Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• Of Gatsby's wonder
  The Great Gatsby. It's on everyone's short list of great American novels. This week at the Walker Arts Center, the theater company Elevator Repair Service brings F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel to life on stage.4:48 p.m.
• What kids have to say about crime
  We visited with some students on the east side of St. Paul. to hear what they had to say about how crime affects them.4:55 p.m.
• Ad theft 'illegal,' experts say
  A blogger directed Amy Klobuchar's Senate campaign staffer to a competitor's ad through a Web link. The blogger says he did nothing wrong. Some legal experts disagree.5:18 p.m.
• Shooting puts Minneapolis police on defensive
  Police say a man was shot seven times during a struggle with police. The man's family call the killing "police misconduct."5:22 p.m.
• Picturing security
  You've probably never been to Terror Town or Disaster City, but these are actual places in the United States, training centers where government workers prepare for the worst. A new exhibit at the Weinstein Gallery in Minneapolis examines the proving ground of the homeland security industry with an artistic eye.5:47 p.m.
• Ethanol vs. water: Can both win?
  In Minnesota, ethanol is a favorite among alternative energy advocates. But some scientists say it is a drain on Minnesota's water resources.6:20 p.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• 'Presidential Doodles:' Oval Office Artists
  From the hands of presidents have come a wealth of improvised drawings on White House stationery, memos and Cabinet agendas. A new book collects doodles created by commanders-in-chief going back to George Washington.
• Bush's Goals Met in Detainee Deal, Hadley Says
  National Security Adviser Steven Hadley negotiated with Republican senators who had opposed the president's plan to withhold some of the rights of the Geneva Conventions to detainees held as terrorism suspects. At a media briefing, Hadley said both sides gave up some ground but that President Bush got what he wanted.
• Ahmadinejad Challenged on Nuclear Issue, Israel
  Robert Siegel talks with Richard Haas, president of the Council on Foreign Relations, about the council's meeting Wednesday with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Haas describes the meeting as often combative, with members challenging Ahamdinejad on Iran's nuclear policy, and on his views about the Holocaust and Israel.
• Iranian Leader Signals a Will to Negotiate
  Iran is willing to negotiate with major powers regarding its nuclear program, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says. The leader's comments came at a press conference at the United Nations, where he had defended his country's nuclear ambitions two days earlier.
• Green Burial Movement Spreads to the Southwest
  The Green Burial Council announced the nation's first standards for environmentally friendly burials. The regimen, which proscribes embalming, vaults, or metal caskets, has been used in Britain for a decade. Now the debate is whether the methods touted by the council, based in New Mexico, will catch on across America.
• Communion of Sound in a Church Pew
  Listener Vicky Werneke of Oklahoma City, Okla., says the sound of cups clinking at her church's communion service makes her think of one word, and one idea: "community."
• Wal-Mart to Sell Generic Drugs for $4
  Wal-Mart announces a pilot program to sell generic prescription drugs at a price of just $4 for each prescription. If it succeeds, the plan could bring changes to consumers and the prescription-drug industry alike.
• CDC Recommends Routine AIDS Screening
  In a major shift in U.S. health policy, the Center for Disease Control will issue recommendations to make HIV screening a routine part of getting health care. The change means that when patients see a doctor or go to a hospital, they will be asked if they've been tested for HIV. If they haven't, they will be asked to be screened or tested.
• Iran Cracks Down on Dissenters
  Journalists, reformers, and student activists feared that the election of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad might lead to repressive policies and restrictions on their freedoms. Now a year later, it appears that their fears were justified. Iran's government recently jailed several prominent students and activists; one has died under mysterious circumstances.
• People Acting Up: 'Gallatin Canyon'
  Gallatin Canyon, by Thomas McGuane, is a collection of stories about how people behave, and misbehave.
• GOP Senators, White House Agree on Detainee Deal
  A tentative deal has been reached between senators who have resisted President Bush's plan for interrogating and trying terrorism suspects. The chief differences revolved around how to interpret the Geneva Conventions.
• EPA Unveils Tighter Rules on Particles in Air
  The EPA announces new air-pollution standards for particulate matter. The standard affects what pollution controls power plants and other big industries are required to install. The agency says the change will save billions in health-care costs.
• Letters: Chavez, and a Talking Dog
  Comments from our audience this week include disappointment with NPR's coverage of Venezuela President Hugo Chavez's speech to the United Nations General Assembly. We also hear canine reaction to a recording of Nick, a talkative West Highland terrier belonging to listener Scott Bode.
• Pretexting Is Alive and Well in Corporate America
  Hewlett-Packard's admission that it spied on its own board of directors and journalists has cast a spotlight on the underground market for personal information. But HP is not alone: There is a thriving network of creative con artists who gather phone records and other private data. Some of their clients are major banks and insurance companies.
• Don Walser, Yodeler Extraordinaire
  Melissa Block remembers country music singer and yodeler Don Walser, who was known as the Pavarotti of the Plains. He died Wednesday at the age of 72.

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