November 23, 2001 - New book "Portraits of America" is discussed by author Bill Allard.
November 23, 2001 - MPR's Morning Edition, Nov 23, 2001 Topic: Preserving Minnesota's reputation for cold Part of the state's reputation as an "ice box".
November 22, 2001 - Morning Edition’s Cathy Wurzer interviews DFL State Senator Linda Berglin, chair of the Health, Human Services, and Corrections Budget committee, about the Ventura administration unveiling its plan for fighting terrorism. It includes more wiretap authority for the government, limits on public access to sensitive information, and broader authority to quarantine citizens in the event of a bioterrorist incident.
November 21, 2001 - Morning Edition’s Cathy Wurzer interviews Peter Hutchinson, the former finance commissioner under DFL Governor Rudy Perpich, about the fact that for the first time in years, budget cuts are likely for the state government. The Ventura administration is telling state department heads and others agencies to find spending cuts of up to 10% in their budgets.
November 12, 2001 - Now it's time for your comments. Last week's vote by Major League Baseball owners to elminate two teams before the beginning of next season prompted many listeners to call our Morning Edition comment line. Mike from Becker, Minnesota called in to say public officials need to start LISTENING to their constituents on this issue.
November 6, 2001 - F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote the great American novel. We know him as the author of "The Great Gatzby," and Minnesotans take pride in his Minnesota roots. But the inspiration for many of his stories comes from a largely uncredited source. His wife Zelda. In a new book titled "Sometimes Madness is Wisdom," author Kendall Taylor examines Zelda's talents and her marriage to one of America's great literary giants of the 1920's. Taylor says the marriage between Zelda and Scott was complicated.
November 2, 2001 - MPR's Morning Edition, Nov 2, 2001 Topic: November 1st, 1870 Milestone Thursday, November 1st this week marked the 131st anniversary of a significant event in U.S. weather history. Systematic weather observations were taken on the morning of November 1, 1870 at 24 sites across the nation, all of which were operated
October 25, 2001 - The American media gets mixed reviews on coverage of the terrorist attacks and their aftermath from three foreign journalists who are completing fellowships at the World Press Institute. The WPI is based at Macalester College, and hosts a group of journalists who spend much of their time traveling around the U.S., learning about the American media. This year, the group has seen up-close the media's handling of an all-consuming news story.
October 19, 2001 - MPR's Morning Edition, Oct 19, 2001 Topic: Cold...colder....coldest Embarrass, MN reported a morning low of just 12 degrees F on Wednesday (Oct 17) of this week, the coldest temperature reported from the contiguous 48 states that day. Only Barrow, Alaska at -15 degrees and a few other interior
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