Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• 2008 Minneapolis budget offers a tax hike and public safety emphasis
  Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak released the details of a proposed $1.4 billion budget for 2008. Rybak's budget priorities focus on improvements in three major areas: public safety, the economy and city infrastructure.7:20 a.m.
• New North Shore guidebook explains Minnesota's origins
  If you've ever walked along the North Shore of Lake Superior, you might have wondered how the rugged scenery came to be. A geologist and a naturalist have teamed up to write a guidebook for hikers in the eight state parks along the North Shore.7:25 a.m.
• Monday Markets with Chris Farrell
  MPR's Cathy Wurzer talks to Chris Farrell, our chief economics correspondent, about the failing strength of the U.S. dollar and the threat of recession.7:50 a.m.
• Community theater welcomes all
  Minnesotans have long had a love affair with community theater. There are approximately 300 such theaters across the state, from Grand Marais to Fergus Falls to Owatonna, and many have thrived for decades. This week we look at the success of community theaters in the region.7:55 a.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• Pieces of Immigration Bill Reassembled
  In a piecemeal approach, Senate Democrats seek to revive parts of a defeated bill to overhaul immigration policy. One effort would put illegal immigrants who came to the U.S. as children on a path to citizenship if they enroll in college or join the military.
• Bush Set to Battle Democrats over Spending
  President Bush is threatening to veto several domestic spending bills, including a congressional plan to expand a health insurance program for children.
• Apple's iPhone Heads to Europe
  Apple will begin selling its iPhone in France, Germany and Britain in November. Apple has been hyping the launch, but the iPhone is expected to be a tougher sell in Europe. The network may be slow and then there are the hackers to worry about.
• UAW Pickets GM as Strike Deadline Passes
  A strike may be in the offing at General Motors. Picketing began outside the Detroit headquarters Monday morning after marathon talks failed to produce agreement on a contract by a pre-arranged deadline.
• Waiting for a Showdown
  My Cancer blogger Leroy Sievers says things have been too quiet lately. All he and his doctors can do is wait to see what turn his disease takes next; and that's starting to get to him.
• Adventurer Repeats Genghis Khan's Feat
  Genghis Khan burned and pillaged his way across Eurasia 800 years ago. Adventurer Tim Cope has just completed that same journey, minus the plunder and burning cities. But he had plenty of adventures.
• A New Cubs' Fan Is Born: Wrigley Fields
  It took Paul and Teri Fields 15 years of "trying" to produce their first child. And the Cubs fans promptly named him Wrigley, in homage to the ballpark. He was born in Michigan City, Ind., on Sept. 12, and issued a tiny Cubbies uniform.
• Legends Help Monterey Jazz Fest Turn 50
  Jazz writer Ashley Kahn offers his observations of the three days of nonstop music that marked the 50th annual Monterey Jazz Festival in California. The giants of jazz came to play at Monterey, which featured performances by Gerald Wilson and Sonny Rollins, among others.
• Iran's Ahmadinejad on PR Push in U.S.
  Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, in New York to address the U.N. General Assembly, is making the most of his U.S. exposure. He tells CBS' 60 Minutes that Iran has no interest in obtaining nuclear weapons.
• Rice Seeks New Focus on Middle East Peace
  Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will convene a Middle East peace conference this fall. Getting Arab states, including Syria, involved is seen as a key. Analysts also say the secretary must increase the intensity of her diplomatic efforts.
• Central High Marks 50 Years of Desegregation
  It's the 50th anniversary of the landmark effort to desegregate public schools in Little Rock, Ark. President Eisenhower ordered the 101st Airborne Division to make sure that black students were allowed to attend Central High.
• Wii Preps for Spring Release of 'Star Wars'
  Nintendo's popular Wii video game will release Star Wars: The Force Unleashed this spring. The Wii remote will become a light saber, allowing gamers to live out their Jedi fantasies.
• Microsoft to Debut Final Halo Game
  The final installment of Microsoft's video game trilogy, Halo, goes on sale at midnight. Psychologists at Microsoft have used sophisticated testing to help designers create an experience that won't be too hard, or too easy.
• Dell Chases Greater Share of Chinese Market
  Dell will offer PCs through Gome, China's largest electronics retailer. Dell is the world's second-largest computer maker but has fallen behind selling to the booming Chinese market. Currently, only 10 percent of computers sold in China are made by Dell.
• Myanmar Protests Draw Huge Throng
  As many as 100,000 anti-government protesters led by a phalanx of Buddhist monks march through Yangon, the largest crowd to demonstrate in Myanmar's biggest city since a 1988 pro-democracy uprising that was brutally crushed by the military.

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