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RealVideo Archive - 2007 (January to March)

Entire Almanac for January 5, 2007	Watch the show
The Monolog Dominic Papatola is thinking about hunters... and artists... as the legislature starts its work.	View the clip
A Watchful Eye on Non-Profits On Friday the Legislative Auditor's office released a report saying the state should keep closer tabs on non-profit organizations that receive state money. Judy Randall from the Legislative Auditor's Office explains.	View the clip
A Home for Hatch It was announced this week that former Attorney General Mike Hatch will be an assistant in the office of newly-elected Attorney General Lori Swanson. Swanson joins us to talk about the unusual arrangement.	View the clip
West Bank Boogie There's a new book out with that title... chronicling forty years of feisty music from the U of M's West Bank neighborhood. We hear about the book... and we hear a live tune from legendary West Bank guitarist and piano player Willie Murphy.	View the clip
Map 150 That's the catchy name of the new effort by the Citizens League to "map" key issues Minnesota faces as we approach our state's 150th birthday (that's next year, by the way). League head Sean Kershaw is our guest.	View the clip
Session Kickoff Our Mary Lahammer tells you about all the things you've missed in the session's first days.	View the clip
A New First Termers Panel It's an Almanac tradition. Each year we elect a new state Senate and House we pick a group of four first-time lawmakers to share their experience. We unveil this year's panel on Friday. Republicans Bill Ingebrigtsen and John Berns are joined by DFLers Patricia Torres Ray and Kathy Brynaert.	View the clip
The Wrapup It's been a while, but we're back with your weekly portion of Minnesota history questions and viewer comments.	View the clip

Entire Almanac for January 12, 2007	Watch the show
Happy New Year Okay... so Bick Smith is running a bit late.	View the clip
National Guard Extension It was a tough week for Minnesota Guard troops who found out that their stay in Iraq will be extended until Summer. Major General Larry Shellito is our guest.	View the clip
St. Paul Sexual Assaults The Capital City's East Side is very worried after two recent violent rapes. St. Paul Police Chief John Harrington explains what his department is doing about it.	View the clip
Check out Almanac: At the Capitol's New Website Our sister show has a spanking new website... Mary Lahammer is along to walk you through it all: tpt.org/aatc	View the clip
Harry Shepherd Photographer Dan Bergin brings you the story of St. Paul's pioneering African-American photographer.	View the clip
It's Actually Slightly Cold Friday is expected to be the first time in more than a month that the Twin Cities doesn't exceed the normal daily high temp. Paul Douglas drops by to talk about yet another warm stretch.	View the clip
Health Care Dilemma Our Mary Lahammer puts a human face on the health care debate taking place under the Capitol dome.	View the clip
The Political Panel We bring you up to date on all the happenings under the capitol dome in St. Paul.	View the clip
The Wrapup Two Minnesota history questions... your thoughts about Willie Murphy's musical visit last week... and a show-ending tune from the archives by the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra.	View the clip

Entire Almanac for January 19, 2007	Watch the show
This Week's Monologue Sheletta Brundidge is thinking a lot about her New Year's resolutions.	View the clip
Vikings Are Talking Stadium Roy Terwilliger is the chair of the Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission and he'll tell us what he knows of Vikings intentions.	View the clip
All Day Kindergarten For All? We debate this and other issues with State Education Commissioner Alice Seagren and DFL lawmaker Mindy Greiling.	View the clip
A Super-Sized Sports Week We ask Larry Fitzgerald Sr. about Tim "Spunky" Brewster and other sports matters.	View the clip
It's Official The deal is now final. The Republican National Convention is coming to the Twin Cities in September of 2008. We introduce you to some of the key players behind the scenes.	View the clip
State of the State.... and More Our Mary Lahammer brings us up to date on the week that was... including today's developments on the Vikings.	View the clip
A Political Panel Former lawmakers are the theme this week. Republicans Fritz Knaak and Phil Krinkie square off with Democrats Ember Reichgott Junge and Mary Jo McGuire.	View the clip
The Wrapup Two Minnesota history questions... your comments about National Guard troops in Iraq... and show-closing music courtesy of Mason Jennings.	View the clip

