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Phil Picardi

Phil Picardi

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ppicardi@mpr.org

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H1N1 vaccines being offered at 7 Minneapolis schools

H1N1 flu vaccinations will be available at selected schools in Minneapolis Thursday and Friday. (11/19/2009)

Norm Coleman says he supports redesign of absentee ballots

Former Minnesota Senator Norm Coleman supports efforts to redesign Minnesota's absentee ballots. (11/16/2009)

Flu at record levels in Minn, health official says

The number of suspected cases of the H1N1 flu has spiked in recent days -- as the state goes through what's called "an acceleration phase" of the second wave of the outbreak. (10/26/2009)

Twenty years on, hope lives for Jacob Wetterling

It's been 20 years since Jerry and Patty Wetterling's son, 11-year-old Jacob Wetterling, went missing and little has changed in the case, however it has changed how law enforcement officials handle missing children cases track those who might kidnap or otherwise harm children. (10/22/2009)

Masterpiece is in the eye of the beholder

This week, the Minneapolis Institute of Arts opened an exhibit of works from Paris' Louvre Museum called "The Louvre and the Masterpiece." The display has works by unknown artists of antiquity as well as acknowledged masters from Michelangelo, to Vermeer, to Leonardo Vinci. (10/21/2009)

Monday Market report with Chris Farrell

Minnesota Public Radio's chief economics correspondent Chris Farrell gives a preview of the week on Wall Street. (10/19/2009)

Further delay anticipated for H1N1 vaccine

Minnesotans may not be able to get the H1N1 flu vaccine for several more weeks. (10/08/2009)

Analyzing the Vikings' win over the Packers

The Minnesota Vikings are now 4-0, after beating the Green Bay Packers 30-23 last night in a highly-anticipated matchup. It was the first time Vikings quarterback Brett Favre competed against the team that he led for 16 seasons. (10/06/2009)

H1N1 kills otherwise healthy child

The Minnesota Department of Health says an otherwise healthy 6-year-old boy has died due to complications from the H1N1 flu virus. Seven Minnesotans have died from H1N1, but what makes Nathan Shilling's death unusual is that he had no reported underlying health conditions. (10/06/2009)

Minnesota political leaders reflect on Kennedy

Two Minnesota lawmakers from opposite sides of the political spectrum praised Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, the Massachusetts senators who died Tuesday of brain cancer, as a collaborator and an inspirational figure. (08/26/2009)

Klobuchar: Kennedy was mentor, bi-partisan

Sen. Amy Klobucher says Edward Kennedy's passion for a cause and his country and his love for the Senate made her want to "go to work every day." (08/26/2009)

District explains actions in teacher harassment case

The state's largest school district is trying to explain its actions in a teacher harassment case in a "letter to the community" on its Web site. (08/19/2009)

Pawlenty speeches bring up 2012 presidential talk

Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty is in high demand as a speaker these days. He speaks tonight in Chicago at a conference organized by a Republican political action committee. Then it's off two more engagements over the next week. (08/14/2009)

Q&A: Reed MacKenzie on the PGA Championship at Hazeltine

Reed MacKenzie, the former U.S. Golf Association president, spoke with MPR about this week's PGA Championship at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minn. (08/13/2009)

NEA funding to change with new leadership

The new chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts is making waves. The U.S. Senate confirmed Rocco Landesman as chairman last Friday. (08/12/2009)