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Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Minnesota Public Radio Stories
Minn. health care system changes way care providers are compensated
One major Minnesota health care system has changed the way primary care providers are compensated. Fairview Health Services has moved the emphasis from patient volume to quality outcomes and satisfaction.3:54 p.m.
Legacy council approves Asian carp fight funds
The council charged with distributing Legacy Amendment funds for projects that benefit the outdoors voted Tuesday to set aside $3 million for the fight against invasive Asian carp.4:50 p.m.
Some GOP lawmakers don't follow Garofalo's lead opposing school levies
A key Republican state lawmaker's campaign against school district tax increases could be a tough sell among some of his own GOP colleagues.5:17 p.m.
Obama's deficit plan would cut ag subsidies by $33B
President Barack Obama's proposed cuts would end direct payments to farmers and cut crop insurance.5:55 p.m.
National Public Radio Stories
- President Obama Praises Libya's Political Transition
The president is holding Libya up as a model for what the United Nations can do to protect civilians. Obama and other U.N. nations are pledging continued support and encouraging Libya's new leaders to keep their promises to forge a just, democratic society. - U.S. Ambassador To Syria Discusses Recent Violence
U.S. Ambassador to Syria Robert Ford has drawn the ire of the Syrian regime by defying travel restrictions and supporting the opposition movement. Last week, he attended the memorial service for a human rights activist, who was arrested by Syrian authorities and died in custody. Earlier, he made unannounced trips to Syrian cities that have been hotbeds of unrest, where the regime has cracked down especially hard. Melissa Block talks with Ford about violence in Syria. - Letters: Satellite; Deficit Reduction
Melissa Block and Lynn Neary read emails from listeners. - With Leadership Questioned, Obama Gets In The Fray
When President Obama laid out his deficit reduction plan, he made it clear he has given up on his so far fruitless search for common ground with the Republicans. With independents and some Democrats doubting his leadership skills, he has been taking a tougher line. - Who's Weighing Tax On Rich? Congress' Millionaires
President Obama's "Buffett rule" would mean a new tax for people making more than $1 million a year, who currently pay a much lower rate than an average middle-class American. The president, in fact, proposed this rule to a group of people with a lot of millionaires in it: Congress. - 2011 MacArthur 'Genius' Grants Announced
Radiolab co-host and producer Jad Abumrad is among this year's 22 recipients of the awards from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Each person gets $500,000. - Hollywood Seen Through Paparazzi-Colored Glasses
For decades, tourists have come to Los Angeles from all over the world to go on "star tours," where they could drive past Grauman's Chinese Theatre or get a glimpse of a favorite celebrity's mansion. But in the new world of 24-7 star-filled gossip, a new TMZ tour bus has stepped up to the plate. - DVD Picks: 'Prime Suspect'
Bob Mondello says that as American television prepares to try again with a version of Prime Suspect, you check out the groundbreaking original with Helen Mirren on DVD. - Editor Finds Unpublished Cain Manuscript
Lynn Neary speaks with Charles Ardai, founder and editor of Hard Case Crime, a publisher of crime novels. Ardai talks about finding an unpublished manuscript by James M. Cain. Cain was the author of Mildred Pearce, The Postman Always Rings Twice and Double Indemnity. The unpublished manuscript is called The Cocktail Waitress and was written by Cain at the end of his life. - Study: Women's Memory More Receptive To Low Voice
Melissa Block and Lynn Neary learn from researcher Kevin Allan of the University of Aberdeen King's College in Scotland that women remember better when spoken to in a low-pitch voice. This helps women to pick a suitable partner.
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