May 1, 2006 - La Velle Neal, who covers the Minnesota Twins for the Star Tribune, comments on a brutal road trip for team, leaving behind a 3-12 record. In one three-game stint, the Twins were outscored 33-1.
April 24, 2006 - MPR’s Tom Crann talks with Duluth’s Poet Laurete Bart Sutter, who talks about his role. Sutter also shares a poem on his city.
April 18, 2006 - MPR’s Tom Crann and Dr. Jon Hallberg share annual dose of the poetry of physicians and patients.
April 18, 2006 - All Things Considered’s Tom Crann talks with Jacob Reitan, director of the Soul Force Equality Ride; and Jay Barnes, Bethel University's Provost, about a visit of the cross-country bus tour by gay-rights activists to Bethel University.
April 7, 2006 - The debate about crime in the state's largest city has been prompted by the coverage of those high-profile homicides. Media coverage can influence perceptions about whether or not the city is safe for visitors. Our regular media commentator David Brauer says the stories get attention because of people's motivations.
March 24, 2006 - All Things Considered’s Tom Crann interviews Scott Coooper, a lobbyist for OutFront Minnesota -- an advocacy organization for the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Community. Cooper says amendment would cut off discussion on gay marriage issue.
March 22, 2006 - Dr. Jon Hallberg, a team physician for the Minnesota Twins, describes various off the field issues in the MLB, including steroid use. Hallberg also details squad’s health at spring training in Fort Myers.
March 9, 2006 - All Things Considered’s Tom Crann interviews Lee Pao Xiong, director of Concordia's Center for Hmong Studies, about the first ever International Conference on Hmong Studies. Academics from around the world are coming to Concordia University to talk about a culture undergoing dramatic transition.
March 7, 2006 - With the unexpected death of former Twins player Kirby Puckett just shy of his 46th birthday, MPR’s regular medical analyst Dr. Jon Hallberg talks about the suddenness and severity of Puckett’s fatal stroke and underscores how serious this health condition can be.
March 7, 2006 - Along with the fans, Kirby Puckett's many former teammates are mourning his unexpected death. One of them is Roy Smalley. He played three seasons with Puckett ending with 1987, when the Twins won their first World Series. Roy Smalley remembers that season well, and agrees with the accounts that credit Puckett with leading the Twins to its first championship.