November 29, 2005 - MPR’s Jayne Solinger joins members of the Grand Meadow girl’s basketball team who are now beyond 80 years old. They all join together to commemorate the release of the book Daughters of the Game - The First Era of Minnesota Girls High School Basketball, 1891-1942.
September 5, 2005 - The two-week old strike by union mechanics at Northwest Airlines has put the role of unions in the national spotlight. A recent nationwide study commissioned by employers looked at why employees choose to unionize in the first place -- and the results are somewhat surprising. Gantz Wiley, a Minneapolis research firm, surveyed workers in industries across the board. Researcher Kyle Lunby says that intangible issues like *fair treatment on the job* are important in the decision to join a union.
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.
March 10, 2005 - The main character in Minnesota author Bart Schneiders' new novel, "beautiful Inez," seems to have it all. She's a beautiful violinist with the San Francisco Symphony in the 1960s. Inez has a flourishing career, two children and a powerful husband. Yet she's unhappy. Schneider says his father spent 50-years playing the violin with the San Francisco Symphony. He says this "behind the scene access" to the world of classical music helped to shape the novel. Schneider told Minnesota Public Radio's Greta Cunningham that Inez uses music and relationships to try to grasp happiness.
January 5, 2005 - All Things Considered’s Tom Crann interviews one of Minnesota's most celebrated composers, Dominick Argento. In a new memoir, Argento says he has as little insight as anyone into what happens when he sits down to compose. So instead, he offers a series of reflections on his lifetime of work, the individual pieces, and teaching and learning in Minnesota. Those memories include his first impression of the state, when he was called to teach at the University of Minnesota on the first weekend of the school year in 1958.
December 28, 2004 - You can't always account for musical taste, but it's accounting for a different sort of taste that perplexes commentator Ahmed Tharwat. At his breakfast table, he has beheld the power of cheese.
December 16, 2004 - MPR announces "diverse" musical format for old WCAL. Steve Nelson, program director for 89.3 KCMP, discusses the new program and plans for KCMP 89.3, formally known as WCAL 89.3.
December 10, 2004 - MPR’s David Molpus interviews Cheryl Thomas, who runs Women's Human Rights Program at the Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights. Thomas discusses the domestic violence facing women in immigrant communities here in Minnesota.
November 16, 2004 - Amid the campaign flurry leading up to the election, al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden emerged on a videotape warning that Muslims around the world won't stand for a continuation of American policy in the Middle East. Commentator Ahmad Tharwat suggests that American Muslims should look to a different leader for their inspiration.
October 11, 2004 - All Things Considered’s David Molpus interviews Terry Ryan, general manager for the Minnesota Twins, about what lies ahead for the team after ending their 2004 postseason with a loss to New York Yankees in American League Division Series.