Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• McClatchy selling Star Tribune
  For the second time this year, a Twin Cities daily newspaper is changing hands. This time, the McClatchy Corporation is selling the Star Tribune to a private equity firm called Avista Capital Partners.7:20 a.m.
• Higher ed counting on a big boost from Legislature
  The state's higher education institutions dare to envision a legislative session that could help stem increases in tuition.7:25 a.m.
• "The Code" of fighting in hockey
  Why hockey fights are an important part of the game.7:50 a.m.
• A most memorable year
  Some stories are big stories, some are memorable, some are both. MPR journalists each selected a story or show that was their most memorable work of 2006.8:25 a.m.
• Building blocks for social change
  A new organization in Minneapolis is trying to do something about race-based violence and bullying in schools. Project Legos considers itself the next generation of civil rights organizations.8:55 a.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• Why Do NBA Fights Generate More Media Attention?
  The National Basketball Association received quite a bit of criticism recently when players from the New York Knicks and Denver Nuggets traded punches on the court. There are a number of reasons that NBA fights earn more attention than fights in baseball or the NFL. One of the reasons is race.
• Cycling Ends Ugly Year with Questions Unresolved
  Professional cycling suffered another year of doping scandals, highlighted by trouble at the 2006 Tour de France. The race winner tested positive for testosterone during the race. And several top riders were barred from participating even before the Tour started.
• Miami's Cuban Exile Community Evolves Again
  The history of Miami's Cuban exile community has been one of successive migrations. First came the group from 1959, just after the revolution. Then came the Mariel boat lift in 1980. That was followed by the rafter crisis in the 1990s. Now, slowly and quietly, the exile community is changing again.
• Ford Thrust into Short, Eventful Presidential Term
  Gerald Ford had the distinction of being the only President never to have been elected president or vice president. He was a 13-term Republican congressman from Michigan who rose through the ranks to become House minority leader.
• Asia Earthquake Threat Hangs Over World Markets
  Scientists say Asia is at risk for at least two more massive quakes. One near the source of the 2004 tsunami, the other threatens Tokyo. When they come, the quakes could impact world financial markets.
• Iran Moves on Enrichment Despite Sanctions
  The U.N. Security Council passed sanctions against Iran last weekend in an attempt to hinder the Islamic country's nuclear program. Iran has vowed to continue its uranium enrichment activities despite the sanctions.
• Ford Remembered for Nixon Pardon
  President Gerald Ford's pardon of former President Richard Nixon is seen by many as the defining act of his brief tenure in the White House. But Ford made a series of important decisions, including the appointment of Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens.
• Corporate Teams Grow Outside the Office
  Corporate team building exercises can involve activities as diverse as NASCAR racing and mountain climbing.
• Extreme Workers Push the Limits of Endurance
  There are a lot of highly paid workers putting in up to 100-hour work-weeks, and they're doing it by choice. Workplace columnist Lisa Belkin of The New York Times talks about new research on extreme workers.
• Children Work Amidst the Violence Plaguing Iraq
  The war in Iraq has taken a toll on that nation's children. Poor families are forcing their children to work. Sometimes child labor is a family's only source of income.
• Ford Presided Over the End of Watergate, Vietnam
  The country's 38th president, Gerald Ford, has died at age 93. John Robert Greene, author of three books on the Ford presidency, talks about how the former president handled the fallout from Watergate, and the end of the Vietnam war.
• Stan Lee on Realism in the World of Comic Heroes
  Stan Lee reflects on a lifetime of creating comics, including some imperfect superheroes. Spiderman, one of Lee's best known characters, was human first and super second. Lee tells Renee Montagne how he brought realism to a fantasy world.
• President Ford Seen as a Steady Political Hand
  The country's 38th president has died. Gerald Ford was 93. Ford was initially seen as a caretaker for the presidency -- the bridge between a disgraced Richard Nixon and the next man elected to the White House, Jimmy Carter.
• Edge of the Rez: A Philly Husband, a Navajo Wife
  Doctor Frank Armao grew up in Philadelphia. His wife, Fena, was born on a Navajo reservation. The cross-cultural couple has had to learn to respect each other's traditions -- as well as to pass them on to their three children.
• Speechwriter Robert Orben Remembers Ford
  Robert Orben served as a special assistant to President Ford, running the White House speech-writing office. He tells Renee Montagne about what it was like to work closely with Ford.

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