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Friday In Depth: June 1, 2012

  • 9:06 a.m.

    Are middle class consumers the real job creators?

    Tech investor and entrepreneur Nick Hanauer gave a TED talk in March arguing that the wealthiest people aren't actually the job creators and aren't fueling economic growth.

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  • 10:15 a.m.

    Prepping for summer home repair

    This is the time of the year when the rubber really meets the road: Those outdoor projects that have been waiting for your attention can wait no longer. We're taking your questions on summer home repair.

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  • 11:06 a.m.

    Roundtable: Value of failure

    Our guests talk about the value of failure. Hip-hop performer Dessa, former Bush Foundation president Peter Hutchinson and Carnegie Mellon University professor Scott Sandage join the discussion.

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  • Field notes: How a school bus became a house

    May 23, 2013, 12:05 PM in Field Notes   When Adam Marcus told his graduate students to do something “full-scale” for their final project, he didn’t think the semester would end with a school bus-house hybrid parked behind Rapson Hall. “I said, ‘We’re going to do full scale,’” said Marcus, a University of Minnesota Architecture School design fellow. “And Hank said, ‘I’m gonna 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 →

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