Morning Edition for September 14, 2007 | Minnesota Public Radio NewsQ

Friday, September 14, 2007

Commentary: Spend some of your autumn in Wisconsin
Commentator Peter Smith says autumn in Minnesota isn't quite as good as it is just to the east -- in Wisconsin.6:50 a.m.
Mark Seely chats about the weather
University of Minnesota climatologist and meteorologist Mark Seeley comments on the onset of autumnal temps and colors.6:53 a.m.
Dire warnings about budget cuts if Anoka-Hennepin levy fails
Officials in Minnesota's largest school district say they may have to close as many as nine schools if voters don't approve a property tax increase in November.7:20 a.m.
HPV vaccines going unused in South Dakota
Health officials in South Dakota say efforts to vaccinate teenagers against a virus that causes cervical cancer are short of their goal. Officials say only two-thirds of the doses have been distributed so far.7:24 a.m.
Producer Kate Ellis talks about a new documentary on desegregation
In the 1970s, for the first time, large numbers of white children and black children began attending school together. It was an experience that shaped them for life. Cathy Wurzer talks with American Radio Works producer Kate Ellis about the documentary, "An Imperfect Revolution - Voices from the Desegregation Era."8:24 a.m.

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