Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• Headphone festival is shared, but isolated, experience
  It isn't often that you need to bring your own equipment to an art gallery. But headphones are required for the sound art festival at the Rochester Art Center.6:49 a.m.
• WeatherTalk with Mark Seeley
  Cathy Wurzer spoke with University of Minnesota climatologist Mark Seeley about northern drought conditions, summer frost, and pollution's affects on cloud cover.6:54 a.m.
• Terrorism as a campaign issue
  The war on terror is suddenly getting a lot more attention on the campaign trail. Minnesota's U.S. Senate candidates were among the politicians who responded quickly to news of the foiled terrorist plot in London to bomb commercial airliners, pledging their resolve to fight terrorism.7:21 a.m.
• Centrist voters weigh in on the disrupted terror plot
  Between now and the November elections, we'll occasionally check in with a group of 15 centrist voters to get their views on various issues throughout the election season. We have chosen these people to help us understand how the all-important swing voter is thinking through the issues and reacting to events.7:25 a.m.
• Vikings training camp: A world unto itself
  Training camp. Those words are familiar this time of year as the Minnesota Vikings often make news out of Mankato. This year's training camp has a different feel than it did last year, since it's the first under new head coach Brad Childress. Training camp under any coach is a world unto itself.7:49 a.m.
• High fuel costs affect some more than others
  While everyone who drives is feeling the impact of the rising cost of fuel, some businesses like trucking companies and farming operations are being hit even harder.8:23 a.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• Moved to Write, After So Much Living
  At 92, Nora Percival has lived a long and varied life. But she's still making her way -- at 88, she turned to writing full time. She discusses her life with her granddaughter, Emily Wynns.
• BP Weighs Answers to Alaskan Pipeline Corrosion
  Alaska Gov. Frank Murkowski and other top officials tour the Prudhoe Bay oil pipelines, which have been crippled by corrosion discovered on Sunday. Lost production at Prudhoe Bay, America's largest oilfield, has sent oil prices to record levels.
• 'Zaide' Production Imports Mozart to Modern Setting
  In honor of the 250th anniversary of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's birth, his music is being performed around the globe. A controversial new production of an unfinished opera Mozart wrote when he was 23, Zaide, has just opened in New York.
• The Bordelons Hang on to Home
  Donald and Colleen Bordelon remain in their home in St. Bernard Parish near New Orleans, a year after Hurricane Katrina's flood waters gutted their neighborhood.
• Britain Freezes Bank Accounts of Terror Suspects
  Britain remains on its highest state of alert, a day after the arrest of 24 people suspected of plotting to blow up a number of airplanes heading to the United States. As part of the investigation into the alleged plot, the Bank of England froze the assets of 19 of the suspects.
• Israeli Attacks Blanket Lebanon from North to South
  Eleven people die in an Israeli attack on a bridge linking Lebanon to Syria in the country's north. Meanwhile, fierce fighting between Hezbollah guerrillas and Israeli soldiers centered on the town of Marjayoun in Lebanon's south.
• U.S. Warns of Possible Terror Attacks in India
  The U.S. Embassy warns U.S. citizens of possible terror attacks in New Delhi and Mumbai in the coming days. An e-mail from the embassy said that the attacks were believed to be planned around India's Independence Day, which falls on Aug. 15, and could be linked to al-Qaida.
• Sharpton: A Leader with Followers -- and Critics
  Asked if he is a national leader, Rev. Al Sharpton said, "I think that a leader is anyone with a following." And citing his political and organizational followers, he added, "In that context, I guess I am."
• Homeland Security Responds to the Terror Threat
  News of the alleged terror plot against flights from the U.K. created chaos among travelers and airport security personnel in the U.S. The government's Homeland Security department raised the threat level in response to the arrests in Britain.
• Atmosphere of Suspicion Pervades Iraqi Society
  The current climate of violence in Iraq, combined with the legacy of a totalitarian state, means that people have little trust in each other. Suspicion is a regular part of everyday interactions.
• Detecting Equipment for Liquid Explosives Limited
  News of a terrorist plot centering on the use of liquid explosives has everyone asking if there is a way to screen for such weapons.
• Lefty Men Have Something More
  Congratulations to left-handed men! And not just because this Sunday is International Left-Handers Day, but because a new study shows southpaws are richer than righties, 15 percent richer for left-handed men who attended college, and 26 percent richer if they graduated. Researchers at Lafayette College and Johns Hopkins University can't explain the wage difference, and they don't know why women lefties don't have the same advantage.
• Airlines Take Security Alert in Stride
  There is fear that the impact of new airport and airline security measures may hurt air carriers just as they are emerging from a long money-losing stretch. Renee Montagne talks to David Field, Americas editor of Airline Business Magazine.
• Bam! Lagasse's Food Blasts Into Orbit
  We may still be waiting for decent airline food. But for those in outer space, the wait is over. The crew on the international space station was served a feast Thursday from TV-chef Emeril Lagasse. Dishes included "Mardi Gras Jambalaya" and mashed potatoes with bacon. NASA plans to adapt five of Lagasse's recipes for space dining. The chef had a video hook-up to ask astronauts how he could improve his recipes. Astronauts sent their compliments.
• IBM Wins Case Involving Pension Change
  A federal appeals court ruled earlier this week that IBM did not discriminate against older workers when it changed its pension coverage in the 1990s. The case involved 140,000 older employees who were affected when IBM converted to a "cash-balance" pension plan.

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