Tom Crann Feature Archive

The medical world is reacting to the Food and Drug Administration's decision last week to revoke its recommendation of a prominent cancer drug for use against breast cancer. MPR's medical analyst Dr. Jon Hallberg spoke to All Things Considered host Tom Crann about the drug and the FDA's decision. (11/22/2011)
In an effort to help prevent and reverse Diabetes, the Mayo Clinic recently released a guidebook, the Mayo Clinic Diabetes Diet. (11/21/2011)
Minnesota Monthly food critic Dara Moskowitz-Grumdahl joined Tom Crann to talk about the Beaujolais Nouveau wine. (11/18/2011)
The group Give MN has released final fundraising numbers for Give to the Max day earlier this week. LaDonna Hoy the executive director of the Plymouth-based organization, told MPR's Tom Crann that money raised from the one-day event has become essential. (11/18/2011)
Vikings officials say the 30-year lease expires at the end of this football season, but others disagree. (11/08/2011)
DNR invasive species expert Luke Skinner says there are a very small number of fish in the Mississippi River, so tracking and catching them is very problematic. (10/26/2011)
There's less than a month left before Gov. Mark Dayton's deadline to resolve the Minnesota Vikings stadium issue. A solid week of talks have helped to develop a better picture of how a deal might be reached. (10/25/2011)
A political scientist discusses the conviction of two Minnesota women who provided aid to a terrorist group in Somalia, as well as the issue of how Somalis here can send money back to their homeland while ensuring they are not accidentally sending money to Al-Shabab. (10/21/2011)
Talk of Vikings move to Los Angeles looms once again. (10/20/2011)
Student wore orange to school on Unity Day Wednesday in a show of support for victims of bullying. (10/12/2011)
Book author and photographer documents Minnesota's Carnegie libraries. (10/10/2011)
A response to a previous discussion on problems caused by cormorants comes from Linda Wires, a Research Fellow at the University of Minnesota's Dept. Of Fisheries, Wildlife & Conservation Biology. (10/05/2011)
In a rare display of bi-partisanship, members from both sides of the aisle in Congress have joined forces against a common enemy: cormorants. (10/04/2011)
Macalester College geography professor William Moseley has conducted research into food insecurity and violence in the famine-stricken Horn of Africa, and he spoke about his work to the Conflict Prevention and Peace Forum at the United Nations on Monday. MPR interviewed him ahead his appearance. (10/03/2011)
A fire has left this community in Northeastern Minnesota with no grocery store and pharmacy. (09/27/2011)