Thursday In Depth: March 21, 2013
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Newtown shooting renews discussion of mental illness, violence
As part of our week-long focus on gun violence, we look at the ways in which reform of the mental health care system might help reduce gun violence.
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Economists debate benefits, drawbacks to raising minimum wage
After President Obama proposed an increase to the minimum wage, economists are still split on what the increase would mean for the economy and low-wage workers.
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Consumers abandoning some media outlets as content dwindles
Demand for news content continues to grow online, but traditional news media outlets are not equipped to handle the audience, according to the Pew Research Center.
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Other features
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Severe hurricanes may become more common along the East Coast
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Minn. lawmakers consider bill to set minimum school counselor ratios
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Minn. Orchestra cancels more concerts as lockout continues
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The Daily Circuit Blog
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Field notes: How a school bus became a house for this man
May 20, 2013, 17:05 PM in Field Notes For our latest “Field Notes” segment on The Daily Circuit, producer Kryssy Pease talked with a man who made his home of a rusty old school bus. Here is an edited transcript of the radio segment: Kryssy Pease: His name is Hank Butitta and he turned an old school bus into a house. It was Read more → -
Three perspectives on bridging the marriage opinion gap
May 17, 2013, 09:05 AM in Politics & Government Now that Gov. Mark Dayton has signed the same-sex marriage bill into law, we asked the participants on this week’s Roundtable for advice on how to bridge gaps between Minnesotans who support same-sex marriage and those who oppose it. Jim Wallis, author of “On God’s Side,” thinks we are on the cusp of a nationwide Read more → -
Temple Grandin helps explain the autistic brain and inspire those who have one
May 9, 2013, 12:05 PM in Arts & Culture Kerri Miller offers a look inside the thoughts of an autism pioneer. Read more → -
Op-ed pick: Is ‘The Great Gatsby’ all that great?
May 7, 2013, 09:05 AM in Arts & Culture "Gatsby as a literary creation leaves me cold. Like one of those manicured European parks patrolled on all sides by officious gendarmes, it is pleasant to look at, but you will not find any people inside." Read more →
Spotlight topics on The Daily Circuit
News & Trends
- Outgoing Justice Anderson is glad Legislature, not courts, made call on marriage
- Minn. vets developing wear-and-tear injuries from equipment that protected them in war
- Government seizure of AP phone records sparks criticism
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Politics & Government
- Millennials may be growing fed up with politics, period
- The clock counts down to the Legislature's close
- Cluster of scandals cited as threat to president's credibility
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Science
- Monkeys or humans, it's the young who go first
- BBC: Discovery: A Trip Around Mars
- U professor appointed to National Academy of Sciences
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Arts & Culture
- Did you see 'Saw'? Horror films and why we like them
- Open a book, and hit the road
- Luhrmann's 'Gatsby': Much hype, mixed reviews
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Health & Medicine
- Listeners, readers tell the breast cancer story
- U of M set to enact smoking ban for Twin Cities campus
- Accessing new health exchanges in Minnesota's tribal nations
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Education
- Let's learn the lessons of education reform at last, author says
- Legislature approves investment in all-day kindergarten
- More and more, faculty work for less pay and no security
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Economy, Business & Jobs
- NY attorney general threatens to sue Wells Fargo, Bank of America
- US auto industry is no longer all about the Big 3
- In North Dakota, oil boom brings growing pains
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By the way
The on-air team
Kerri Miller, Host
Kerri Miller joined MPR News in June 2004 as host of MPR's News' Midmorning and Talking Volumes. Before that she was an award-winning television reporter for KARE 11. She has been a radio and television news reporter since 1981.
Tom Weber, Co-Host
Tom Weber has reported on K12 education and served as a general assignment reporter since joining MPR News in 2008. He was a news anchor and reporter for KWMU in St. Louis for more than five years. His reporting has aired on national radio programs, including "Morning Edition" and "Marketplace."
Stephanie Curtis, Social media host
Stephanie Curtis has produced events, daily news shows, documentaries, conferences and call-ins for MPR News. She also was among the pioneering producers who launched The Current. You can hear her discuss movies every Thursday on The Cube Critics.
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