Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• Are co-ops the answer to health care reform?
  A North Dakota senator says nonprofit cooperatives may be the solution the country's health care problems.4:50 p.m.
• When old ideas are wrong
  Dr. Jon Hallberg ponders the questions: How often are our common, well-intentioned medical recommendations wrong?4:54 p.m.
• What retirement? Favre coming back with Vikings
  Quarterback Brett Favre is back out of retirement and getting ready for his first game as a Minnesota Viking.5:16 p.m.
• Vikings, Packers bloggers weigh in on Favre saga
  With the announcement that Brett Favre will join the Minnesota Vikings, this a big day for football fans in our region. Tom Crann talked with two of those fans, one in Minnesota and the other in Wisconsin.5:23 p.m.
• Report: No change for state's moose hunt
  A committee considering the plight of Minnesota's dwindling moose herd released recommendations today.5:50 p.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• Conservative Columnist Robert Novak Dies At 78
  Influential conservative columnist Robert Novak, who covered Washington politics for a half-century, died Tuesday morning after suffering from brain cancer. Few Washington journalists had a tougher public reputation than Novak.
• Search For Green Power On And Off Of The Grid
  Hundreds of utilities around the U.S. — and a growing number of companies — are offering customers a chance to buy green power. Businesses use them to promote their environmental consciousness. But where does the power come from?
• Backers, Critics Battle Over Health Care Public Option
  Liberal Democrats are making public their displeasure over the Obama administration's apparent willingness to abandon a public option for health care. One congressman says he might vote against a measure that doesn't include one; but a lobby group for insurance companies says it opposes a government-run plan.
• Summer Song Favorites: 'I Get Around'
  John Sebastian is probably best known for founding The Lovin' Spoonful. And who better to talk about summertime music than the voice behind "Summer In The City"? He dishes on his favorite tune for the season: The Beach Boys' "I Get Around."
• 'The Maiden Heist,' A Comic Tragedy In Three Reels
  It's an indie film about art-loving museum guards who steal the work they're supposed to be protecting, and it stars three iconic actors: Morgan Freeman, Christopher Walken and William H. Macy. So why aren't you likely to see it anytime soon?
• Rejection Is A Fact Of Life. Employers, Do It Right!
  Commentator Firoozeh Dumas' 16-year-old son applied for a summer job and didn't get it. Now Dumas is mad — not because her son didn't get the job, but because his would-be employer was rude.
• For California Dancemaker, It's All Step By Step
  It's not easy to keep a small dance troupe going, but Oakland-based choreographer Randee Paufve is managing to do it. She teaches dance, writes grants and chases individual donors. Soon, though, her formula will be changing — in a big way.
• Texas Judge Being Tried For Death-Row Appeal
  A disciplinary trial could end the career of Texas Court of Appeals Judge Sharon Keller who refused to keep her court open past 5 p.m. for a last-minute appeal by a death row inmate. The inmate was executed hours later. Chuck Lindell, a reporter for the Austin American-Statesman who is covering the trial, offers his insight.
• Nats Sign No. 1 Draft Choice
  The Washington Nationals had the league's worst record last year, but that gave them a shot at the No. 1 draft choice. The team signed pitcher Stephen Strasburg on Monday to a 4-year, $15 million contract, the largest contract ever given to a player coming out of the draft. Thomas Boswell, a Washington Post sports columnist, offers his insight.
• Sotomayor Votes In Death Row Case
  Justice Sonia Sotomayor made what looks like her first public decision as a Supreme Court judge. She voted unsuccessfully with the court's liberal bloc to stop the execution of an Ohio death row inmate.

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