May 16, 2005 - Film director Robert Altman is set to direct a movie based on Garrison Keillors 'A Prairie Home Companion' over the summer. Altman who is known for such hits as "MASH", "Nashville" and "The Player" says he's long been a Keillor fan.
May 17, 2005 - Malena Handeen, a mother, farmer, musician and painter says she finds inspiration in the scenery around Milan.
May 17, 2005 - Minnesota poet Robert Bly reads the poem "Driving toward the Lac Qui Parle River."
May 17, 2005 - The Current’s Mary Lucia talks with Native American poet and saxophonist Joy Harjo who shares thought about her work. Segment includes excerpt of “Woman Hanging from the Thirteenth Floor Window.”
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May 20, 2005 - Governor Pawlenty today (FRIDAY) proposed that the state collect an additional 75-cents a pack on cigarettes. He's calling the new money a "health impact fee," and says the money would be used to pay for state health care costs. Pawlenty insists his proposal is a fee, not a tax. The distinction is critical because a budget deal could hinge on Pawlenty's ability to come away from negotiations saying he's standing by his pledge to not raise taxes. Minnesota Public Radio's Laura McCallum reports...
May 20, 2005 - Former Vice President and Minnesota Senator Walter Mondale shares his thoughts about Nixon’s trip to China in 1972, and of Minnesota Opera's performance of "Nixon in China" by John Adams.
May 23, 2005 - Major League Baseball has asked Minnesota Twins manager Ron Gardenhire to make sure his players are on their best behavior in this week's series against the Cleveland Indians. MPR’s Tom Crann gets insights about situation from former Twins star pitcher Bert Blyleven.
May 25, 2005 - Health care providers and other supporters of those on state health programs say they want all of the money from a proposed tobacco tax increase to state health programs. Governor Pawlenty wants to charge cigarette wholesalers an additional 75 cents on every pack of cigarettes sold in Minnesota. Pawlenty's calling the charge a "Health Impact Fee." But critics say they're not happy that the so-called "health fee" wouldn't be spent entirely on health care programs. Minnesota Public Radio's Tom Scheck reports...