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Almanac - September 12, 2008

09/12/08


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Segments

The Week's Monologue (09/12/08)

Sheletta Brundidge is thinking about the changing of the seasons.

A Statewide Recount (09/12/08)

The Secretary of State hasn't done one in more than four decades.  But this week's primary election will lead to a manual recount.  Find out more from Secretary of State Mark Ritchie.

Senate Campaign Managers (09/12/08)

We sit down with officials from the Coleman, Franken and Barkley campaigns.  We talk ad strategy and other topics.  Cullen Sheehan, Andy Barr and Jim Gibson are our guests.

Duluth Mayor (09/12/08)

Don Ness has driven down from the Twin Ports to talk about Duluth's budget problems and what's being done about them.

Capitol for a Day in Bemidji (09/12/08)

In May Bemidji was one of five Sesquicentennial Capitols for a Day.  We take a look at what happened in a report originally aired on Lakeland Public Television.

Minnesota at 150 (09/12/08)

What should a Sesquicentennial mean?  Historian Annette Atkins has been thinking about that all year as Minnesota has commemorated its 150th year of statehood.

Charlie Maguire Sings of Minnesota (09/12/08)

Singer-songwriter Charlie Maguire has penned more than 800 tunes, many of honoring Minnesota's natural history.  He joins us live to sing a tune.

Remembering George Bonga (09/12/08)

He was a pioneer in Minnesota's past and illustrates well the struggle of race in the North Star State. This is an excerpt from tpt's groundbreaking "North Star" documentary.

The Future of Aging (09/12/08)

Minnesota is growing older.  That's one of the topics we've tackled this Sesquicentennial year.  How well is our state positioned to deal with our graying population?  Demographer Hazel Reinhardt is joined by Carol Daly with the Vital Aging Network and Eric Schubert with Ecumen.

Talkin' Education in the Big Top (09/12/08)

Starting Saturday September 13 for the next five Saturdays tpt17 will air Sesquicentennial discussions that took place in a Big Top tent at the State Fair.  The shows are a partnership with the Minnesota Sesquicentennial Commission, the Citizens League with support from the Bush Foundation.  Here's an excerpt from the discussion about Education.

Another Tune by Charlie Maguire (09/12/08)

More history in song. 

A Panel of Mayors Looks Ahead (09/12/08)

We hear a distinctly statewide perspective on the future of Minnesota's cities.  Our guests are Duluth Mayor Don Ness, Bemidji Mayor Richard Lehmann, New Ulm Mayor Joel Albrecht and Apple Valley Mayor Mary Hammon-Roland.

The Wrapup (09/12/08)

Two Minnesota history tunes, your comments about police at the Republican National Convention, and then another tune by Charlie Maguire.