April 9, 2007 - Minnesota 1st District U.S. Representative Tim Walz has made a name for himself in his first 100 days. Insiders say he's become an influential Democratic voice in Washington on veterans and the war in Iraq.
April 10, 2007 - The Minnesota Twins and Hennepin County took a major step forward towards construction on the new ballpark as the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners approved changes to an agreement between the team and the county, which will give the Twins a larger financial and legal role in the ballpark plan. County officials welcomed the changes and said they will likely set the stage for groundbreaking next month.
April 10, 2007 - MPR’s Tom Crann talks with Dr. Jon Hallberg about medical poetry and prose.
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April 13, 2007 - MPR’s Tim Post reports on The Stearns County Pachanga Society. Pachanga is a style of dance and a type of music from Cuba. Post interviews founder Mike Hasbrouck and two band members about the group.
April 17, 2007 - MPR's Lorna Benson reports that public health officials have issued new fish consumption advisories after finding elevated levels of a 3M perfluorinated chemical in bluegills from a Minneapolis lake and in Mississippi River fish as far south as Winona.
April 18, 2007 - All Thing Considered’s Tom Crann talks with Minnesota 1st District Representative Tim Walz about one of the deadliest days of the Iraq war in months after troop surge. The two discuss Iraq timelines, political solutions, funding of military, and Katrina recovery aid.
April 25, 2007 - MPR’s Sea Stachura reports on new poetry collection "Where One Voice Ends Another Begins: 150 Years of Minnesota Poetry." Stachura interviews a poet and editor of collection.
April 26, 2007 - MPR’s Tom Crann interviews poet Donald Hall on the campus of St. John's University. Hall is in Minnesota for a reading at the College of Saint Benedict.
April 26, 2007 - MPR’s Dan Gunderson reports on Mark Vinz, a well-known Minnesota poet, retiring from the classroom.