Almanac - October 23, 2009
Segments
The Week's Monologue (10/23/09)
Bick Smith does the honors. He ruminates about the big, puffy, teflon-roofed building over in Minneapolis.
H1N1 Update (10/23/09)
Michael Osterholm is one of the world's leading authorities on the H1N1 virus. We'll talk about vaccine delays... pig cases... and death rates in an extended interview.
A Green Honor (10/23/09)
Minneapolitan Farheen Hakeem was elected this week to be one of the national co-chairs of the Green Party. We talk to her about what it means to be Green.
Ann Reed Performs in Studio (10/23/09)
Minnesota folk icon Ann Reed stops by for her first-ever Almanac appearance. She chats about her new CD and plays us a tune.
Medicare... Getting There (10/23/09)
Our friend Jan Smaby is the host of a new tpt series --"Getting There"-- aimed at Minnesotans Fifty Plus. We show an excerpt from an upcoming program. The topic is Medicare.
Help for the Central Corridor (10/23/09)
A group of foundations has come together to form the Central Corridor Funders Collaborative. The goal of the group? To help businesses cope with the changes that light rail will bring. Jonathan Sage-Martinson is our guest.
Tales of the Road: Grand Portage (10/23/09)
There's a great story connected to the tip of Highway 61 at Grand Portage. Cathy Wurzer brings it to us.
Instant Runoff Voting Debate (10/23/09)
Next month St. Paul residents will vote on whether to bring IRV to their city. We hear from a proponent and an opponent.
The Wrapup (10/23/09)
Two Minnesota history questions (who was that famed football coach? and spoke those words about the United Nations in Minnesota in 1960?) Plus another tune by Ann Reed.