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Midmorning
Midmorning
Archive for July 18 - 22, 2005
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Monday, July 18, 2005
Hour 1 (9 a.m.)
Audio The road ahead
Transit received mostly good news from the long legislative session. Midmorning discusses the future of service, fares and mass transportation.

Guests:
Brian Lamb, general manager of Metro Transit. Lea Schuster, executive director of Transit for Livable Communities. Carolyn Jones, transportation policy expert at the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce.

Related Links:
Document MPR: Session 2005
Document Web Resource: Metro Transit
Document Web Resource: Transit for Livable Communities
Document Web Resource: MN Chamber of Commerce
Document Web Resource: Minnesota State Government
Document Web Resource: Metropolitan Council
Document Web Resource: Minnesota Transit Links
Document Share your views in the News Forum.
Hour 2 (10 a.m.)
Audio Growing up gay
The teen years are uncomfortable for everyone. But what if you just don't fit the traditional mold of American youth? A new novel offers a comical take on one boy's discovery that he's gay.
Guests:
David LaRochelle, author of the young adult novel Absolutely, Positively Not! LaRochelle has written several books for children including the Minnesota Book Award winner The Best Pet of All. He lives in White Bear Lake.

Related Links:
Document Web Resource: About David LaRochelle
Document Web Resource: Children's Literature Network
Document Web Resource: Minnesota Book Awards
Document Web Resource: Scholastic Books
Document Web Resource: Books for gay teens
Document Share your views in the News Forum.
Tuesday, July 19, 2005
Hour 1 (9 a.m.)
Audio Northwest, mechanics closer to strike
A strike date may soon be set in the dispute between Northwest Airlines and its mechanics union. The airline rejected the National Mediation Board's offer for binding arbitration, the board's last effort to avert a strike.

Guests:
Mike Boyd, aviation analyst with The Boyd Group. John Remington, professor at the University of Minnesota's Carlson School of Management.

Related Links:
Document Mediators offer arbitration in NWA-mechanics talks
Document Last day on the job for hundreds more Northwest mechanics
Document Web Resource: John Remington's Bio
Document Web Resource: The Boyd Group
Document Web Resource: Northwest Airlines
Document Web Resource: Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association
Document Share your views in the News Forum.
Hour 2 (10 a.m.)
Audio The future of Title IX
This summer marks the 33rd anniversary of Title IX. The act required that colleges provide equitable opportunities for male and female athletes. Opponents say men's sports programs have suffered under the law. Supporters of the legislation argue that a new government policy will weaken the power of Title IX.

Guests:
Mary Jo Kane, director of the University of Minnesota's Tucker Center for Research on Girls and Women in Sport and a professor in the School of Kinesiology. Leo Kocher, board president of the College Sports Council and head wrestling coach at the University of Chicago.

Related Links:
Document Web Resource: About Mary Jo Kane
Document Web Resource: About Leo Kocher
Document Web Resource: Additional Clarification for Title IX
Document Web Resource: The College Sports Council
Document Web Resource: Title IX Costly to Men's Sports
Document Web Resource: Report: Title IX at Thirty
Document Share your views in the News Forum.
Wednesday, July 20, 2005
Hour 1 (9 a.m.)
Audio St. Paul's superintendent reflects on her job
She says it's time to move on from leading one of Minnesota's largest school districts. Pat Harvey talks about the delights and difficulties of being a school superintendent.

Guests:
Pat Harvey is the superintendent of St. Paul public schools. In June, Harvey announced she would resign her post at the end of the year.

Related Links:
Document MPR News: Passed over in Denver, Pat Harvey resigns from St. Paul schools
Document Web Resource: St. Paul public schools
Document Share your views in the News Forum.
Hour 2 (10 a.m.)
Audio A new Supreme Court nominee
President Bush's pick for U.S. Supreme Court is D.C. Appeals Court Judge John G. Roberts, Jr. Roberts seems to satisfy conservatives, but not much is known about his record.
Guests:
Patrick Schiltz, professor at the University of St. Thomas School of Law. He helped prepare Antonin Scalia prior to his confirmation hearings for U.S. Supreme Court justice. He also worked for U.S. Senator Dave Durenberger and was involved in the confirmation of Justice O'Connor.

Related Links:
Document Web Resource: Patrick Schiltz's Bio
Document Web Resource: White House Web site
Document Web Resource: Supreme Court of the United States
Document Web Resource: Wikipedia: John Roberts, Jr.
Document Web Resource: U.S. Senate
Document Share your views in the News Forum.
Thursday, July 21, 2005
Hour 1 (9 a.m.)
Audio Tennant CEO looks to the future
After reaching the top of her firm, Tennant Company's chief executive has decided to pursue creative and community opportunities. Janet Dolan talks about the her path to CEO.
Guests:
Janet Dolan, CEO of Tennant Company. She announced in May that she's stepping down by early 2006.

Related Links:
Document Web Resource: Tennant Company
Document Web Resource: Profile of Tennant Company
Document Web Resource: About Janet Dolan
Document Share your views in the News Forum.
Hour 2 (10 a.m.)
Audio Disaster at sea
A dream at sea goes terribly awry for an experienced sailor. David Vann writes of the connection between his string of bad luck and the death of his father.
Guests:
David Vann, author of A Mile Down: The True Story of a Disastrous Career at Sea.

Related Links:
Document Web Resource: David Vann's Web site
Document Web Resource: About A Mile Down
Document Share your views in the News Forum.
Friday, July 22, 2005
Hour 1 (9 a.m.)
Audio Navigating long-term health care
An expert in long-term care issues discovers how hard it is to find nursing home care for his own mother.
Guests:
Robert Kane, co-author, with Joan West, of It Shouldn't Be This Way: The Failure of Long Term Care. He's the Minnesota chair of long term health and aging at the U's School of Public Health. He's also the founder of the national organization, Professionals with Personal Experience with Chronic Care.

Related Links:
Document Web Resource: Robert Kane's bio
Document Web Resource: Professionals with Personal Experience in Chronic Care
Document Web Resource: AARP
Document Web Resource: Administration of Aging
Document Web Resource: Aging Solutions
Document Web Resource: About Long Term Care
Document Share your views in the News Forum.
Hour 2 (10 a.m.)
Audio Leading the arts
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts has named William Griswold as its new director and president following a five-month search. Griswold is currently the acting director and chief curator at the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles.
Guests:
William Griswold, the new director of the Minneapolis Institute of Arts.

Related Links:
Document Web Resource: Minnesota Institute of Arts
Document Web Resource: J. Paul Getty Museum
Document Web Resource: Museum Guide
Document Web Resource: Art History Resources
Document Share your views in the News Forum.
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