Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• How to manage a disaster
  After a disaster, cities rely heavily on the training of their emergency workers, and the leadership of their managers. Midmorning focuses on the immediate challenges of managing a disaster.9:06 a.m.
  Guests
  Rocco Forte: is the Minneapolis City Coordinator.
  Gary Webb: is a professor of sociology at Oklahoma State University. He studies the governmental response to Hurricane Katrina and creativity among first-responders to the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing and the 2001 World Trade Center attacks.
  Resources
  About Gary Webb
  City Coordinator's Office
• Should doctors take a pay cut?
  Reforming America's health care system has tended toward looking at reducing the price of prescription drugs. But some are considering the doctors' pay as another important factor.10:06 a.m.
  Guests
  Peter Bach: is a pulmonary physician at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and a former senior adviser to Medicare and Medicaid.
  Uwe Reinhardt: Professor of Economics and Public Affairs, Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University.
  Resources
  About Peter Bach
  About Uwe Reinhardt

Suggestion Box

• Suggest an idea for a future Midmorning show
• Suggest a word for the Midmorning etymologist
• Suggest a classic for the Midmorning book club
• Suggest a personal-finance topic to discuss with Ruth Hayden

Of Note

• Talking Volumes
  The new season of Talking Volumes welcomes Barbara Kingsolver on Nov. 11 at 7 p.m.
• Reporter forum
  Join Kerri Miller and intelligence reporters from the New York Times, Washington Post, and Wall Street Journal for a discussion about national security.
• What Kerri's Reading
  Check out what Kerri's reading, see her upcoming conversations or listen to past episodes.
• Recommended Reading
  Looking for a good book? See the books in Midmorning's Recommended Reading list.
• Midmorning Podcast
  Download each day's Midmorning to your computer or portable MP3 player.
• Midmorning's Leadership Series
  Conversations with leaders of organizations, nonprofit and for-profit companies, who reflect on how they work and what they've learned.

Resources

• About Kerri Miller
• Talking Volumes

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