Tag: news
member name: Michael Caputo
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July 10, 2008 11:02 PM EDT --
On Friday, Minnesota Public Radio's Midday program will air a discussion about the changes in journalism. Average people who just consume news sat with people in the press who are dedicated to reforming . . .
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August 28, 2009 04:54 PM EDT --
We told you last week about the .3 percent decrease in Minnesota’s unemployment numbers. That's the good news.
But check this out: The number of job vacancies decreased by 40 percent from the . . .
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January 19, 2008 04:30 PM EST --
President Bush and our Washington leaders are setting down a plan to "stimulate the economy." Perhaps it's more like that moment when the ship with a leak starts listing and you grab the . . .
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August 20, 2009 11:59 AM EDT --
In just nine months, Amanda Halbersma, a Public Insight Network source, went from buying a foreclosed home to worrying about the possibility of foreclosure with that very same house.
Several years . . .
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March 09, 2007 02:00 AM EST --
This comes from Minnesota Public Radio's Public Insight Network - an effort to get many more people invovled in helping to inform the news.
And we're interested in whether you are getting behind . . .
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June 24, 2008 10:59 PM EDT --
Minnesota Public Radio's offices
So how does it feel my journalism compadres?
How do you enjoy the life of being examined from every corner, judged on every output?
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May 18, 2009 02:03 PM EDT --
A few weeks ago, Karin Patrick, a source in our Public Insight Network, warned that people who don’t apply for unemployment benefits when their hours are cut stand to lose when they are laid off. . . .
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September 11, 2007 05:24 PM EDT --
Call it inconsiderate driving at its least ... and road rage at its worst.
But aggressive driving can be a problem to those motorists in close proximity. But our newsroom would like to understand the . . .
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January 17, 2008 09:31 PM EST --
At Minnesota Public Radio we had a forum discussion on the environment (there will be more about this later). But even in this context, it was amazing how the economic slide made its way into the conversation. . . .
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June 26, 2008 10:22 PM EDT --
Mr. Lucky's signs (written about in my last post ) got me to thinking ...
Just what signs have you seen that stand out... that make you wonder... that say something more about who we are?
American . . .
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February 20, 2009 03:18 PM EST --
Erin Lund doesn't feel that bad about paying medical bills late. The nurse from Duluth said she can't muster up the guilt when insurance costs are rising. So those health care bills go to the . . .
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May 22, 2009 03:52 PM EDT --
Realtors in the Public Insight Network say selling houses under $200,000 is a snap.
Laura Fulayter, a Realtor from Minneapolis, said she sees multiple offers on homes in the first-time buyers’ . . .
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June 04, 2009 11:22 AM EDT --
A Harvard led-study released today linked high medical costs to about two-thirds of those filing for bankruptcy . ( Read the full study here )
MPR's Lorna Benson reports that this . . .
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January 15, 2008 09:38 AM EST --
Minnesota has one of the highest rates of binge drinkers. And young people are dying, just this morning comes a report of a North Mankato-area young man who died from what authorities suspect is alcohol . . .
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February 26, 2009 01:06 PM EST --
As if paying for college was not rough enough... now that plastic in your pocket is getting into the act.
Philip Novak of Minneapolis thought it made sense to put about $8,000 on his credit card. The . . .
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May 20, 2009 11:41 AM EDT --
North Memorial Health Care in Robbinsdale announced that it will either cut the hours or the positions of 170 people. The news comes a few weeks after Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC) and Park . . .
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January 15, 2008 05:21 PM EST --
The salt. The plowing. The winter. They take their toll on Minnesota roads. Then you have the complaints that not enough money is being spent on transportation infrastructure.
If you are a Minnesota . . .
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October 28, 2008 11:29 AM EDT --
It's not much of a surprise that when it comes to health reporting, cancer remains at the top of the agenda.
When 2008 ends, more than 1.4 million people in the U.S. are expected to be . . .
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September 12, 2007 12:37 PM EDT --
Why are so many older people in the Twin Cities employed?
Some in our Public Insight Network said it was to maintain a lifestyle.. some said to keep vibrant. And employers said they aim for older employees. . . .
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August 18, 2009 09:57 AM EDT --
Public Insight Analyst Paul Tosto may be away for a few weeks, but he's still on the job. He posted on layoffs at a Fridley military contractor.
Layoffs became official Monday at the BAE Systems . . .
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