Almanac - June 13, 2008
Segments
Flooding in Southern Minnesota (06/13/08)
A very wet late week has folks in the Southern part of our state busy with sandbags. Steve Buan works for the National Weather Service and monitors floods in our region. He has the latest.
Congestion Relief (06/13/08)
Minnesota got some federal help this week to make traffic headaches less achy on 35W. Our Mary Lahammer has the report.
Al Franken (06/13/08)
The endorsed DFL Senate candidate joins Cathy and Eric live at the Almanac table.
"The Lyncher in Me" (06/13/08)
Warren Read is a Seattle resident who recently discovered a dark family secret. One of his ancestors was a ringleader of the 1920 Duluth Lynchings. Read has written a book about his discovery and how it has changed his life.
Roma di Luna (06/13/08)
The husband and wife duo have a new CD release party on June 14 at the Cedar Cultural Center. The group performs in Studio B in its first live TV appearance.
U.S. Open Time (06/13/08)
We're not talking men, but women. The Women's U.S. Open will take place in our state later in June. And this week Macalester College golf coach Martha Nause found out she's in the field.
A Guv Race Preview (06/13/08)
Yeah, the 2010 election is a long ways off. But you couldn't tell that at the DFL State convention where a number of governor hopefuls were working the floor. Mary Lahammer reports.
A Political Panel (06/13/08)
This week's panelists talk about Al Franken's surprisingly easy nomination ... a possible Ventura bid ... and plenty of presidential politics too. Republicans Fritz Knaak and Phil Krinkie are joined on the couch by DFLers Javier Morillo-Alicea and Ember Reichgott Junge.
The Wrapup (06/13/08)
Who was Duluthite Paul Otis and why was he notable? And what's the sports answer for this week? All that and your viewer comments and a show-closing tune by Roma di Luna.









