Curtis Gilbert
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- Minneapolis officials work to dampen distrust of tap water
MPR’s Curtis Gilbert reports on Minneapolis city officials efforts to alleviate safety concerns of tap water for many in the Hmong community. Families will spend up to $50 a month buying water, because they don't trust what comes out of the tap in their kitchens.
- Heginbotham Literary Lecture: Leif Enger on importance of reading for pleasure
MPR News Presents broadcasts St. Paul writer Leif Enger speaking at Heginbotham Literary Lecture series. Enger’s talk at Concordia University focused on the importance of READING for pleasure.
- Mattress apocalypse? Buried in trashed bedding, Minneapolis may seek relief
MPR’s Curtis Gilbert reports on the cost and hassle of mattress disposal in Minneapolis, and how the city is looking for ways to best deal with recycling and costs.
- Paul Molitor, new Twins manager, says he'll turn Twins into a winner
MPR’s Curtis Gilbert reports on Paul Molitor being introduced as the new Minnesota Twins manager. In his first news conference as a manager, Paul Molitor insisted he can pull the Minnesota Twins out of the team's four-season slump.
- Dai Thao is St. Paul City Council’s first Hmong American
MPR’s Curtis Gilbert reports on St. Paul electing its first Hmong American city council member. Dai Thao is an information technology specialist who’s never run for office before. He won a special election against six other candidates after the ranked-choice vote count took place.
- Parents say school should have warned them of dangers before Lilydale Park landslide
A landslide killed two of the students and injured two others as they hunted fossils at the base of a Mississippi River bluff. Now, some of their parents, speaking publicly for the first time, say teachers at Peter Hobart Elementary School should have provided more information about the nature of the park.
- Storm Ready: Public plans not enough in tornado, part 2
MPR’s Curtis Gilbert presents part two of a Special Report on storm preparedeness in the Twin Cities. The reports follows a simulated tornado track through the metro. The massive tornado outbreak that struck the Twin Cities area in 1965 is used as an example of what could occur again.
- Storm Ready: Public plans not enough in tornado, part 1
MPR’s Curtis Gilbert presents part one of a Special Report on storm preparedeness in the Twin Cities. The reports follows a simulated tornado track through the metro. The massive tornado outbreak that struck the Twin Cities area in 1965 is used as an example of what could occur again.
- Boy from the North Country: Bob Dylan in Minnesota
The Current presents “Boy from the North Country: Bob Dylan in Minnesota,” an MPR News documentary which explores Bob Dylan's Minnesota roots and how they influenced the evolution of his music.
- Jennifer Duffy on Gov. Tim Pawlenty's exploratory committee for potential run for president
Former Governor Tim Pawlenty has taken a step forward in a quest for the White House. Although not officially in the presidental race, he has formed an exploratory committee to run for president. Jennifer Duffy, senior editor at the Cook Political Report, explains what this actually means.
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