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NEW PLATEAUS I made it on MPR: )
A couple weeks ago many of you read my take on the Trayvon Martin tragedy. Well, Minnesota Public Radio enjoyed it and featured it on their site today: ) Check it out: http://minnesota.publicradio.or...
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Keillor to kick off "Prairie Home' 39th season 
Garrison Keillor kicks off his 39th season of "A Prairie Home Companion" in downtown St. Paul this weekend.
By Associated Press , September 13, 2012
MPR suit against Met Council tossed in Central Corridor case
A Ramsey County judge has ruled against Minnesota Public Radio in its breach of contract suit against the Metropolitan Council for its Central Corridor light-rail plans. The trains will run past MPR's building, and it argued that noise and vibrations from the light-rail system would disrupt broadcast operations on Cedar Street in downtown St. Paul. Ramsey County District Judge Elena Ostby threw out the lawsuit Friday.
By Emily Gurnon , November 05, 2011
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Tom Keith, 64, dies; 'Prairie Home' effects wizard, longtime MPR radio host as Jim Ed Poole
Tom Keith, a longtime sound effects man for “A Prairie Home Companion” who also once was co-host of Minnesota Public Radio's Morning Show as alter-ego Jim Ed Poole, has died suddenly after collapsing at his home. He was 64.
By Amy Carlson Gustafson , November 01, 2011
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Minnesota community adjusts to growing diversity
On a typical weekday morning at the Sabrie household, Lul Omar, 32, scrambles eggs and pours cereal into little plastic bowls. Her three Somali-American daughters — all under the age of 7 — are in the living room watching cartoons. Three older children have already left for high school. As Omar rushes the little ones to the table, a battle over breakfast begins.
By Elizabeth Baier , October 17, 2010
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MPR founder, CEO Bill Kling to step down to aid public media fundraising
Bill Kling started Minnesota Public Radio with just one station in a college town more than 40 years ago and built a broadcasting empire that stretches into southern California and South Florida. Now, MPR’s parent company will look for a new leader after Kling, its founder and only CEO since 1966, announced Friday that he plans to step down next year.
By Jeff Baenen , September 10, 2010
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St. Paul prepares for rising Mississippi River
The Mississippi River will hit flood stage in downtown St. Paul as early as Friday, and city officials say they’re ready.
By Associated Press , March 17, 2010
Calendar quirk will cost U of M $41M in payroll
UPDATED 12:04 P.M.ST. PAUL — Because of a once in a decade quirk in the calendar, employees at the University of Minnesota will receive an extra pay check in the next fiscal year, and it could cost the university upward of $41 million.
By Tim Post , March 12, 2010
AROUND MINNESOTA: Northwest code retired ... Court says plea must stand ...Police find body ... more
Northwest Airlines’ code has been retired. Delta Air Lines combined the Northwest reservation system into its own over the weekend, changed the code on Northwest flights to Delta’s code and took down the Northwest Web site.
By Associated Press , February 05, 2010
AROUND MINNESOTA: State fires ID verifier ... Police mum on shootings ... Anti-Muslim poster pinppointed ... more
ST. PAUL — The state of Minnesota says its agencies have stopped using a Texas company to verify the identities of new employees. Minnesota Public Radio reported that state officials are concerned that some 500 employees’ names, birth dates and Social Security numbers may have been accessible on the company’s Web site.
December 13, 2009
A TALE OF TWO CITIES: Hibbing, Minn. — The recovery that wasn't
The Hibbing area in northeastern Minnesota has the highest jobless rate of any city in the state. It’s also in the center of the state’s taconite mining industry. The industry is seeing a mild rebound after a summer shutdown, but so far the upturn has skipped Hibbing.
By Bob Kelleher , November 08, 2009
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Minnesota novelist Hautman's 'How To Steal A Car' is no how-to book
Story by National Book Award winner is aimed at teensPete Hautman's research for the book was a bit out of the ordinary. "I went into one of the local Mercedes dealers and I said, 'I am writing a book about how to steal a car, and I've got a character that steals a Mercedes, and you know, can I take one of your cars for a test drive?'" Hautman said. "The guy looked at me for a long, long time. And then he reached into his desk and pulled out a key, handed it me and said, 'Bring it back.'"
By Euan Kerr , September 26, 2009
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Minnesota Public Radio transmitters sustain storm damage
The damage took Moorhead classical music station 91.1 KCCM off the air, and Appleton’s classical station 91.3 KRSU is operating at lower power which could make reception difficult for some listeners.
By Herald staff reports , August 15, 2009
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Report: Minnesota hired more employees after hiring freeze
Minnesota Public Radio News reported this morning that there were nearly 5,100 hires compared with roughly 4,800 positions that were vacated in the past 15 months. Pawlenty issued his executive order to restrict hiring on Feb. 19, 2008.
By Associated Press , May 14, 2009
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