Almanac - August 1, 2008

08/01/08


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This Week's Monologue (08/01/08)

Find out what's on Sheletta Brundidge's mind.

35W Bridge Memorial (08/01/08)

August 1 is the one-year anniversary of the Bridge Collapse. We bring you highlights from today's memorial service at the Basilica.

Driving While Texting (08/01/08)

Starting Friday it's now illegal to read or send text messages while behind the wheel. Even if stopped in traffic. Find out how this new law will work from guest Cheri Marti from the Department of Public Safety.

They Want to Be Your Senator (08/01/08)

A few weeks back we introduced you to the endorsed Independence Party candidate for U.S. Senate. This week we hear from two other well-known candidates running in the IP Senate primary.

National Night Out (08/01/08)

It's coming next week to a neighborhood near you. Minneapolis is celebrating 25 years of neighbors getting together on warm summer nights on barricaded streets. John Baumann is our guest.

Central Corridor Conundrum (08/01/08)

A public meeting this week exposed more parking problems along University Avenue once the new light rail tracks go in. We hear from the Central Corridor project manager and from a concerned neighborhood group.

The Future of Health Care (08/01/08)

Governor Pawlenty unveiled a new program this week that will create secure online consumer medical accounts for state workers. Is this part of the future for all of us? We peer into health care's future with the aid of Minnesota Health Commissioner Sanne Magnan, medical ethicist Jeff Kahn and physician Maureen Reed.

The Wrapup (08/01/08)

What 1977 race were we talking about last week? And what odd thing happened at the Metrodome during the All Star Baseball game of 1985? Here's the place you find out.