Almanac - January 9, 2009
Segments
The Monologue (01/09/09)
Dominic Papatola takes a crack at the Senate race.
Losing Work (01/09/09)
National unemployment numbers were released Friday and America lost more jobs in 2008 than in any year since 1945. We explore the health of the national and regional economy with Jeanne Boeh, head of the Economics Department at Augsburg College.
Did You Know? (01/09/09)
Political reporter Mary Lahammer tells us about a certain political holiday gift of a colleague.
Senate Leaders (01/09/09)
The legislative session started up this week, we check in with Minnesota Senate Leaders Tarryl Clark and David Senjem.
Make: television (01/09/09)
That's the name of a new national show produced by tpt that will debut across the country this weekend on many PBS stations. We learn about the show and peek at some video with Bill Gurstelle, a technology guru who is a writer and producer on the program.
The Week at the State Capitol (01/09/09)
Mary Lahammer fills us in on the Senate recount and other happenings in St. Paul this week.
Political Scientist Panel (01/09/09)
Our political scientists are back and give us their thoughts on happenings here in Minnesota and out in D.C. Guests this week include Larry Jacobs and Kathryn Pearson from the U of M, Stacey Hunter Hecht from Bethel University and Steve Schier from Carleton College.
The Wrapup (01/09/09)
We finally get around to answering that Graves Hotel Index File question. Then we ask you a new Minnesota history question. And we end the section with a reprise performance by Willie Murphy.