Entire Almanac for January 26, 2007	Watch the show
A David Gillette Monologue Almanac's resident illustrator tackles a familiar topic.	View the clip
Burning Books A Neo-Nazi group in Minneapolis says it's going to hold a book burning rally on Saturday. A number of groups held a news conference on Friday to protest the event. We hear from Steve Hunegs with the Jewish Community Relations Council.	View the clip
Statewide Smoking Ban? That's what lawmakers are debating under the capitol dome. Hear both sides as two key lawmakers square off. Senator Kathy Sheran squares off against Rep. Steve Sviggum.	View the clip
President Bruininks Lots of higher ed news to chat up... tuition aid... reciprocity... an expensive new stadium... the school's legislative agenda.	View the clip
Changing the Application Form Minneapolis and St. Paul each changed their job application forms. Neither city any longer asks applicants about their criminal history. Find out more.	View the clip
State Pensions How fiscally safe are they? The Legislative Auditor is wondering. We bring you a debate between Auditor James Nobles and public employee union official Eliot Seide.	View the clip
The Political Panel We cover the political ground both state and national with Republicans Sarah Janecek and Andy Brehm and Democrats John Hottinger and Blois Olson.	View the clip
The Wrapup Two history questions including a zinger this week about a noted American who offered up a lunch date during the KTCA Action Auction back in 1972. Then we end the show with a tune by Leon Redbone from 1980.	View the clip

Entire Almanac for February 2, 2007	Watch the show
Thee Monologue Susie Jones is thinking a lot about Bob.	View the clip
Senator Klobuchar The Senate raised the federal minimum wage this week... and the Iraq War debate continues. Two of the things we'll ask Minnesota's Junior Senator as she joins us at the Almanac table.	View the clip
No Longer Crying Wolf The gray wolf was taken off of the Endangered Species List this week. Wolves now number more than three thousand in the Northern Minnesota woods. Walter Medved with the International Wolf Center talks about what the remarkable turnaround.	View the clip
Press Pass Mary Lahammer and Don Davis of Forum Communications chat about how the session is going thus far.	View the clip
Trade Trip to India Next October Governor Pawlenty will lead a trade mission to India. We hear a preview from State Senator Satveer Chaudhary.	View the clip
Justice Matters We bring you a clip of a new tpt documentary on the workings of the Minnesota Supreme Court. Catch the full show Sunday February 11th at 7 on tpt17.	View the clip
How's Biz in the Cloud? St. Cloud Mayor Dave Kleis talks about his city's fortunes five years after the Fingerhut shutdown.	View the clip
Former Lawmaker Panel DFLers Jane Ranum and Wes Skoglund square off with Republicans Fritz Knaak and talk about the week's capitol capers.	View the clip
The Wrapup Who donated that KTCA Action Auction Lunch Date back in 1972? Ponder that... and then listen to a classic show-ending music clip by Richie Havens.	View the clip

Entire Almanac for February 9, 2007	Watch the show
T for Texas Dr. Mark has Texas on his mind as he does the monologue this week.	View the clip
New Stadium Woes Hennepin County is having a hard time acquiring the land for the new Twins stadium. What are the option? We hear from Hennepin County Commissioner Mike Opat. By the way, we want you to know that we also invited the land ownership group to join our discussion... the reps declined.	View the clip
The State of our Region Met Council head Peter Bell gave his annual address this year. We know most of you missed it for the first time around, so Peter will give us all a condensed version.	View the clip
"The Grapes of Wrath" The Opera Minnesota Opera is staging a world premiere version of the Steinbeck novel. Composer Ricky Ian Gordon talks live with Jearlyn Steele about the work.	View the clip
Review/Preview From the Legislature Mary Lahammer gives you the freshest news from the capitol... while also previewing the week to come.	View the clip
Sweet Land It's a new well-received film about Minnesota shot in Minnesota by Twin Cities filmmaker Ali Selim. We'll see a clip and hear the remarkable story behind the project.	View the clip
Twin Town Mayors We catch up with Minneapolis Mayor R. T. Rybak and his St. Paul counterpart Chris Coleman.	View the clip
The Wrapup Two darned impressive Minnesota history questions and another tune by "Grapes of Wrath" composer Ricky Ian Gordon.	View the clip

Entire Almanac for February 16, 2007	Watch the show
A David Gillette Monologue Almanac's resident visual essayist is at it again. He also wants you to know that he's started an Almanac myspace account. Check it out at myspace.com/tptalmanac	View the clip
NWA Bankruptcy A new business plan by NWA is in the news. Rajesh Aggarwal from the Carlson School at the U of M is back to fill in the details for us.	View the clip
Medical Marijuana Is this the year that Minnesota joins eleven other states and allows doctor-approved medical marijuana for chronic pain relief? We bring you a debate.	View the clip
Meet Al Franken Our Mary Lahammer sat down with Franken this week to talk about his jump into the U.S. Senate race.	View the clip
The Return of Winter ... and Paul Douglas. Mr. Douglas is back for his monthly Almanac weather chat. Global warming is one of the topics on his mind.	View the clip
Spotlight on Liberia The West African nation with so many ties to America (and Minnesota) is the focus of a series this weekend in the Star Tribune. We bring you a preview.	View the clip
The Political Panel We fix our gaze on both St. Paul and Washington politics. Republicans Sarah Janecek and David Strom face off across the couch with Democrats Mary Jo McGuire and Rep. Steve Simon.	View the clip
The Wrapup Two Minnesota history questions... your thoughts about last week's program... and a clip from the archives featuring noted violinist Maxim Vengerov.	View the clip

