Climate change, industry, parks, air and water quality are issues that are debated in congress, compete for funding and enpassion many Minnesotans.
February 14, 2007 — It's safe to say not many of us have ever heard of Joseph Kalar. He was a contemporary of the midwest radical writer Meridel LeSueur. And like LeSueur, he wrote passionately about the lives of working people. A book of his poetry has just appeared more than thirty years after his death. Minnesota Public Radio's Stephanie Hemphill reports.
November 15, 2006 — Duluth has long been known as a union town. A new book tells the story of how and why. It's called "By the Ore Docks...A Working People's History of Duluth." Minnesota Public Radio's Stephanie Hemphill reports.
October 9, 2006 — The Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary on the edge of downtown St. Paul occupies an area that used to be the home of Native Americans. Dakota Indians want to reclaim what they call sacred cave that lies on the land owned by the sanctuary.
June 22, 2006 — Sunday at Community United Church of Christ in the Iron Range town of Biwabik, there'll be a birthday celebration. Martha Anderson is turning 105. She lives in her own home, cooks her meals, brings flowers to church, and refuses to use the elevator. She says it's for old people. Minnesota Public Radio's Stephanie Hemphill went to the rural community of Lakeland, outside Gilbert, to meet Mrs. Anderson.
February 14, 2006 — A lost era -- a time when immigrant workers rolled cigars by hand in southern Florida comes to life in "El Lector". It's a new book for young people, written by northern Minnesota author William Durbin. Minnesota Public Radio's Stephanie Hemphill reports.
November 15, 2005 — Duluth is rediscovering David Ericson. In the first half of the 20th century he painted dreamy Impressionist landscapes, and portraits filled with light. He studied with James McNeill Whistler. Now the Tweed Museum is mounting a big show that features 80 works by Ericson. Minnesota Public Radio's Stephanie Hemphill has this report.
September 19, 2005 — At 9:00 tonight, Minnesota Public Radio will broadcast the new American Radio Works documentary, "No Place for a Woman." It's the story of a landmark legal battle which changed workplaces in America. It established that companies have a legal responsibility to protect employees from sexual harassment. The case is the basis for the new Warner Brothers movie, "North Country," scheduled for release next month. The movie was partially filmed on the Iron Range, and many residents of the Range will appear as extras. Sally Mayasich stood in line all day to try out for a part. She wasn't picked, but she says she wanted to help make the movie as realistic as possible. Mayasich grew up on the Iron Range. She's a freelance writer who's working on a historical novel about the area. Her experience working in a taconite mine helps her understand what makes the Range unique. She took Minnesota Public Radio's Stephanie Hemphill on a tour of her home town, to try to explain the Iron Range character.
July 22, 2005 — THAT'S TIM PRENDIVILLE, EPA PROJECT MANAGER FOR THE SUPERFUND SITE IN MINNEAPOLIS' PHILLIPS NEIGHBORHOOD. FOR MORE ON THIS STORY AND TO TAKE PART IN THE CONVERSATION, JOIN KERRI MILLER FOR MIDMORNING AT 9 O'CLOCK MONDAY.
July 4, 2005 — Eighty eight years ago this country entered World War 1, a conflict far more unpopular than the current war in Iraq. Then as now officials worried how the country could protect itself at home and how many civil liberties should be restricted in the interest of national security. The reaction by Minnesota officials was extreme. In l917, they created a commission on public safety. The commission suspended civil rights, set up an armed militia and created a network of spies. Minnesota business leaders encouraged and supported the move because of their own agenda. They worried about union organizers and striking workers affecting their businesses, and they were counting on the state to keep workers in line. Minnesota Public Radio's Dan Olson reports.
January 5, 2005 — Duluth and St. Paul moved a step closer today (WED) to winning millions of dollars to build new community centers to be run by the Salvation Army. The money comes from the estate of Joan Kroc, the widow of McDonald's founder Ray Kroc. Mainstreet Radio's Stephanie Hemphill reports. {