June 1, 2006 - Former Minnesota governors Arne Carlson and Al Quie discuss the future of Republican Party.
June 2, 2006 - Michelle Bachmann speech at GOP state convention
June 2, 2006 - Tim Pawlenty speech at GOP state convention
June 5, 2006 - On this segment of Future Tense, MPR’s Jon Gordon interviews founder Tiffany Shlain about this year’s WEBBY Awards, including a lifetime Internet achievement award to Prince for his visionary use of the web as a music artist.
June 6, 2006 - There's a piece of paradise in northeastern Minnesota. It's called the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCA). Admirers credit the book "The Singing Wilderness," published in 1956, as part of the inspiration for creating the wilderness area; and they credit author Sigurd Olson for putting into words the reasons humans need wilderness. However, his views inflamed critics who feared Olson and other wilderness advocates worried more about habitat than humans.
June 7, 2006 - MPR’s Perry Finelli interviews local poet who is a part of this year’s Poets on the Buses metro event. Poet reads a poem she will be performing.
June 10, 2006 - Amy Klobuchar's acceptance speech at the DFL state convention on run for MInnesota U.S. Senate seat.
June 12, 2006 - MPR’s Marisa Helms reports on the increasing importance and interest for Spanish langauge radio in the Twin Cities. Two 24-hour stations are going head to head for listeners…Radio Rey and La Invasora.
June 13, 2006 - Minnesota's jobless rate hit a five-a year low in May, providing ammunition for some early salvos in this year's campaign for governor. Governor Pawlenty and the Republican Party are touting the unemployment numbers in the hope of convincing voters that Minnesota is headed in the right direction. DFLers, led by its list of endorsed candidates, criticized the governor's policies during a statewide fly-around today . Minnesota Public Radio's Tom Scheck reports...
June 14, 2006 - Minnesota's jobless rate hit a five-a year low in May, providing ammunition for some early salvos in this year's campaign for governor. Governor Pawlenty and the Republican Party are touting the unemployment numbers in the hope of convincing voters that Minnesota is headed in the right direction. DFLers, led by its list of endorsed candidates, criticized the governor's policies during a statewide fly-around today . Minnesota Public Radio's Tom Scheck reports...