Entire Almanac for February 23, 2007	Watch the show
The Monologue Sheletta Brundidge is thinking about Black History Month.	View the clip
How Big a Storm? Paul Douglas thinks this weekend's storm in the Twin Cities might end up being a record February snowfall. He'll join us to defend his forecast.	View the clip
Landmark Alternative Energy Bill Minnesota passed into law this week the nation's most aggressive alternative energy bill. We bring together a group of stakeholders.	View the clip
Ken Speake Speaks The veteran KARE11 Reporter retired earlier this month after 27 years telling stories to Twin Cities viewers. We asked Ken to pick his favorite stories and share them with us.	View the clip
Attitudes About the People With Disabilities The Governor's Council on Developmental Disabilities came out with survey data comparing attitudes today with a similar Minnesota survey done back in 1962. We talk about what's changed, and what hasn't with Shamus O'Meara. He's the Chair of the Governor's Council.	View the clip
The Legislative Week That Was Mary Lahammer touches base on what happened this week under the dome in St. Paul. By the way, we're talking about the white dome... not the green one!	View the clip
The Return of the First-Termers Our group of first-time lawmakers make their second Almanac appearance. Republicans Bill Ingebrigtsen and John Berns sit down on the couch with DFLers Patricia Torres Ray and Kathy Brynaert.	View the clip
The Wrapup Our weekly adventure in Minnesota history and some show-ending music by Burl Ives from the tpt vaults.	View the clip

Entire Almanac for March 2, 2007	Watch the show
The Monologue Dominic Papatola muses about the wonders of the school snow day.	View the clip
Snow, Snow, Snow Did the storm live up to its hype? We chat with U of M meteorologist and climatologist and overall weather smart guy Mark Seeley.	View the clip
The New Twins Stadium A few weeks back we heard from Hennepin County... tonight's it's the landowners' turn to present their case.	View the clip
Mt. Zion Turns 150 The St. Paul synagogue celebrated its 150th birthday this week with a celebration at the Capitol.	View the clip
Twenty Years OutFront OutFront --the Twin Cities based Gay and Lesbian community group-- is celebrating its 20th anniversary. Ann DeGroot has been the only Executive Director the group has ever known. She joins us to talk about how the community has changed in two decades.	View the clip
Become A Member! Yup. It's pledge time and we encourage all Almanac viewers to become members of their local PBS station.	View the clip
Capitol Doings Mary Lahammer fills us in on what got done during a snowy week at the Capitol.	View the clip
The Week's Political Panel The panel chats up the surplus... suburban legislative politics... and prospects for a smoking ban.	View the clip
The Weekly Wrap A tough Index File question... your thoughts about last week's interview with Ken Speake... and a classic show-ending tune from a tpt appearance 25 years ago with the New Wave Twin Cities group "The Suburbs."	View the clip

Entire Almanac for March 9, 2007	Watch the show
The Weekly Monologue Warm weather is on the mind of Jim Ragsdale.	View the clip
Photo Cop Do you like the idea of cameras giving out traffic tickets for running red lights? It's called Photo Cop and a bill allowing it statewide in Minnesota passed out of committee on Friday. We bring you a debate.	View the clip
St. Paul Fire Chief The fire chief in the Capitol City received a vote of no confidence by fire fighters this week. St. Paul Chief Doug Holton defends his record.	View the clip
Weisman Round Two The U's Weisman Museum is getting a new wing courtesy of original Weisman architect Frank Gehry. Weisman director Lyndel King joins us.	View the clip
Expunging Criminal Records A state lawmaker wants judges able to expunge --or erase-- the records of rehabilitated criminals. Some law enforcement types don't like the idea. Bill author Senator Julianne Ortman is pitted against doubter Ramsey County Attorney Susan Gaertner.	View the clip
What You Missed at the Capitol This Week Mary Lahammer has you covered with what happened today in St. Paul. She takes a peek back a few days too.	View the clip
The Political Panel This week's quartet includes Democrats Mary Jo McGuire and Javier Morillo-Alicea and Republicans Andy Brehm and State Representative Mary Liz Holberg.	View the clip
The Wrapup What world record was set at Macalester back in 1995? And learn about this week's question concerning the old Met Center. Plus a vintage tune from the tpt archives by Trip Shakespeare.	View the clip

