked a bill loosening the gun permitting process to an unrelated measure. The ruling carries implications for gun owners and others concerned about gun control. But it also may affect how bills are amended.
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Guests:
Steve Sviggum, speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives. David Lillehaug represented a group of churches suing over the 2003 gun law. He is a former U.S. Attorney. John Caile, communications director for Minnesota Concealed Carry Reform Now.
Related Links:
MPR News: Appeals court upholds ruling striking down gun law
Web Resource: David Lillehaug's bio
Web Resource: Steve Sviggum's bio
Web Resource: Minnesota Court of Appeals
Web Resource: Minnesota Concealed Carry Reform Now
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| Hour 2 (10 a.m.) |
The Breaking Point
Women report midlife crises every bit as tumultuous as those of men. But instead of buying sports cars, they might decide to change their lives in deeper ways.
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Guests:
Sue Shellenbarger, author of a new book The Breaking Point: How Female Midlife Crisis is Transforming Today's Women. She writes the Work and Family column for the Wall Street Journal.
Related Links:
Web Resource: Sue Shellenbarger's columns
Web Resource: The Breaking Point
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Thursday, April 14, 2005 |
| Hour 1 (9 a.m.) |
Gaza pullout plan
Midmorning takes a look at Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's disengagement plan and renewed prospects for peace. The upcoming withdrawal from all Gaza settlements is viewed by some Palestinians as an Israeli ploy to secure more territory in other disputed areas.
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Guests:
Paul Scham, adjunct scholar at the Middle East Institute and a visiting scholar at George Washington University. He's editor of the new book Shared Histories: An Israeli-Palestinians Dialogue.
Related Links:
Web Resource: Middle East Institute
Web Resource: Interview with Paul Scham
Web Resource: Foundation for Middle East Peace
Web Resource: About the Gaza Strip
Web Resource: Municipality of Gaza
Web Resource: Legal Status of Gaza
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| Hour 2 (10 a.m.) |
The life and times of author James Baldwin
The biographer of James Baldwin talks about the subject of a lifetime.
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Guests:
David Leeming, author of James Baldwin: A Biography. Leeming was a friend of the prominent writer of such landmark novels as Go Tell It on the Mountain.
Related Links:
Web Resource: About James Baldwin
Web Resource: James Baldwin Biography
Web Resource: James Baldwin Resource File
Web Resource: James Baldwin Essays
Web Resource: American Masters: James Baldwin
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Friday, April 15, 2005 |
| Hour 1 (9 a.m.) |
Cardinals prepare to elect next pope
On Monday, the conclave of cardinals will begin the process of choosing the next Roman Catholic leader. The global and political demands of modern Catholicism pose challenges for the successor to Pope John Paul II.
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Guests:
Richard Gaillardetz, professor of Catholic studies at the University of Toledo. Brian Porter, professor of history at the University of Michigan. He is finishing the book For God and Fatherland: The Roman Catholic Church, Poland, and Modernity.
Related Links:
Pope John Paul II dead at 84
Web Resource: Richard Gaillardetz's bio
Web Resource: Brain Porter's bio
Web Resource: The Vatican
Web Resource: NPR: Choosing the Next Pope
Web Resource: Electing the Next Pope
Web Resource: History and Nature of the Papacy
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| Hour 2 (10 a.m.) |
State of the Arts
Minnesota Public Radio's arts program celebrates the opening of the Walker Art Center's new building. State of the Arts highlights the architects behind the new addition and discusses how the new Walker will affect the local arts scene. The program also showcases three authors up for Minnesota Book Awards this weekend.
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Related Links:
MPR: A New Walker
Web Resource: State of the Arts
Web Resource: Walker Art Center
Web Resource: Minnesota Book Awards
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