A selection of programs and series throughout the decades that were broadcast on Minnesota Public Radio.
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August 14, 2014 - As part of the MPR News Young Reporter series, Mai Tong Yang reports on how vendors at Hmongtown Marketplace have been participating in Emergency and Community Health Outreach, a program to help them understand and follow state law. The nonprofit organization, also known as ECHO, works with refugee and immigrant communities in Minnesota to create a safe community environment.
August 22, 2014 - MPR’s Sasha Aslanian reports that a private hunting club in Little Falls, Minnesota, has agreed to pay for the wedding ceremony and reception of a same-sex couple it refused to accommodate.
September 9, 2014 - MPR’s Tim Nelson reports on the struggles at Dorothy Day Center, where homeless overflow the building and area outside of homeless shelter.
September 18, 2014 - MPR’s Tom Crann interviews Peggy Flanagan, executive director of Children's Defense Fund Minnesota, about recent U.S. census numbers that stated 14 percent of the state's children are living in poverty. Flanagan discusses the definition of poverty, the racial disparity in the numbers between groups, and potential solutions to child poverty.
September 25, 2014 - On this episode of MPR’s Minnesota Sound and Voices, Dan Olson profiles the wildlife management of bison in Blue Mounds State Park and raising them for meat on a nearby ranch.
September 26, 2014 - Morning Edition’s Cathy Wurzer gets sports commentator Howard Sinker’s take on yet another disappointing Minnesota Twins season, losing 90 or more games for the fourth season in a row. Sinker says there is blame to go around and sees personal changes on the horizon.
September 29, 2014 - MPR’s Matt Sepic reports on the dismissal of Twins Manager Ron Gardenhire, as well as the entire coaching staff. The action came after four straight seasons of the team losing more than 90 games each of those year. Despite a rough four years, Gardenhire leaves the Twins having a winning record overall and six titles in his 13 seasons as team manager.
September 30, 2014 - A months-long MPR News and KARE 11 reporting project on football head injuries found hundreds of high school players have been pulled from games and practices, game rules have changed, and parents have been involved more fully in what their teenage players are experiencing.
November 4, 2014 - MPR’s Curtis Gilbert reports on Paul Molitor being introduced as the new Minnesota Twins manager. In his first news conference as a manager, Paul Molitor insisted he can pull the Minnesota Twins out of the team's four-season slump.
November 24, 2014 - MPR’s Curtis Gilbert reports on the cost and hassle of mattress disposal in Minneapolis, and how the city is looking for ways to best deal with recycling and costs.