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Thursday, October 11, 2012
Minnesota Public Radio Stories
The campaign on your TV is expensive, but cheaper than '08
Millions of dollars are being poured into the Twin Cities television market on ads targeting the top of the ticket down to the legislative races.5:20 p.m.
Sixth victim in shooting rampage dies
Hennepin County Medical Center said Thursday that Eric Rivers had died of wounds suffered in the Sept. 27 shooting at Accent Signage Systems.5:25 p.m.
National Public Radio Stories
- Close Race Puts Pressure On Biden-Ryan Debate
Robert Siegel talks with Don Gonyea about Thursday night's vice presidential debate in Danville, Ky. - Biden's Job In VP Debate Is To Change The Narrative
Thursday night may be Representative Paul Ryan's first debate on a national television stage, but Vice President Joe Biden is an old hand. Four years ago he debated Sarah Palin, and before that he was on stage in the presidential primaries. - Foreclosure Activity Wildly Different Across U.S.
Foreclosure filings are down to their lowest levels since before the recession. But the declines in activity do not hold true for the whole country. - Letters: Alligator Farm, Human-Sized Hamster Wheel
Robert Siegel reads emails form listeners about an alligator farm and a man who tried to cross the Irish Sea in a human-sized hamster wheel. - How A Sleepy Pennsylvania Town Grew Into America's Mushroom Capital
Because of a unique collaboration between Quakers, Italians and Mexicans, half the nation's mushrooms are grown on farms near Kennett Square in southeastern Pennsylvania. - Now-Ubiquitous LED Lights Invented 50 Years Ago
It's the 50th anniversary of the invention of the light-emitting diode, or LED. Nick Holonyak was working on lasers for General Electric when he came discovered the LED. - Obama, Romney On Higher Ed Help: Dueling Visions
Many Americans feel like paying for college seems out of reach. How big is the issue in the presidential campaign? The candidates have offered what boils down to this choice: Either the government spends more to help families pay for college or it spends less to save taxpayers money. - To Survive A Shooting, Students Learn To Fight Back
Many schools and colleges train students and staff to lock doors, call police and stay put during shooting threats. But a growing number of schools are adopting the advice of security experts who say students should be taught when and how to fight back when confronted by a gunman. - Satirical Art Brings Levity To London's Underground
London's mass transit system, known as the Tube, has been hit by a guerrilla attack by pranksters. Informational posters in rail cars have been covered up by stickers poking fun at the system. Shepherd's Bush stop was relabeled Shepherd's Pie. Priority seating in pranked cars now reads: "Pretend to be asleep and they won't ask you to move." - Blake's Poems, Reborn As Bluesy Folk Tunes, Burn Bright
Martha Redbone, a singer of Native American and African-American descent, sets 12 of William Blake's poems to music on her new album, The Garden of Love.
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