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• Economics and personal finance at the State Fair
  Louis Johnston and Chris Farrell appear on the Carousel Park Stage at the Minnesota State Fair to answer questions about the condition of the US economy and personal finance.11:00 a.m.
  Guests
  Louis Johnston: Department chair and professor of eonomics, St. John's University and College of St. Benedict. Author of major revisions of the 4th edition, "Principles of Economics" by Ben Bernanke and Robert Frank.
  Chris Farrell: Economics Editor, American Public Media. Contributing editor, Bloomberg Business Week. Author, "The New Frugality: How to Consume Less, Save More and Live Better" and "Right on the Money: Taking Control of Your Personal Finances." Graduate of the London School of Economics and Stanford University.
  More from MPR
  Reps. Paulsen, Kline doubt wisdom of proposed Obama tax cut (09/02/2011)
  Report: Spring job vacancies in Minn. up by a third, signaling recovery (09/01/2011)
  Jobless claims fall for 1st time in 3 weeks (09/01/2011)
  GOP's Bachmann touts jobs policy on return to Iowa (08/31/2011)
  Timber industry struggling after burst housing bubble (09/01/2011)
  Obama to address Congress next week on jobs (08/31/2011)
  Mpls. Fed chief says he'll 'abide' by mid-2013 Fed rate pledge (08/30/2011)
  Resources
  about Louis Johnston
  about Chris Farrell
• Garrison Keillor and Gary Eichten on stage at Minnesota State Fair
  Garrison Keillor, the host of public radio's A Prairie Home Companion, joins MPR's Gary Eichten on the Carousel Park Stage at the Minnesota State Fair to share stories and answer questions from the audience about his long career as a broadcaster and author.12:00 p.m.
  Guests
  Garrison Keillor: Host of APM's "A Prairie Home Companion."
  More from MPR
  A local music fan's guide to the Minnesota State Fair (08/26/2011)
  Three key moments define Bill Kling's legacy in public radio (06/29/2011)
  Garrison Keillor on libraries, writing, and radio (05/10/2011)
  Garrison Keillor interviews baseball historian John Thorn (03/31/2011)
  Public radio ponders future without Prairie Home's Keillor (03/17/2011)
  Garrison Keillor on the challenges writers face (02/18/2011)
  Sara Watkins set to be Prairie Home's first guest host (01/07/2011)
  Midday host Gary Eichten announces retirement (08/22/2011)
  Q&A: Gary Eichten (08/22/2011)
  Resources
  Garrison Keillor's website

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