Annie Baxter
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- Chu Xiong shares his fishing tradition
As part of Water Month at MPR, Chu Xiong of St. Paul shares his love for fishing and how it connects to Hmong culture. Xiong also expresses the importance of respecting nature as resource.
- Ads featuring same sex couples not yet common in mainstream
MPR’s Annie Baxter looks at why advertisements featuring gay couples are still few and far between. Although many companies try to cater to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender customers, those efforts are generally not obvious to the general public.
- In tight metro housing market, homebuyers seek edge with 'love letters' to owners
MPR’s Annie Baxter reports that with the supply of homes in the Twin Cities hitting 10-year lows, homebuyers are facing stiff competition for houses. Many even encounter bidding wars for properties.
- Writing Minnesota: Minnesota Writers and Authors
MPR Presents "Writing Minnesota," a special program highlighting Minnesota writers and authors. Program showcases some of the exciting literary work coming out of the state.
- Workers in transition: In some of the hardest hit industries, the jobs may not be coming back
MPR’s Annie Baxter reports on the negative impact that the economic downturn has had on various industries…and the hard choices it has left for those workers.
- Minnesota's jobs forecast: Living with higher unemployment
MPR’s Annie Baxter reports on the lingering issues of high unemployment rate in Minnesota as the U.S. economy comes out of recession.
- Coping with Christmas without a job
MPR’s Annie Baxter profiles the Peterson family as they prepare for a holiday season after a job loss.
- Stress-Testing the Recovery: Brainerd - When is a recovery a recovery?
As part of MPR News series “Stress-Testing the Recovery,” MPR’s Annie Baxter profiles Brainerd, where the unemployment rate catapulted to 21 percent earlier in 2009 -- the highest spike among Minnesota's large cities.
- Recession and the poor
MPR’s Annie Baxter reports on ways that recession can be even tougher for low-income families.
- MPR Special Report: Minnesota Slowdown w/follow-up discussion
Midday re-broadcasts a special documentary report on the economic slowdown in Minnesota by MPR reporter Annie Baxter. Following documentary, excerpts from a UBS Forum discussion with some commentary on “economic lookouts,” offering a firsthand perspective of the effects of the slowdown.
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