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The Monologue (07/07/06)

Some summertime ruminations courtesy of Bick Smith.

Almanac - July 7, 2006 (07/07/06)

The Monologue (07/07/06)

Some summertime ruminations courtesy of Bick Smith.

The Minnesota Ballpark Authority (07/07/06)

That's the five-person panel that oversees the construction of the new Twins Stadium. The group met for the first time Friday and chair Steve Cramer stops by to tell us what happened.

Isle Royale Part Two (07/07/06)

Mary Lahammer has more in her series of reports on the exotic national park island in Lake Superior. This week you learn more about the pioneering moose-wolf research being done there for five decades.

Ethanol (07/07/06)

Ethanol production is booming in the Midwest. But is this the best way to use our corn and water? We bring you a complex debate.

Dan Israel and the Cultivators (07/07/06)

Dan's our kind of rocker ... Capitol worker during the week ... musician on the weekends. He's even won Minnesota Music Awards (whether he's won any legislative worker awards, we don't know). Dan's group stops by Studio B to play for us a bit. You can learn more about Dan at www.danisraelmusic.com.

Learning Mandarin (07/07/06)

Minnesota's Education Commissioner Alice Seagren has returned from China as our state gets ready to push for more Chinese language instruction in public schools. Commissioner Seagren explains.

A Political Panel (07/07/06)

We've saved up a month worth of stories to chat about. Democrats Dee Long and Jane Ranum match wits with Republicans Fritz Knaak and David Strom.

The Wrapup (07/07/06)

Two fun Minnesota history questions and another tune from Dan Israel and the Cultivators.

The Wrapup (06/30/06)

Jean du Rand ... who was she? Then we end the show with a tune by the late, great Dave Ray.

It's Not Easy Being Green (06/30/06)

Minnesota's Green Party lost its status as a major political party in our state after the last election. Meet two candidates who want to change that status this November: Green Party gubernatorial candidate Ken Pentel and Green U.S. Senate hopeful Mike Cavlan.

Amelia and Frank (06/30/06)

Amelia Santaniello and Frank Vascellaro started sitting next to each other on the WCCO TV news set Thursday night. Now they are sitting next to Cathy and Eric on the Almanac couch. We talk to them about the challenges of their new assignment.

Wild Isle Royale (06/30/06)

It's off the coast of Minnesota's North Shore and it's home to a unique population of wolves and moose. Our Mary Lahammer went to Isle Royale this week to learn more about landmark research being done by a Minnesotan.

McKnight Artist of the Year (06/30/06)

Actor-Director Lou Bellamy of St. Paul's Penumbra Theatre won the McKnight honor — and cash prize — this week. Lou joins us live to reflect on his thirty years at a renowned community theater.

Cash for College Students (06/30/06)

Governor Pawlenty proposes free college tuition at state public universities for Minnesotans who finish in the top quarter of their high school class. We bring you a debate.

Firework Safety (06/30/06)

This is the big weekend for legal and illegal firework displays this week. And state safety officials are worried about the growing number of injuries here.

A Monologue (06/30/06)

Dominic Papatola has been thinking. Find out what he's come up with.

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