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Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Minnesota Public Radio Stories
Detroit Lakes residents slow to embrace reverse 911
Detroit Lakes is among a growing number of cities using reverse 911 systems to communicate with the public during emergencies. But only about 10 percent of the city's residents have signed up.5:20 p.m.
Man on a mission to encourage platelet donations
Al Whitney can check another state off his list. The 71-year-old Ohio man has made it his personal mission to donate blood platelets in all 50 states. This week he visited Minnesota.5:24 p.m.- Updraft blog forecast game: Father's Day heat wave?
Meteorologist Paul Huttner lays out the weather models and asks YOU to predict the temperature for this upcoming Father's Day (June 21).5:50 p.m.
National Public Radio Stories
- Homeowners Find Mortgage Program Not So Easy
Since President Obama launched Making Home Affordable, the program has helped just under 17,000 mortgage holders — far fewer than the millions the administration hoped for. One Salt Lake City couple says their bank ignored them until the media stepped in. - As Fences Cut Off Migration, Hoofed Species Decline
Mass migrations of large, hoofed animals are endangered across the globe, says a new study. Many of animals lthat used to migrate hundreds of miles don't travel these distances anymore; roads, towns and fences have interrupted their routes. Some formerly migrating species survive only in parks. - Homeless Advocate Goes High Tech
Eric Sheptock is a homeless advocate in Washington, D.C. Though he's homeless himself, he keeps a blog, a Facebook page and a Twitter account — platforms to help educate the public about what he and many others like him are up against. - U.S. Lets Some Banks Repay TARP Dollars
Ten big lenders have won approval from the U.S. Treasury Department to pay back $68 billion in rescue money. The banks are now allowed to buy back shares the government bought in their companies at the height of the financial crisis. - Stanley Cup Winner To Hoist Typo-Riddled Trophy
If the Detroit Red Wings beat the Pittsburgh Penguins at Pittsburgh's Mellon Arena in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup finals Tuesday, the team will have the chance to hoist the trophy for the second year in a row. The trophy itself is hand-engraved with the names of the winning team's players, but it's also rife with spelling mistakes. The Wall Street Journal's Reed Albergotti offers his insight. - Rape Case Highlights Arbitration Debate
After she was raped in Iraq, allegedly by her co-workers, Jamie Lee Jones sought justice from her employer, Halliburton. But a mandatory arbitration policy prevents her from seeking recourse through courts. Without knowing it, many consumers and workers have signed away similar rights. - Chrysler Dealer Laments Dealership's Closing
Automaker Chrysler announced last month it wanted to close 789 dealerships around the country. One dealer on that list was E.H. Green Motors, a 73-year-old dealership in Odem, Texas, that closes its doors Tuesday. Ed Green, the president of the dealership, says his dealership had been profitable. - In China, A Roaring Debate Over Hummer
A day after it declared bankruptcy, GM announced a tentative agreement to sell the Hummer line to a little-known Chinese company. Hummer fans in China are ecstatic. But Chinese media are deriding the deal, and some industry analysts predict it will fall apart. - Colombia's FARC Rebels Maintain Effective Unit
Colombia's FARC rebels operate a potent guerrilla unit that operates a drug-trafficking enterprise out of Ecuador. The unit, the 48th Front, has forged direct ties to Mexican traffickers while controlling the cocaine process. - Lowbrow Comedy Meets Higher Education
Picturesque Agnes Scott College has long been a favored site for film shoots. But when production for a bad-boy comedy arrived at this women's college, it spawned student and alumnae backlash.
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