Almanac - March 20, 2009
Segments
The Monologue (03/20/09)
The AIG mess has Shelita Brundidge thinking...
Headlines (03/20/09)
Eric summarizes the week's news.
Fargo Flooding (03/20/09)
Fargo residents have started putting down more than one million sandbags in a race to keep the city from flooding next week. We hear the latest from Fargo Mayor Dennis Walaker, Steve Buan with the National Weather Service and U of M Meteorologist Mark Seeley.
An Otter's Tale (03/20/09)
It's a clip from Tales of the Road: Highway 61... the Cathy Wurzer documentary that will first air on tpt and WDSE-TV on Monday March 23 at 8 pm.
Sports with Fitzy (03/20/09)
Larry Fitzgerald Senior stops by to chat up NCAA basketball, Twins baseball and a bit of Wild hockey. Larry reports for the Minnesota Spokesman Recorder newspaper and the National Radio Programming Network.
Did You Know? (03/20/09)
Did you know that children are often part of news conferences at the state capitol? Our Mary Lahammer brings us more.
McKnight Supports Climate Change Work (03/20/09)
This week the McKnight Foundation said it would kick in 100 million dollars over the next five years to combat Climate Change. Foundation head Kate Wolford explains why.
Budget Plan Bonanza (03/20/09)
No, there's not lots of money at the state capitol. But there are lots of plans to deal with the money woes. Mary Lahammer tries to sum up the many different capitol budget plans.
This Week's Political Panel (03/20/09)
Our panel of politicos will talk budget and the Senate trial. Republicans joining the discussion are David Strom and Gregg Peppin and the Democrats are Mike Hatch and Rep. Diane Loeffler.
The Wrapup (03/20/09)
Who was the object of Bart and Lisa Simpson's joke back in 2006? And what Minnesota county changed its name in the Civil War because the county namesake fought for the Confederacy? All that and a closing tune from Rockie Lynne who performed for Almanac this week back in 2008.