Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• The Guthrie effect
  With the new Guthrie Theater's one-year anniversary approaching, we explore the Guthrie's impact on the local theater landscape.4:50 p.m.
• Iwo Jima veterans gather at Memorial Day event
  Thousands of Minnesotans attended Memorial Day services to remember and honor those who served in the U.S. military. A groundbreaking at Veterans Memorial Park in Richfield brought together a handful of Iwo Jima veterans including Chuck Lindberg, the last surviving member of the group of Marines who raised the first American flag at Iwo Jima.5:24 p.m.
• A remembrance of the region's war casualties
  Since last Memorial Day, 24 members of the military with strong ties to our region have died in hostilities in Iraq and Afghanistan. On Memorial Day 2007, we take a brief look at who they were.5:50 p.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• Vocal Impressions: Hearing Voices, Round Five
  Commentator Brian McConnachie has been asking listeners to describe their impressions of famous voices. In his last challenge, he asked listeners to describe the voices of Mick Jagger, Eleanor Roosevelt, Barry White and Luciano Pavarotti.
• E-Z Pass Violators Display Ingenuity in New Jersey
  The increasing use of E-Z Pass for the electronic payment of tolls is cutting down on traffic jams. But state officials now have a new dilemma: the E-Z Pass scofflaw. Nancy Solomon reports from New Jersey.
• Will U.S.-Iran Talks on Iraq Lead to Other Topics?
  Abbas Milani, director of the Iranian Studies program at Stanford University, assesses Monday's bilateral talks in Baghdad between the United States and Iran, the first such talks in almost thirty years.
• Some in Lebanon See Syrian Hand in Standoff
  In Lebanon, the standoff between the army and Islamist militants outside the northern city of Tripoli has entered a second week. Negotiators trying to resolve the confrontation in a Palestinian refugee camp say the militants of Fatah al-Islam have outlined a peace offer, but the deal falls short of government demands for a full surrender.
• Stability in Iraq on the Table in U.S.-Iran Meeting
  The United States ambassador to Baghdad and his Iranian counterpart met for four hours Monday in what the American side called a business-like atmosphere. The talks focused on one subject only: Iraq.
• Book Takes Readers Inside 'The Lizard Cage'
  The Lizard Cage is a harrowing piece of fiction — with a lyrical streak — about inmates and jailers in a Burmese prison. Karen Connelly's novel first appeared in Canada and was named as a finalist for last year's Kiriyama Prize for fiction, which goes to outstanding works about the Pacific Rim and South Asia.
• China Sets Ambitious Domestic Emissions Goals
  In international negotiations, Beijing has resisted calls for global caps on greenhouse gas emissions. But at home it has set ambitious goals for saving energy and reducing emissions.
• Civil War Vets Recognized with New Gravestones
  In Brooklyn, N.Y., one cemetery is trying to rescue its military past. For five years, historians and volunteers at Green-Wood Cemetery have been searching their grounds for the lost dead of the Civil War.
• President Lays Wreath at Arlington Cemetery
  On Memorial Day, President Bush honored those who have lost their lives fighting for the United States, laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery.
• St. Louis Schools Face Takeover, Decertification
  On June 15, the state of Missouri will take over and decertify the St. Louis School District. The controversial move is likely to accelerate student population loss. By losing accreditation, the district now has to pay neighboring districts to take students who want to transfer.
• Roller Coaster Goes for Thrills over Extremes
  The Cedar Point amusement park in Ohio has unveiled a roller coaster that thrills riders with its clever twists and a 95-degree drop. That's beyond straight down.
• Creation Museum Promotes the Bible over Evolution
  The Creation Museum opened its doors in northern Kentucky on Monday. Hundreds of people lined up for the opening of the $27 million museum, which promotes the idea that the Bible is more accurate than evolutionary science.
• The Impossibility of the Perfect Photograph
  Independent producer Jake Warga has always dreamed of taking the perfect photo. He tells this story from his recent trip to Ethiopia, where he tried — in vain — to duplicate a shot he saw in National Geographic Magazine.
• The Changing Sound of the Brooklyn Bridge
  A 1982 recording from under the Brooklyn Bridge sounds like buzzing bees as vehicles cross the metal roadway above. Years later, another recording reveals that the bridge has lost much of its aural character with the installation of a paved surface.
• Marriage Suffers Under the Strain of PTSD
  Anna and Peter Mohan are a couple in their 20s who married just before Peter went to Iraq with the Army. When he came back, Peter was a different man — morose, withdrawn and, eventually, suicidal.

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