Tag: public radio
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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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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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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March 12, 2009 01:48 PM EDT --
Okay, money doesn't buy happiness. And accumulating stuff shouldn't make us whole.
But there are some possessions that have value greater than the pricetag. And yet, in a recession, when the . . .
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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 10:48 AM EDT --
You hit 60 years old, you're supposed to be thinking about retirement. Fishing. Bouncing the grandkids on your knee. That kind of thing.
But recent U.S. Census data indicates that many more of those . . .
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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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March 27, 2009 02:43 PM EDT --
Noreen Thomas knows how to cope with flooding. She has lived for 18 years near the Red River, about 10 miles north of the Fargo-Moorhead area, and she told Minnesota Public Radio News that this is her . . .
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March 27, 2009 04:14 PM EDT --
Just five months ago, Greta Gramig moved to the north side of Fargo for a job as a professor in plant science. She's about a mile east of North Dakota State university and three blocks west of the . . .
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April 03, 2009 11:45 AM EDT --
The unemployment rate in Minnesota has topped 8 percent. But it's twice that percentage for people who have disabilities.
Minnesota Public Radio reporter Nikki Tundel gives a very human look at . . .
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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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October 24, 2008 11:46 AM EDT --
Most college graduates walk out not only with the sheepskin but with loans to pay for that education.
But how has that changed as the economy has tanked and jobs are getting scarcer?
We at Minnesota . . .
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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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September 17, 2007 05:30 PM EDT --
So what's it like to be an AFSCME employee who must decide whether to strike or not? Check out the bottom portion of this story by Minnesota Public Radio's Art Hughes.
Ms. Ford is one of the roughly . . .
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January 28, 2008 05:58 PM EST --
My dad used to tell me that the voting booth was a place to put up or shut up. He was mostly right. You have to cast a ballot to have a complaint.
But that's only part of the duty, really. You . . .
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August 19, 2008 10:54 AM EDT --
A colleague of mine said the other day that she tells her significant other to slow down when he's driving. The reason: To avoid an expensive speeding ticket.
Now sure, from time to time we are . . .
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