http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/trial_balloon/?refid=0 Dale Connelly's comments and characters Copyright 2013, Minnesota Public Radio Fri, 04 Jun 2010 06:00:00 -0600 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=4.21-en http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss mail@mpr.org (Dale Connelly) Today's "Ask Dr. Heartlander" comes by emergency e-mail from an iPhone somewhere in North Carolina. If you have never seen this Trial Balloon feature before, it operates on a simple premise - many minds are better than one, and we... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/trial_balloon/archive/2010/06/ask_dr_heartlander_12.shtml?refid=0 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/trial_balloon/archive/2010/06/ask_dr_heartlander_12.shtml Ask Dr. Heartlander Fri, 04 Jun 2010 06:00:00 CDT mail@mpr.org (Dale Connelly) Radio Heartland has been rolling along with its eclectic, acoustic mix of listener friendly music for 17 months and 22 days now. Not that I'm counting. The aim has always been to stay connected to the listeners who appreciated... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/trial_balloon/archive/2010/06/taking_stock.shtml?refid=0 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/trial_balloon/archive/2010/06/taking_stock.shtml Thu, 03 Jun 2010 06:00:00 CDT mail@mpr.org (Dale Connelly) More Memorial Day Weekend photos came in yesterday, and these latest show how closely we're connected even when we are far apart. Sunday gave us a beautifully textured evening sky - powerful and memorable whether you were with Steve on... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/trial_balloon/archive/2010/06/this_just_in_1.shtml?refid=0 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/trial_balloon/archive/2010/06/this_just_in_1.shtml Wed, 02 Jun 2010 06:00:00 CDT mail@mpr.org (Dale Connelly) It's a group Guest Blog day today. tim made a suggestion on Friday that Trial Balloon readers take a picture over the three day weekend to share with everyone. Excellent idea! Here are the replies. Donna: This is the war... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/trial_balloon/archive/2010/06/through_a_lens.shtml?refid=0 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/trial_balloon/archive/2010/06/through_a_lens.shtml Guest Bloggers Tue, 01 Jun 2010 06:00:00 CDT mail@mpr.org (Dale Connelly) It is Memorial Day, 2010. In the United States this day of remembrance started out in the Civil War years with the placing of flowers on the graves of those who died in battle. It was formalized as Decoration Day... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/trial_balloon/archive/2010/05/a_day_to_relax.shtml?refid=0 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/trial_balloon/archive/2010/05/a_day_to_relax.shtml Mon, 31 May 2010 06:00:00 CDT mail@mpr.org (Dale Connelly) Tonight on Radio Heartland on MPR news stations, a Memorial Day Weekend program featuring a great jazz singer who has delighted Minnesota audiences since she came here in the mid 80's for a temporary gig at a night club called... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/trial_balloon/archive/2010/05/debbie_duncan_and_decoration_d.shtml?refid=0 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/trial_balloon/archive/2010/05/debbie_duncan_and_decoration_d.shtml Sat, 29 May 2010 06:00:00 CDT mail@mpr.org (Dale Connelly) We have a new message from Bubby Spamden. They must be done with all their testing at Wendell Wilkie High School. His mind is wandering. Hey, Mr. C., I WISH THIS WAS THE LAST DAY OF SCHOOL! But it's just... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/trial_balloon/archive/2010/05/three_day_pass.shtml?refid=0 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/trial_balloon/archive/2010/05/three_day_pass.shtml Bubby Spamden Fri, 28 May 2010 06:00:00 CDT mail@mpr.org (Dale Connelly) I've looked at animations and read through descriptions of the BP oil well jamming procedure now underway, injecting "heavy mud" into the feed pipes - a process known as "top kill". I understand the simplest explanations ("It's like trying to... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/trial_balloon/archive/2010/05/plugging_gunk.shtml?refid=0 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/trial_balloon/archive/2010/05/plugging_gunk.shtml Poetry Thu, 27 May 2010 06:00:00 CDT mail@mpr.org (Dale Connelly) Radio Heartland has tickets to a concert featuring Bruce Molsky and Ale Möller at the Cedar Cultural Center this Thursday, May 27th at 7:30pm. Enter the drawing. Obey the rules. Good luck. A true V.I.P. died yesterday. Bill Hinkley wasn't... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/trial_balloon/archive/2010/05/_a_true_vip_died.shtml?refid=0 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/trial_balloon/archive/2010/05/_a_true_vip_died.shtml Wed, 26 May 2010 06:00:00 CDT mail@mpr.org (Dale Connelly) Radio Heartland has tickets to a concert featuring Bruce Molsky and Ale Möller at the Cedar Cultural Center this Thursday, May 27th at 7:30pm. Enter the drawing. Obey the rules. Good luck. I was happy to receive a text message... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/trial_balloon/archive/2010/05/steam_heat.shtml?refid=0 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/trial_balloon/archive/2010/05/steam_heat.shtml Bart the Bear Tue, 25 May 2010 06:00:00 CDT mail@mpr.org (Dale Connelly) Thanks to the 1,800 + people who stopped by our MPR offices in St. Paul, Rochester and Bemidji yesterday to be part of the Member Appreciation Open House. It was a pleasure to see so many familiar faces, and quite... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/trial_balloon/archive/2010/05/moons_of_saturn_monday_may_10_1.shtml?refid=0 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/trial_balloon/archive/2010/05/moons_of_saturn_monday_may_10_1.shtml Science Mon, 24 May 2010 06:00:00 CDT mail@mpr.org (Dale Connelly) Today is Member Appreciation Open House day at Minnesota Public Radio's studios in St. Paul, Bemidji and Rochester. Find out more about the event at our open house information page. If you can make it to the St. Paul open... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/trial_balloon/archive/2010/05/pay_no_attention_to_that_man_b.shtml?refid=0 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/trial_balloon/archive/2010/05/pay_no_attention_to_that_man_b.shtml Sun, 23 May 2010 09:30:00 CDT mail@mpr.org (Dale Connelly) Tonight on Radio Heartland on MPR News stations, we'll have more middle aged guitar guys than a Nashville Elk's convention. My three guests are seasoned gentlemen who have made their musical marks and in theory they have nothing left to... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/trial_balloon/archive/2010/05/adam_granger_bingham_thorne.shtml?refid=0 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/trial_balloon/archive/2010/05/adam_granger_bingham_thorne.shtml Saturdays Sat, 22 May 2010 06:00:00 CDT mail@mpr.org (Dale Connelly) Radio Heartland has tickets to another sold out concert at the Cedar Cultural Center. Ukulele virtuoso Jake Shimabukuro and singer/songwriter Jake Armerding will perform on Sunday, May 23rd at 7:30 pm. We'll keep entries open until 1pm today, and will... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/trial_balloon/archive/2010/05/friday_may_21.shtml?refid=0 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/trial_balloon/archive/2010/05/friday_may_21.shtml Science Fri, 21 May 2010 06:00:00 CDT mail@mpr.org (Dale Connelly) Radio Heartland has tickets to give away for another sold out concert at the Cedar Cultural Center. Ukulele virtuoso Jake Shimabukuro and singer/songwriter Jake Armerding will perform on Sunday, May 23rd at 7:30 pm. Enter the drawing. Obey the rules.... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/trial_balloon/archive/2010/05/fibber_jabber.shtml?refid=0 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/trial_balloon/archive/2010/05/fibber_jabber.shtml Bubby Spamden Thu, 20 May 2010 06:00:00 CDT