Entire Almanac for March 16, 2007	Watch the show
The Monologue Bick Smith is thinking about snow and icicles.	View the clip
Big Tax News at the Capitol Friday Our Mary Lahammer fills you in news from the State House and Senate.	View the clip
True North That's the name of a new book by former Medtronic CEO --now Harvard Business School prof-- Bill George. Learn how he explores leadership by stressing life stories.	View the clip
Live Music We bring you some classical music courtesy of students at the U of M. The U's Symphony Orchestra will appear in concert at Orchestra Hall on Thursday, March 22 at 7:30pm. The Minnesota Orchestra's Osmo Vanska will be conducting.	View the clip
Sports with Fitzy Larry Fitzgerald Senior makes his monthly visit to Almanac as we check in on the local sports scene.	View the clip
Revitalizing Native Languages There are few fluent speakers of Dakota or Ojibwe in our state. A bill at the legislature hopes to change that. Hear from two people who have made native language restoration their passion.	View the clip
Saying Farewell at the Strib and the Pioneer Press Meet three veteran journalists who have said goodbye to the world of newspaper reporting. Dane Smith, Rick Shefchik and Aron Kahn join us on the couch.	View the clip
The Wrapup What happened in the basement of the State Office Building on February 18, 1972? In addition to our Index File questions we have show-ending music by Semisonic. The group performed in our studios this week back in 2001.	View the clip

Entire Almanac for March 23, 2007	Watch the show
A David Gillette Monologue Visual essayist David is still thinking about myspace.com	View the clip
Tubby Smith Comes to Town Extended clips from Friday's news conference at Williams Arena from the new coach of the Gopher Men's basketball squad.	View the clip
State High School League Transfer Rule The high school league wants to toughen up eligibility rules for transfer students. Some lawmakers are crying foul. We bring you a debate.	View the clip
Don't Put Duct Tape on Your Warts! That's the conclusion of a real scientific study this week. U of M physician Rachel Wenner explains.	View the clip
Transportation Doings at the Capitol Democrats are pushing through transportation bills Friday and Saturday at the state capitol. Mary Lahammer tells us what's going on.	View the clip
Where There's Smoke.... ... there's often a consultant report. This week a consultant finished an program audit of the St. Paul Fire Department and it calls for plenty of changes. St. Paul Fire Chief Doug Holton and City Council President Kathy Lantry are our guests. By the way, we invited the fire fighters union to be part of our discussion but our calls weren't returned.	View the clip
The Queen of Crop Art That's the title carried by Minnesota artist Lillian Colton who died this week at the age of 95. We found a great clip from our archives about her to share with you.	View the clip
Minneapolis School Closings The plan calls for six Minneapolis schools to close by fall, five of them on the North Side. We hear two perspectives on this from Minneapolis School Board member Peggy Flanagan and Eric Mahmoud of Seed Academy/Harvest Prep charter schools.	View the clip
The Wrapup What newsworthy event happened in the State Office Building back in the early 70s? Find out the answer to that and hear a great show-ending tune by the Gear Daddies recorded this week back in 1992.	View the clip

Entire Almanac for March 30, 2007	Watch the show
The Monologue Sheletta Brundidge admits she does some stalking.	View the clip
A Near Billion Collar Tax Hike? That's what DFL Senators have in mind. Our Mary Lahammer fills us in on what came out of a Senate Tax Committee Friday.	View the clip
Senate Leaders Speak We talk taxes, transportation and education with Assistant Senate Majority Leader Tarryl Clark and Senate Minority Leader Dave Senjem.	View the clip
Sports With Fitzy Larry Fitzgerald chats up Tubby Smith, the Twins and the Wild among other topics.	View the clip
Live Music ! We play you a tune from the French opera "Lakme" being performed this weekend through April 7 at the Ordway Center. Joining us are Nili Riemer (Lakme), Andrea Coleman (Mallika) and Bryan Lemke on piano. This is a collaboration between the Minnesota Opera and the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra.	View the clip
Ground Water Problems Many communities in the East Metro are dealing with water supplies contaminated by 3M chemicals. We hear from the two leading state officials monitoring this situation: Brad Moore is head of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency... John Stine is with the Minnesota Department of Health.	View the clip
Da Panel The political panel is back. DFLers Blois Olson and Jane Ranum match wits against Republicans Sarah Janecek and Brian Sullivan. I'm sure we'll spend some time chatting taxes.	View the clip
The Wrapup What native Minnesota made world news in 2003? While you are learning about that enjoy the show-ending tune by the group Hedingarna.	View the clip