Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• Revealing dress
  A new exhibit at the Weisman Art Museum explores how our clothing can reveal as much as it conceals.6:48 a.m.
• Controversial Coast Guard plan gets hearing in Duluth
  The Coast Guard will hold a public meeting Monday on a proposal to use live ammunition fire on the Great Lakes. Some Duluth residents, including the mayor, are voicing their opposition.7:24 a.m.
• Back from the battlefield
  As many as 3,000 National Guard troops are scheduled to return to Minnesota next March from Iraq and Afghanistan. The Minnesota National Guard is preparing them for that transition but the guard is also telling employers that they play a major role in helping soldiers reintegrate into society.7:54 a.m.
• Starting a new life "900 Miles from Nowhere"
  A new book blows some dust off the history of the Great Plains. "900 Miles from Nowhere" reveals the lives of early homesteaders through their own letters and photos.8:22 a.m.
• CenterPoint working to restore heat to homes in Buffalo
  CenterPoint Energy is working to restore natural gas to thousands of customers near Buffalo, Minn. The utility shut off service yesterday because of a problem with its delivery system.8:53 a.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• A Father's Promise Fulfilled
  When Walt Shaffner became an assistant principal, his father gave him a tiny megaphone and a toy baseball bat -- and a promise to give him the real thing when he was promoted to principal. The promise was eventually kept -- but it was years before Shaffner realized how it had happened.
• Graphic Novel Depicts Surreal North Korea
  Guy Delisle's new graphic novel Pyongyang documents the two months he spent overseeing cartoon production in North Korea. Delisle's images depict his sense of the obedience of North Korean citizens to their government and the bleakness of his surroundings.
• Not All Turks Admire New Nobel Literature Winner
  Turkish novelist Orhan Pamuk's Nobel win is viewed with ambivalence in his native country. While he has his supporters, Pamuk is viewed by many Turks as a sell-out to the West. Pamuk's controversial public profile is rooted in his comments on the disputed Armenian genocide of 1915.
• Virulent Intestinal Bug Migrates to the Public
  A bacterium called C. difficile used to be found mainly in hospitals. It causes intestinal distress and can be fatal. Now a potent new strain is appearing across the country among people who have not been hospitalized.
• Iowa House Race Wins National Attention
  The list of political figures passing through eastern Iowa's 1st Congressional District includes the first lady of the United States and Sen. Barak Obama (D-IL). They're visiting Iowa in hopes of helping their parties win a single open House seat.
• 'Infamous' Fails Where 'Capote' Succeeded
  Infamous tells the story of Truman Capote as he wrote In Cold Blood. If that sounds familiar, it's because a movie about the exact same thing came out a year ago, and it was a better film.
• Microcredit Pioneers Win Nobel Peace Prize
  Bangladeshi economist Muhammad Yunus and his Grameen Bank are awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for their pioneering use of microcredit -- tiny loans -- to spur development among the poor. Bangladesh is a poverty-stricken nation of about 141 million people. The Grameen microcredit model has been exported to poor nations around the world.
• Lemony Snicket Reaches 'The End'
  Children across the country have been waiting anxiously for Friday the 13th. They've been waiting for the release of The End by Lemony Snicket. It's the 13th and final book in A Series of Unfortunate Events.
• China, South Korea Consult on North Korea Crisis
  While the U.N. Security Council debates a resolution on sanctions against North Korea, two leaders on the front lines of the crisis have been meeting. South Korea's president visited Beijing for talks with his Chinese counterpart on how to respond to North Korea's latest provocation.
• Zimbabwe Chases Lost Tourism Dollars
  Zimbabwe is trying to recapture its share of the tourism industry. Thursday, it opened an international tourism fair to promote resorts that have largely been deserted under the rule of President Robert Mugabe. Tourism income has dropped more than 70 percent in the past six years, to $98 million.
• Midterm Election Frenzy Sweeps the Nation
  Former Virginia Gov. Mark Warner, a Democrat, made news this week by announcing that he will not run for president in 2008. He was considered a frontrunner. But that announcement only served as a brief distraction to the multitude of close House, Senate and gubernatorial races that will be decided in just a few weeks.
• Orange Futures Rise on Crop Report
  Florida's orange crop will be the smallest in 16 years. The Agriculture Department said Thursday that the small crop is due in part to natural disasters, disease and development. The forecast sent orange futures soaring.
• New Law Suppresses Bankruptcy, for Now
  It's been a year since the nation's bankruptcy laws were overhauled. Since then, the number of people filing for bankruptcy has dropped off dramatically. But neither creditors nor bankruptcy attorneys expect the numbers to stay down.
• Cats Manipulated for Allergy Free Use
  So it may be hard to get your cat cloned. We reported this week that a company promising to do that went out of business. However, you still have a chance for a genetically improved cat. An Idaho company claims it can breed cats that do not cause an allergic reaction in people. The company claims that it has changed the protein that causes some people to sneeze, itch or get teary-eyed. You may still get teary-eyed when you see the price: $4,000.
• Venture Capital Fund Strikes it Rich with YouTube
  Sequoia Capital made a large, early bet on the video-sharing Web site YouTube. The Silicon Valley venture capital company has won big in the past with early stakes in Apple, Electronic Arts and Google. This time around, its return on investment is astronomical.

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