Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• Health Department tipped mining company on cancer study, documents show
  The Minnesota Department of Health has been under fire for not releasing details of cancer deaths among miners. But documents suggest the department was concerned about the impact of the findings on the mining industry.6:25 a.m.
• Camp Noah helps kids adjust
  Minnesota National Guard soldiers returning from Iraq are coming back to families that have changed in the past two years. A series of summer camps around the state are helping the children of soldiers prepare for the reality of life after the homecoming.7:20 a.m.
• Norma Sommerdorf creates a "Red River Girl"
  Stampeding bison, drunken oxcart drivers and a teen romance are all part of a new book by a St. Paul author. The book "Red River Girl" is fiction, but the story is rich with historical fact from the mid-1840s.7:24 a.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• Dylan's Legacy Keeps Growing, Cover By Cover
  How much of Bob Dylan's staying power comes from his signature craggy voice? And how much comes from the poetry of his songs? It can be hard to separate the two, so it's intriguing to hear his songs covered by the likes of Bryan Ferry.
• Long Live the Lobster: Forever Young?
  Apparently there are some creatures who just don't age. They don't break down — at least not in a way scientists can measure. Sea turtles and lobsters are a good example. Nobody really knows how long a lobster could live.
• Mexican Migration Robs Towns of Youth, Future
  The exodus of Mexicans across U.S. borders is depleting whole villages of the young and the able, leaving small, broken communities behind. A recent study shows more than half the municipalities in 10 Mexican states are seeing falling populations. One of them is Guanajuato, which has one of the highest rates of migration in Mexico.
• Drug Industry Mines Physicians' Data to Boost Sales
  Every day, thousands of representatives from pharmaceutical companies visit physicians to get them to prescribe the company's newest drugs. What some doctors don't realize is that drug salesmen know exactly what drugs an individual doctor prescribes. And they use that information to hone their sales pitches. But critics contend it is an invasion of privacy.
• Doctors Waste Time Talking About Themselves
  A new study in the Archives of Internal Medicine finds that many doctors waste patients' time — and lose their focus — by interjecting irrelevant information about themselves. Researchers say physicians disclosed personal information in about one-third of office visits, and 85 percent of the disclosures didn't help the patient.
• Edwards Talks of Anniversary, Haircut With Leno
  Presidential candidate John Edwards appeared on the Tonight Show along with his wife Elizabeth, which caused host Jay Leno to ask about the couple's tradition of celebrating their anniversary at fast food restaurant Wendy's. "Now that you're successful, do you get the double burger?" asked Leno. "Well see, you can't spend money on food when you're spending money on haircuts," Edwards said.
• Immigration Significant for White House
  President Bush's base is divided on the immigration bill. The White House wants to keep the debate going, and touts efforts on border security as well as the importance of immigration for this generation of Republicans. Immigration is a primary concern for small- to medium-sized businesses.
• Paying Developing Countries Not to Burn Forests
  The Kyoto Protocol doesn't do anything directly about deforestation. It is aimed at factories and power plants in industrialized countries. But a new approach pays developing countries not to burn their forests — an act responsible for a fifth of all greenhouse gases. Then, the saved carbon can be traded as a credit.
• Student Loan Industry Struggles Amid Controversy
  The federal government pays lenders big subsidies to loan money to students at below market rates. But with the recent turmoil in the student loan industry over conflicts of interest, lawmakers have voted in committee to cut billions in subsidies to lenders. Now there a controversy over proposals to raise the amount of aid for needy students.
• ATM Celebrates 40 Years; Born in a Bath Tub
  The ATM celebrates its 40th anniversary this week. John Shepherd-Barron is the Briton generally credited with installing the first automated teller machine. He says the idea first came to him in the bathtub. He said: "It struck me that there must be a way that I can get my own money when I want it."
• Tires Join List of Chinese Imports Set for Recall
  Tires imported from China have been deemed defective, joining the list of pet food, toothpaste, and toys coated with lead paint. Federal officials have told a New Jersey importer to recall 450,000 radial tires for pickup trucks, SUVs and vans. Foreign Tire Sales disclosed that its Chinese manufacturer had stopped including a feature to prevent tires from separating.
• What to Call Tony: Analysts Review Blair Legacy
  Tony Blair steps down as Britain's Prime Minister on June 27, after more than 10 years in office. His has been called the longest goodbye in British political history. His legacy will always be dominated by his decision to join President Bush in the invasion and occupation of Iraq, says one analyst. Finance Minister Gordon Brown takes over as prime minister.
• Internet Radio Silently Protests Royalties
  Fans of radio played over the Internet will be tuning in to nothing. That's because many Webcasters are participating in A National Day of Silence. It's a protest against what Webcasters call excessive royalties on the music they stream.
• Nations Combine in Effort to End Darfur Conflict
  The United States and France join China, Russia, Japan and a score of other nations to confront the crisis in Darfur, Sudan. They are at a conference in Paris to support a new peace force in the war-torn Sudanese region. The conference comes after Sudan agreed to let U.N. peacekeepers into the country.
• High Court Limits Endangered Species Act
  The U.S. Supreme Court sides with developers and the Bush administration on a ruling that reduces the power of the federal Endangered Species Act. States will have greater latitude in issuing building permits and will operate with fewer federal requirements aimed at protecting endangered species.

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