Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• Roseville students raise money for Darfur
  A group of students at Roseville Area High School has organized a fundraiser to help people in the troubled Darfur region of Sudan. The event features journalist Nick Clooney, who traveled to Darfur a year ago with his actor son George.6:50 a.m.
• Have we seen the last frost?
  MPR's Cathy Wurzer talked with University of Minnesota climatologist Mark Seeley about the warming weather.6:55 a.m.
• Minnesota House approves smoking ban
  The "Freedom to Breathe" bill they debated has one major exemption: Local officials could authorize ventilated smoking rooms in bars, where customers could light up but wouldn't be able to order food or drink because no employees would be allowed to enter.7:20 a.m.
• Library merger stuck on labor issues
  Time is running out for a proposed merger between the Minneapolis and Hennepin County Library systems.7:25 a.m.
• A new deal for the Twins
  The Minnesota Twins are now locked into a 30-year lease at their new ballpark in downtown Minneapolis. The deal sets the team up to receive nearly all the revenue generated within the park when it opens in 2010.7:50 a.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• Parents Recall Daughter Who Changed Their World
  Liddy Horsey was born with Cornelia de Lange Syndrome, a rare genetic disorder. She didn't reach her ninth birthday — but she changed her parents' lives. Thom Horsey and Karen Manning Horsey recently spoke of how grateful they are.
• Sudan's Darfur Is Home to Tragedy, Optimism
  The conflict in Sudan's western region of Darfur has raged for four years. More than 200,000 people have been killed, and more than two million have been driven from their homes. But there are optimists in the midst of the tragedy.
• Mass. Homeowners Rally Against Foreclosures
  In Massachusetts, foreclosure filings have nearly doubled over the past year. People facing foreclosure rallied at the Massachusetts State House on Thursday.
• Falsified Resume Forces Resignation of MIT Dean
  The Massachusetts Institute of Technology's dean of admissions is resigning because she falsified her credentials. Marilee Jones had been an outspoken critic of the pressures young people face to build impressive resumes.
• Company Questioned About Quality of Jail Food
  Jail food is not very tasty. Kansas officials, concerned about a food company contracted to serve prisons, invited themselves to lunch this week at the Sedgwick County jail.
• Oldest CEO Draws Fans to Denver
  The man believed to be the country's oldest CEO, 106-year-old "Papa Jack" Weil, is a favorite of customers at Rockmount Ranch Wear, the western clothing apparel company Weil founded in 1946.
• Veto Awaits Iraq Funding Bill with Troop Timeline
  The $124 billion supplemental bill to fund the war in Iraq is on its way to President Bush. He has vowed to veto it because it includes a timeline for troop withdrawals. The measure has brought a week of angry exchanges between the White House and Congressional Democrats.
• Quiet Protest Greets Vice President Cheney at BYU
  Vice President Dick Cheney delivered the commencement address Thursday at Brigham Young University. On a campus where dissent is unusual, about 100 people protested quietly ahead of Cheney's arrival. He told the audience to be prepared for the unexpected throughout life.
• Jewish Settlers Ruffle Feathers with Hebron Move
  Some Jewish settlers have moved into a large building in the West Bank city of Hebron. They say they bought the building from its Palestinian owners. Israel's defense minister says the settlers didn't get permission to move in and will have to leave.
• Court Decision Energizes Abortion Debate on Hill
  The Supreme Court's decision last week upholding the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act has mobilized both sides in the abortion debate to take further legislative steps in the battle over the issue.
• Medical Progress Shifts the Abortion Debate
  Alta Charo, a professor of law and ethics, talks with Steve Inskeep about how medical progress has changed the abortion debate over the years.
• The Joy of Driving a Minivan
  There's at least one father who drives a minivan and is totally fine with it. In fact, he's a little sick of people saying they're emasculating, and calling them "mom-mobiles." There are pleasures and virtues in driving a minivan through town.
• Genetically Modified Alfalfa Tested in Court
  A federal judge halted the planting and sale of genetically engineered alfalfa and is expected to hear arguments Friday on whether the ban should stay in place while the government carries out a lengthy environmental study.
• U.S. Commander in Iraq Says to Expect a Long Fight
  The top U.S. commander in Iraq, Gen. David Petraeus, was in Washington on Thursday and told members of the media that Americans should expect more casualties in the coming weeks.
• Presidential Hopefuls Target Bush in Debate
  All eight Democratic presidential candidates were on stage Thursday night in South Carolina for their first debate in the 2008 run for the White House. The state has set an early presidential primary.

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