Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• Saddle shop remembers when horses strolled down Lake Street
  If you drive down Lake Street near Lyndale Ave. in Minneapolis, you'll pass the usual array of fast-food joints and bars. But one business doesn't seem to fit in -- Schatzlein's Saddle Shop.6:48 a.m.
• Dr. Mark Seeley talks about October snow
  Morning Edition host Cathy Wurzer talked about the latest weather news with University of Minnesota Climatologist Mark Seeley. They also looked ahead to the weekend forecast.6:54 a.m.
• Groups target Bachmann on children's health insurance
  Supporters of increased funding for children's health insurance are running ads against Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn.7:20 a.m.
• How video cameras could bring societal change
  In many societies, it's taboo for women to speak out about domestic abuse, rape, and forced marriage. But the Minneapolis-based American Refugee Committee's new video project may change that.7:24 a.m.
• Minnesota wouldn't be Minnesota without...
  The Minnesota Historical Society asked people to finish that sentence and make the case why their selection should be included in an exhibit created to mark the 150th anniversary of Minnesota's statehood.7:51 a.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• NPR Poll: Bush Rating Weighs Down GOP Prospects
  President Bush's job approval rating remains anemic, creating a big drag on the Republican Party, a new poll for NPR shows. Although the Democratic-controlled Congress is even more unpopular than the president, voters aren't looking at Republicans as the solution.
• A Wartime Favor Brings a Special Gift
  As a young girl, Jean Thackeray met a German prisoner-of-war working on her father's Utah farm. The unlikely encounter led to a brief exchange that she remembers more than 60 years later.
• Band of Horses: A Sort of Homecoming
  The critically acclaimed rock group Band of Horses has roots in South Carolina. But the band formed, made its name and recorded its first CD in Seattle. Now its members are back in the Palmetto State, and back with a new album called Cease to Begin.
• Romney, Giuliani Vie for 'Fiscal Conservative' Title
  Mitt Romney and Rudy Giuliani have been sparring all week about who's tougher on taxes and spending. Independent observers say both men are pretty tough, even if their records are not quite as pure as their campaign boasts would suggest.
• Gore Wins Nobel Peace Prize
  Former Vice President Al Gore and the U.N.'s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change win the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize for their efforts to spread awareness of man-made climate change and lay the foundations for counteracting it.
• Generic Not Same as Brand Antidepressant?
  A study suggests that a generic form of the popular antidepressant drug, Wellbutrin, doesn't act the same way as the brand-name product. The manufacturer of the generic drug is disputing the findings.
• Iraqi Couple Alter Life to Stay at Home
  The war in Iraq has brought dramatic changes to everyday life in Iraq. One Iraqi man has rearranged his entire life so that he and his wife never have to leave the house.
• Climate Change a Global and Diplomatic Issue
  Al Gore says he's "deeply honored" to be named co-winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. He won for his work in climate change emphasized in An Inconvenient Truth. He calls global warming "a true planetary emergency." Climate change has become a global and diplomatic issue.
• El Salvador Migration Creates Labor Shortage
  The small Central American nation of El Salvador has one of the highest rates of migration to the U.S. in the region, creating a labor shortage at home. But El Salvador's competitive wages attract workers from its less well-off neighbors Guatemala, Nicaragua and Honduras.
• Cuban Native Describes Life as U.S. Citizen
  Commentator Alejandro Barreras is a native Cuban who has lived in the United States for 12 years. He has become a U.S. citizen, but still doesn't feel completely American. He describes his introduction to American culture.

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