Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• Songs from Scratch Vol. 2: What's it all about?
  Minnesota Public Radio is launching Songs from Scratch Vol. 2, a project that explores the creative process and gives you a chance to participate.4:44 p.m.
• Interpreters an important part of medical team
  Understanding medical jargon in hospitals and clinics can be hard enough, but for the roughly 22 million Americans who speak limited English, it can be down right impossible.5:20 p.m.
• Education makes a fleeting appearance in presidential campaign
  Education hasn't been much of a campaign issue so far in the race for the White House. But it popped up on the political radar this weekend when the National Education Association voted to endorse Illinois Sen. Barack Obama.5:25 p.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• Freed American Blasts Colombia's FARC Rebels
  One of three men freed last week from rebels in Colombia called his captors "terrorists with a capital 'T.'" Marc Gonsalves, Thomas Howes and Keith Stansell spent more than five years as hostages of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia.
• Times Photographer Captures Kabul Changes
  Tyler Hicks, a staff photographer for The New York Times, talks about how much Kabul has changed between his first visit in 2001 and his last visit three weeks ago. Hicks was embedded with the Marines in the Southern Helmand Province until June.
• Spain Revels In Sports Wins
  Last week, Spain's national team won the Eurocup soccer championship. On Sunday, Rafael Nadal beat Roger Federer for the Wimbledon men's title. Javier Ruiz, chief editor for the CNN Spanish affiliate, Cuatro says Spanish sports fans are delirious.
• U.K. Uses Blogs To Bring G8 To The People
  The administration of British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is bringing the Group of Eight meeting to Britons via the social networking site Twitter. Brown's government has been ahead of the technology curve in a bid to reach voters.
• Aid For Africa Dominates G8 Summit
  Aid for Africa — or rather the lack of it — is the focus of today's Group of Eight meetings in Rusutsu, Japan. There were also warnings to Zimbabwe's President Mugabe that he faced further sanctions if he does not allow free elections.
• Obama To Accept Nomination At Mile High Stadium
  Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has announced he will accept his party's nomination in Denver's Invesco Field at Mile High. The rest of the convention will be held at the Pepsi Center, a much smaller venue.
• Curtis, Hoover's VP, Touted Mixed-Race Heritage
  Only one mixed-race candidate has won on a presidential ticket: Herbert Hoover's vice president, Charles Curtis. Curtis was half-Native American, a fact he touted during the 1928 campaign. He rose from a Kaw reservation to the national stage.
• Letters: Flag Lapel Pins, Jesse Helms
  Listeners respond to stories from Friday's program. They weigh in on flag lapel pins and NPR's coverage of the death of former North Carolina Senator Jesse Helms.
• Panel Backs Cholesterol Drugs for Children
  The American Academy of Pediatrics says some children as young as eight should be given anti-cholesterol drugs. Dr. Jatinder Bhatia, professor and chief of neonatology at the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta, talks about guidelines.
• Making Drug-Resistant Germs In The Lab
  Bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics can alarm public health officials. But in the laboratory, scientists consider antibiotic-resistant genes to be a useful tool. In fact, the government recently approved more than 100 requests to put antibiotic resistance into dangerous germs.
• Tenn. College Eyes Squeezing Classes Into A Day
  A community college in Gallatin, Tenn., is looking for ways to minimize the impact of soaring gas prices on students. One idea is to let students take all of their classes in one day instead of during the week. Blake Farmer reports from member station WPLN.
• In One Ohio County, Golf Carts Patrol Streets
  Some sheriff deputies in Fairfield County, Ohio, are using golf carts to save gas and money. Deputies in the community of Bremen (pop. 1,200) use the electric carts to patrol some neighborhoods. Deputies say the carts are not only more efficient, they also improve community-policing efforts. Mike Thompson reports from member station WOSU.
• Utah Tries Four-Day Week To Curb Energy Use
  In an effort to save energy, Utah has become the first state in the nation to have the majority of its state employees go to a four day week. Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman says the move will also reduce the state's carbon footprint and give state employees more work flexibility. Jenny Brundin reports from KUER in Salt Lake City.
• Kabul Blast Kills At Least 40
  At least 40 people have been killed in a suicide attack near the Indian Embassy in Kabul. The car bomb ripped through the front wall of the embassy near where dozens of Afghans line up every morning to apply for visas. Authorities blame the Taliban.
• N.C. Sees Push To Register Young Latino Voters
  Hispanic leaders are pushing the U.S.-born sons and daughters of illegal immigrants in North Carolina to register to vote. The state's largely undocumented Latino community is looking to these youths to provide its political voice.

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