Thursday In Depth: June 7, 2012
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North Dakota referendum would abolish property taxes
When North Dakota voters head to the polls next Tuesday for their primary election, they will also vote on a statewide referendum to eliminate property taxes. What would abolishing property taxes mean for the state?
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Financial regulations in the wake of JP Morgan, Facebook fiascos
As the debate returns to banking regulations amidst what is arguably the largest fundamental debate in the nation over banks and the economy since the Depression, how will the calls for more regulation play out?
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Brains of athletes, veterans show similar injuries
A new study out of Boston University shows brain degeneration found in NFL athletes is similar to that of war veterans who have survived roadside bombings and other traumatic injuries in war.
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Other features
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9:35 a.m.
The history behind America's interstate highway system
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10:06 a.m.
New Mpls. Catholic Charities homeless shelter opens Thursday
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11:06 a.m.
Best Buy's Schulze to resign from the board
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The Daily Circuit Blog
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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 → -
Five great thinkers about race
May 3, 2013, 09:05 AM in Arts & Culture James Baldwin is "still ahead of us by 10 years in terms of understanding and thinking about and talking about race." Read more →
Spotlight topics on The Daily Circuit
News & Trends
- Government seizure of AP phone records sparks criticism
- In Minnesota, gas prices are heading north for the summer
- Word watcher charts marathon bombing's description as 'surreal'
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Politics & Government
- Minnesota Senate takes up same-sex marriage question
- Players, listeners offer views on same-sex marriage vote
- House vote pending on same-sex marriage bill
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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
- More and more, faculty work for less pay and no security
- What if everyone went to the best schools?
- Dooher, Specht vie for Education Minnesota presidency
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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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