Friday, November 26, 2010
Minnesota Public Radio Stories
How serious is child abuse in Minnesota?
Some data indicate that child abuse is declining in Minnesota, but many experts say the numbers show a decline for other reasons -- there may be less reporting of it, fewer prosections, and fewer services available to help the abused children and their abusers.11:00 a.m.GuestsConnie Skillingstad: Executive director of Prevent Child Abuse, Minnesota. Board of directors of National Child Protection Training Center. Four decades experience as a social worker, including 20 years at St. Joseph's Home for Children in Minneapolis, and Minneapolis Crisis Nursery.More from MPRDrop in Minnesota child abuse cases puzzles experts (11/23/2010)Big Lake man accused of injuring daughter (06/04/2010)Man charged in death of Fargo infant (11/02/2009)Resources
'The Big Time: F. Scott Fitzgerald' by Patricia Hampl
Writer Patricia Hampl presents an MPR-commissioned production of words and music, about the life of F. Scott Fitzgerald. Dan Chouinard is music director.12:00 p.m.GuestsPatricia Hampl: St. Paul writer. Author of "The Florist's Daughter," "A Romantic Education," "Virgin Time," "Blue Arabesque" and "Tell Me True: Memoir, History, and Writing A Life." Regents Professor of English, University of Minnesota.Dan Chouinard: Music director, pianist, accordionist.More from MPRLife on the upper Mississippi (12/08/2008)'The Florist's Daughter' by Patricia Hampl (11/21/2007)The art of the memoir (02/12/2007)The power of the autobiography (07/18/2003)Patricia Hampl on the autobiography (05/15/2003)Great Conversations: The Art of Remembering (12/19/2002)Resources
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