Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• City officials gloomily expect cuts to local government aid
  Amid the state's fiscal problems, a growing consensus among city officials across the state says that local government aid will be slashed again.4:50 p.m.
• After arson attempt, a south Minneapolis staple reopens
  It's taken nearly two years to rebuild, but Eddie's Barbershop is celebrating a grand reopening.4:54 p.m.
• Group says Northstar rail costing taxpayers too much
  Minnesota's first commuter rail line is running an operating deficit of more than $1 million a month, a conservative, nonprofit research organization said.5:20 p.m.
• Family finds parallels between Stillwater family's tragedy and their own
  A Forest Lake family believes the same amoeba that caused the death of a Stillwater girl last month likely sickened and killed their young daughter two years ago.5:24 p.m.
• The Dinner Party Download featuring Dave Eggers
  Win your dinner party with the Dinner Party Download. This week, cartoonist Tony Millionaire tells a joke, and author Dave Eggers talks about his new portfolio and the one thing he can't tolerate.6:20 p.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• Conservatives Welcome Tea Party Energy At Summit
  Social conservatives have lost some of their buzz to the Tea Party this year. But at their Values Voters summit in Washington on Friday, the conservatives stressed the common ground.
• Week In Politics: Primaries, Tea Party, Tax Cuts
  David Greene and Melissa Block speak with our regular political commentators, E.J. Dionne of The Washington Post and Brookings Institution and David Brooks of The New York Times, about the latest primaries, the Tea Party movement and the debate over extending Bush-era tax cuts.
• Pope Brings Sense Of History To Britain
  Pope Benedict XVI gives the keynote address of his state visit to Britain on Friday, after meeting the head of the world's Anglican Church, the Archbishop of Canterbury, in London. Relations between their two churches are said to have been strained ever since the Vatican unveiled plans to make it easier for dissident Anglicans to become Catholics. Friday's meeting will be seen as a gesture of reconciliation, as will the pope's appearance at Westminster Abbey, Britain's Anglican Cathedral.
• Was Cardinal John Henry Newman Gay?
  As part of his visit to Britain Sunday, Pope Benedict XVI will beatify John Henry Newman, bringing the 19th century British cardinal one step closer to sainthood. But some question whether the revered cardinal and prolific author was in a relationship with his friend Ambrose St. John.
• Economic Adviser Goolsbee On Tax Cuts
  Melissa Block talks with Austan Goolsbee, chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, about how President Obama's tax proposal will affect small businesses and the effect the stimulus package has had on the economy. Goolsbee says 97 percent of small businesses would not see their taxes go up if the Bush tax cuts were to expire for people with income over $250,000. He also says all small businesses will benefit from other tax incentives in the president's small-business assistance bill.
• Ill. Rep Tries Not To Lose Touch With Constituents
  In an era of Facebook, tweets and texts, Illinois Congressman Tim Johnson takes a more old school approach to reaching out to constituents: He calls. Johnson personally calls around 100 of his central Illinois constituents every day. Host David Greene speaks to him about his dedication and how he finds the time.
• Egyptian Newspaper Defends Doctored Photograph From Mideast Peace Talks
  An Egyptian blogger discovered a major state-run newspaper printed an altered photograph from the White House.
• Letters: Small Businesses And Tax Cuts
  NPR's Chris Arnold joins Melissa Block to talk about listener responses to his piece yesterday about a small business outside Boston worried about the repeal of Bush-era tax cuts.
• Hamiet Bluiett: Redefining The Baritone Sax
  For more than four decades, the spirited performer has combined the avant-garde with traditional jazz. Along the way, he's co-founded the World Saxophone Quartet and pushed for a more accessible kind of improvisation. Now, he's celebrating a milestone.
• Scientists Say Worst Hasn't Happened In Gulf
  President Obama called the Gulf of Mexico oil spill the "worst environmental disaster America has ever faced." Others made similarly dire predictions: Oil would kill thousands of birds, fish and other wildlife; coastal wetlands would be destroyed; and oil would travel through the loop current up to the Atlantic Ocean.

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