Monday, July 7

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Tuesday, July 8

Bicyclists are departing Wabasha this morning on day two of the Twin Cities to Chicago AIDS Ride. More than 16 hundred riders are raising 5-point-4 million dollars as they pedal between Minneapolis and the Windy City. Minnesota Public Radio's Brent Wolfe caught up with riders at their lunch break yesterday in Hastings.

Mortgage broker Roger Harrington predicts that mortgage rates will fall close to the record lows of 1992-93.

Michael Donio of the People's Medical Society analyzes the impact of HMOs lowering the reimbursal rates to doctors.

Wednesday, July 9

Commentator Tom Horner previews the Republican Caucus meeting today in which Dick Day is expected to be elected as the new Senate Minority Leader.

Judge Kevin Burke discusses the progress of Hennepin County's experimental drug court after six months of operation.

Thursday, July 10

MPR's Laura McCallum reports on the Flood Task Force meeting last night in east Grand Forks.

U of M geologist Calvin Alexander discusses the pictures of rocks that are coming back from Mars. Its the most exciting thing for him since he got to study the moon rocks.

Martin Rosen, President of the Trust for Public Land, discusses the mission of his organization and its top priorties for preserving open spaces in Minnesota.

Friday, July 11

House Speaker Newt Gingrich is backing legislation providing more federal aid for flood struck communities of northwestern Minnesota. The legislation would have the federal government pick up 90% of the government-covered flood recovery costs for Minnesota cities in the Red River Valley. The legislation would put the Minnesota communities on an equal footing with North Dakota communities, which already were due to get a 90 percent share from the federal government. In the Red River Valley, residents say the additional aid from Washington is critical to the area's recovery. Minnesota Public Radio's Dan Gunderson reports.

A Ramsey County jury has acquitted a Roseville Dentist and his daughter charged with hiring a shoplifter to steal expensive department store merchandice. The jury did however CONVICT Judy Dick on a charge of attempting to receive stolen property. Defense attorneys say the case against the Dick family was built on police misconduct and they're confident the one conviction the government got, will be overturned on appeal. Minnesota Public Radio's Mark Zdechlik reports.

Mark Seeley on weather.

Historian Fred Buckland on the St. Paul Colored Gophers whose uniforms the Twins will be wearing this weekend.

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