Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• Superior still a great lake, but it's under threat
  Experts say Superior is still the cleanest and healthiest of the Great Lakes, but that its biggest threat comes from the people who want to live and work near the lake.5:20 p.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• 60 Years of Marriage Earns One Night of Luxury
  In 1947, Larry and Mariam Orenstein honeymooned at Chicago's posh Palmer House hotel. They could never afford the hotel's penthouse now — at $1,600 a night — but thanks to a long-standing hotel policy, they celebrated their 60th anniversary there for $10.
• Red Sox Fans Adjust to Life Without Curse
  Now that they've won the World Series a second time, Red Sox fans are getting used to a new reality, and for the first time it doesn't include a curse. The hardened underdogs who were once so used to losing now have to deal with success — and fair-weather fans.
• Trinity Squeaks Past Millsaps on 15-Pass Touchdown
  This weekend, the Trinity University football team pulled off a miraculous come-from-behind win. The team used 15 lateral passes in the final seconds of the game to score a touchdown and beat Millsaps College 28-24.
• Merrill Lynch CEO Seeks Exit in Wake of Losses
  Merrill Lynch CEO Stanley O'Neal appears to be on his way out days after the company reported a loss of more than $8 billion. The company has not confirmed reports that O'Neal is negotiating the terms of his departure.
• FCC to Ban Telecom Apartment Deals
  The New York Times reports that the FCC will approve a new rule this week to ban exclusive contracts between telecommunications companies and apartment buildings. It's intended to pressure the telecoms to lower rates and increase competition.
• Hawkeye Poll Points to Clinton, Obama, Huckabee
  Preliminary results of the latest poll of Iowa caucus-goers indicate a tight race between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama on the Democratic side and a strong showing for Mike Huckabee among Republicans.
• Romney, Giuliani Campaign in New Hampshire
  Republican presidential candidates Rudolph Giuliani and Mitt Romney are both campaigning in New Hampshire. Giuliani is leading the race for the Republican nomination in national polls, while Romney is ahead in states with the earliest primaries: New Hampshire and Iowa.
• India's Landless Demand Compensation
  For three weeks, a human column has been weaving its way across the landscape toward New Delhi. Led by a posse of chanting Buddhist monks, tens of thousands of India's poorest people are on their way to the Indian parliament, where they'll demand compensation for lost land.
• Shields, who Kept Meticulous Diary for Decades, Dies
  The Rev. Robert Shields, the 89-year-old former English teacher and pastor who had been chronicling every five minutes of his life since 1972, died earlier this month. He slept two hours at a time and wrote down his dreams.
• Poor Air Quality May Linger Long after Fire's Out
  The massive fires in Southern California have made for murky skies hundreds of miles away. Even though most of the fires will likely be under control this week, the air will be filled with smoke for much longer.
• New Labor Deal, Designs Mark Turnaround for GM
  General Motors has a new labor contract. It's making profits instead of losing money. And its new vehicles are generating some buzz: The company's new crossover sport utility vehicle is getting rave reviews, and GM is promising a next-generation hybrid for 2010.
• Latest Fires Provide Lessons in Prevention, Control
  As firefighters continue to rein in the many blazes that ravaged Southern California last week, officials take a cold, hard look at lessons learned from the disaster.
• Non-Lethal Weapon Emits Invisible Rays of Pain
  The Pentagon's research arm has come up with a weapon that can neutralize an individual — or a crowd — from a distance of more than 500 yards. It emits an invisible beam of high-energy radio frequency that causes a person to recoil and flee.
• Harsh Rhetoric for Iran Is Only Isolating U.S.
  The Bush administration's "tough talk" on Iran is intended to isolate the country, but the harsh rhetoric may be doing more to isolate the United States from the international community.
• Gingrich Touts Conservative Take on Conservation
  In his book, A Contract with the Earth, Newt Gingrich describes a conservative approach to conservation. He says it would focus more on technology-based, entrepreneurial solutions, not regulation, litigation and taxation.

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