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April 7, 2006 - MPR’s Cathy Wurzer talks with Minneapolis singer-songwriter Ann Reed about her CD “Telling Stories.” Reed also performs songs in the studio.
April 27, 2006 - MPR’s Annie Baxter reports on the struggles of mobile home residents. Advocates say a recent spate of mobile home park closings is displacing hundreds of low-income Minnesotans from their homes.
May 18, 2006 - MPR’s Sea Stachura interviews numerous individuals taking part in the “sport” of Mechwars, a competition that pits homemade robots against other bot creations. Everything from Barbie dolls to gnomes are utilized as weaponry.
May 22, 2006 - Duluth city councilors consider adding Bob Dylan's name to a few blocks of London Road. MPR's Stephanie Hemphill reports on the numerous perspectives on naming area of road after the famous musician born in Duluth.
May 22, 2006 - MPR’s Stephanie Hemphill reports on Duluth city council preparing vote on naming part of a city street in honor of Bob Dylan.
August 28, 2006 - On this segment of MPR’s “Notes from Home,” Chris Roberts looks into the local music scene in Hmong community.
November 1, 2006 - The American RadioWorks documentary “Reports from a Warming Planet” takes you to parts of the planet where global warming is already making changes to life and landscape, and demonstrates how climate change is no longer restricted to scientific modeling about the future. It's happening now.
January 19, 2007 - MPR’s Dan Gunderson profiles Patty Kakac and Jodi Ritter, two musicians who make up Granary Girls. The songs written by Kakac and Ritter reflect folk traditions of activism and connections to the land.
February 16, 2007 - MPR’s Chris Roberts talks with members of the band Army Defense, based out of Golden Valley. Army Defense has produced 20 albums containing 492 songs, but the players design each project primarily for their own entertainment, just because they get a kick out of going to such lengths. Segment includes music clips.
February 28, 2007 - MPR’s Ambar Espinoza looks into the business of fake document and IDs in Minnnesota.