Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• Indian business makes energy on Minnesota prairie
  Even before Gov. Pawlenty's trade mission to India, a few Indian companies dot the landscape in Minnesota.7:20 a.m.
• Can you believe political ads?
  Last week's feud between Rep. Michele Bachmann and local TV stations over an ad raises the question: can voters believe what they see?7:24 a.m.
• Honeycrisp apple losing its patent protection, but not its appeal
  One of Minnesota's icons, the Honeycrisp apple enters a new era next year when its patent expires.7:54 a.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• China Discloses Leadership Lineup
  China's ruling Communist Party announces a new leadership lineup as President Hu Jintao begins his final five-year term in office. Hu appears to have strengthened his grip on power, but is unlikely to make any bold political moves.
• GOP Candidates Take Aim at Each Other
  The Republican presidential candidates' debate in Orlando, Fla., becomes a brawl as they take aim at each other. All are competing to be seen as the heir to President Ronald Reagan's legacy. But in a crowded field, few are willing to follow Reagan's mantra not to attack other Republicans.
• How a Volcano Eruption Wiped Away Summer
  Two centuries ago, an enormous volcanic explosion on an Indonesian island spewed molten rock and clouds of gas into the atmosphere, causing a "year without summer" as far away as America. Within the next millennium, the Earth is due for another such blast.
• Israel Pushes Solar Energy Technology
  Israeli engineers are on the cutting edge of solar energy technology. The Negev desert gets 330 sunny days a year, and some solar energy companies are making billions of dollars abroad. One Israeli company runs several solar plants in California.
• Farmers May Switch Crops Due to Labor Shortage
  Farmers may change their crops due to the shortage of immigrant labor. Of all crops, fresh fruits and vegetables are the most labor intensive. Lettuce, strawberries and broccoli all have to be picked by hand. In Arizona, one farmer passes on chili peppers to plant corn, which is harvested by machine.
• Sioux City Airport Embraces Code
  Like all commercial airports, the one at Sioux City, Iowa is known by a three-letter code: S-U-X. Some people pronounce it "sucks." Years ago city officials tried for a more flattering code but found nothing they liked. So the airport is embracing the slogan: "Fly SUX."
• Wisconsin Bans Archery in Archery Park
  Eau Claire, Wisconsin's Archery Park is for bow-and-arrow enthusiasts. It even has a tower where deer hunters can practice. But last month a nearby resident found an arrow in his yard. So visitors to Archery Park now encounter a sign noting that bows and arrows are prohibited.
• Boston Bests Cleveland, Heads to World Series
  Three years after ending its 86-year title drought, Major League Baseball's Boston Red Sox complete another October comeback by overpowering the Cleveland Indians 11-2 in Game 7 of the American League's championship series. They play the Colorado Rockies for the World Series.
• Web Site Lets Consumers Offset Personal Carbon
  Ecological e-commerce comes by way of a new Web site, the PopTech Carbon Initiative. It's part of the online auction site eBay. First, you calculate the tons of carbon dioxide you use in your life. Then you offset your guilt by giving money to environmental organizations.
• U.S. Bands Jam Sounds of Eastern Europe
  The sounds of Eastern European music is spreading abroad. The group Man Man, from the eastern U.S. city of Philadelphia, is one band getting its influence from the countries of the former communist bloc.
• Life in War: Journalist's Assignment in Iraq Ends
  A radio producer reflects on his years covering the war in Iraq as well as what it's like to live and work in the region. Car bombs, insurgent attacks, kidnappings and civil war were dominant. Further, millions of Iraqis have been either killed or forced to flee the country.
• World Bank Chief Targets Climate Change
  World financial leaders conclude meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. The annual meetings are the first for the World Bank's new president, Robert Zoellick, who says the developed world has to take the lead in helping poor countries with debt and climate change.
• Kurdish Rebels Attack Turkish Force at Border
  Kurdish militants assail Turkish soldiers, leaving at least a dozen people dead and raising fears that Turkey will retaliate by sending troops across the border into Iraq in pursuit of the Kurdish rebels known as the PKK.
• Guest Worker Program Under Review
  Some U.S. farmers face such a labor shortage that they might forego planting. They are the latest group affected by a clash over illegal immigration. With Congress debating how to bring in more labor legally, big farmers, and the Bush administration are looking for answers.
• Poland Ends Twins' Reign, Elects New Prime Minister
  Poland's Prime Minister Jaroslav Kaczynski loses election to Donald Tusk of the Civic Platform opposition party who pledges to get Poland's troops out of Iraq. Kaczynski's twin brother Lech remains president.

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