Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• 'Disconnected' shows students' lives without computers
  A little over a year ago three Carleton College students did the unthinkable, and went without computers for a month. They also let their classmates videotape what happened. The resulting film called "Disconnected" will air on Twin Cities Public television this weekend.6:40 a.m.
• Author says there's more to fishing than catching walleye
  Tomorrow is the Minnesota fishing opener, the day when anglers around the state begin their annual pursuit of Walleye and Northern Pike.6:45 a.m.
• Weather with Mark Seeley
  University of Minnesota climatologist Mark Seeley discusses Minnesota weather history and looks ahead to the weekend forecast.6:50 a.m.
• Pawlenty vetoes tax bill
  Gov. Tim Pawlenty has followed through on his threat to quickly veto a $1 billion package of tax increases.7:20 a.m.
• Recalling the 1918 flu pandemic
  While researchers work to understand the current H1N1 flu outbreak, they have one eye on the deadly flu of 1918. That's still the influenza pandemic against which all others are measured. The virus killed tens of millions of people worldwide and tens of thousands in our region.7:45 a.m.
• Family lands in court over son's cancer treatment
  The south central Minnesota family says they are following their religion by using alternative medicine, rather than chemotherapy, to treat their son's Hodgkin's lymphoma.7:50 a.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• Flu Heads South For The Winter
  Since ancient times, the flu has been one of the most predictable seasonal diseases. It strikes regularly from November to March in the Northern Hemisphere, and from May to September in the South. Scientists are still struggling to find out why flu is seasonal and why it spreads faster in colder weather.
• In Anti-Piracy Fight, Yemen May Be Part Of Problem
  The Yemeni government is trying to portray itself as part of the solution to piracy in the Gulf of Aden region, but others say it might be part of the problem. Sympathy for the pirates runs deep, both among officials and civilians, while the country may be on its way to becoming a failed state like Somalia.
• Economic Indicators: Clowns Want To Get Paid Too!
  In a world of economic indicators, sometimes the ones that matter most go unrecorded. A children's entertainer in Maryland claims a bankrupt retail landlord never paid her for family fun day, and a circuit designer goes from five days of furlough to an infinite horizon of unemployment.
• Stress Test Results Shed Light On Banking Sector
  The federal government has ordered some of the nation's largest banks to raise a total of $75 billion. The Treasury Department revealed the results of its so called "stress tests" to assess the health of the financial system. Bank of America, Wells Fargo, Citigroup and others will be required to raise more capital.
• Weak Banks Need To Raise Extra Capital
  How can the banks that need to raise more capital do it? David Wessel of The Wall Street Journal talks with Renee Montagne about what the financial institutions can do to raise the money.
• As Piracy Insurance Gets Pricier, Owners Try Guards
  Piracy insurance premiums are about 10 times what they were a year and a half ago — due entirely to the increased threat off Somalia. And a small but increasing number of owners have decided it's time to fight the pirates: They're putting armed guards aboard their ships.
• Wife Of Italian Prime Minister Seeks Divorce
  The personal life of Italy's prime minister, media mogul Silvio Berlusconi, has been the talk of the nation. In a script worthy of a soap opera on one of his TV networks, Berlusconi's wife of 19 years has made a very public request for a divorce.
• Study: More Efficient Ways To Burn Ethanol
  Some U.S. companies currently convert corn and other crops into ethanol, which is burned in cars. But a new study shows that it would be more energy-wise and better for the environment to burn biomass in boilers and make electricity — then use the electricity to power cars.
• In New 'Star Trek,' A Successful Personality Splice
  The Star Trek franchise has certainly taken its own advice about living long and prospering. The current film is the 11th in the series — and critic Kenneth Turan says it revives the brand nicely.
• New York Fed Chairman Friedman Resigns
  The Federal Reserve Bank of New York announced Thursday that Chairman Stephen Friedman had resigned. Friedman was the subject of a recent article in The Wall Street Journal that raised questions about his ties to Goldman Sachs Group Inc. Friedman says while he has complied with the rules, he didn't want to be a distraction.

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