08/2007

The Wrapup

tptadmin — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 18:06:26 -0500

The Index File is back. We proudly give you the only right answer from last time ... and then present a spanking-new Minnesota history question. We end the show with a tune by jazz great Charles Lloyd who performed in the tpt studios this week in the year 2000.

The Political Week that Was

tptadmin — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 18:05:20 -0500

A possible special session ... a new presidential caucus date ... and the arrest in Minnesota of a U.S. Senator have made this anything but a sleepy August news week. Republican panelists Fritz Knaak and David Strom mix it up with Democrats Ember Reichgott Junge and Andy Dawkins.

A New Brain Test?

tptadmin — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 18:03:53 -0500

Dr. Apostolos Georgapoulus from the U of M (and the V.A.) has pioneered the use of a new brain imaging test that may hold great promise in the diagnosis of a range of serious brain disorders.

Eagles on Rainy Lake

tptadmin — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 18:02:58 -0500

Meet someone who's devoted his life to researching and caring for the eagles on Rainy Lake. It's the first in a series of stories by Mary Lahammer about the remarkable lake that straddles Minnesota's border with Canada.

"An Average Family"

tptadmin — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 18:01:57 -0500

That's the name of a play making its world premiere next month at the Children's Theatre Company. Playwright Larissa FastHorse talks about how her experiences growing up in South Dakota shape the play.

A Voice for Design

tptadmin — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 18:00:57 -0500

Tom Oslund wants to make sure that design remains a strong consideration in the rebuilding of the 35W bridge.

State Schools Report Card

tptadmin — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 18:00:05 -0500

The latest yearly progress reports were released late Thursday and many Minnesota schools slipped. State Education Commissioner Alice Seagren explains.

The Monologue

tptadmin — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 17:59:04 -0500

More musings by cartoonist David Gillette.

Almanac - August 31, 2007

tptadmin — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 17:56:21 -0500

Franken v. Ciresi at the Fair

Mary Lahammer — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 15:22:43 -0500

It's not scientific, but I have been at the State Fair almost every day so far. And each time I stop by the DFL and GOP booths along with walking past the U.S. Senate candidates' booths. From what I've seen and heard, Franken is a big draw.
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