September 15, 2008 - MPR’s Brandt Williams reports that the new Twins ballpark will be called Target Field. The team announced that the Minnesota-based retailer will have exclusive naming rights to its 40-thousand seat stadium and the adjacent outdoor plaza. The dollar amount on the 25-year deal is not public, but sports business experts speculate that the Target deal will mean many millions for the Twins.
September 17, 2008 - With Lehman Brothers, Merrill Lynch, AIG, and other financial institutions in turmoil on Wall Street, an unemployment rate at 6.1 percent (a five-year high), and a housing market still slumping, experts Chris Farrell and Louis Johnston join Midday to discuss the current economic crisis.
September 17, 2008 - A day before his 85th birthday, former Republican Gov. Al Quie joins Midday to reflect on his years in office, as Governor and in Congress, as well as discuss the future of the Republican Party.
September 26, 2008 - The Minnesota Twins took over first place in the American League Central in dramatic fashion, beating the Chicago White Sox 7-6 in extra innings. The win gave the Twins a sweep over Chicago and a half game lead in the division….but, there are still three games left in the 2008 regular season.
September 26, 2008 - It's considered one of the greatest novels about politics ever written, but some would say it's not as much about politics as it is about the human condition. The Midmorning Book Club examines Robert Penn Warren's "All the King's Men."
September 29, 2008 - The Minnesota Twins won their regular season finale by shutting out the Kansas City Royals 6-0 at the Metrodome. The victory allowed the Twins to finish the season in first place in the American League's Central Division…but they're still not sure if they're division champions. The Twins will learn more about their future after their rivals, the Chicago White Sox, make up a game that was rained out earlier this month but is now critical to the division standings.
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October 1, 2008 - Morning Edition’s Cathy Wurzer talks with sports commentator Steve Rudolph about the end of Minnesota Twins season, after the team lost to the Chicago White Sox 1-0 in a one-game playoff for the American League Central pennant and postseason play.
October 1, 2008 - On this Midday, Marilyn Carlson Nelson, chairman and former CEO of Carlson, joins Midday to discuss her book How We Lead Matters: Reflections on a Life of Leadership. Nelson also answers listener questions.
October 1, 2008 - MPR’s Chris Roberts reports on the appearance of sidewalk poetry being created throughout the city as a public art project designed to bring more poetry into everyday life. Roberts interviews Marcus Young, the creator of the project, as well as, one of the poets and other residents, about the concrete verse penned by St. Paulites.