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Friday, December 22, 2006
Minnesota Public Radio Stories
North Minneapolis mentor is a "mother on a mission"
With pay or without, one determined woman is intent on seeing the young people around her succeed.6:25 a.m.- Winter snow?
Cathy Wurzer talks with University of Minnesota climatologist Mark Seeley about this dry December and the possibility of a little more snow.6:55 a.m. - Is donor fatigue hitting Minnesota charities?
At least one Minnesota charity executive wonders if people may be tapped out.7:20 a.m. 
Workers with criminal backgrounds encouraged to apply for city jobs
The Minneapolis City Council today is scheduled to vote on a resolution that aims to encourage more people with criminal records to apply for city jobs.7:25 a.m.
Holding on to ephemera
Authors and collectors Moira and Leo Harris talk about why it's worthwhile to save ephemera.7:40 a.m.
Powering the holidays
We're all familiar with the benefits of Christmas lights: holiday cheer, and friendly neighborhood competition. But there's another side of the equation: the cost of our holiday lighting obsession.7:45 a.m.- Holiday messages from the faith community
What leaders in the faith community are saying to their congregations this year.7:55 a.m.
National Public Radio Stories
- For Writer Lillian Ross, the Story's in the Details
Author Lillian Ross talks to Steve Inskeep about her techniques and the subjects she has profiled for her work at The New Yorker, where she has been writing since 1945. - Autonomy, Oil Money Underlie Kurdish Goals in Iraq
Iraq's Kurdish leaders, once fierce rivals, have been working together to achieve autonomy for their oil-rich northern region. But, for now, Jalal Talabani and Massoud Barzani realize they must work under a central Iraqi government. - Judd Apatow: Favorite and Forgotten DVDs
Judd Apatow, the man behind The Forty-Year-Old Virgin, shares five of his favorite DVDs and tells why it took so long to get the DVD released for his cult-hit TV show, Freaks and Geeks. - Denver Airport Is Home to Stranded Travelers
Travelers at Denver International Airport have been forced to make themselves at home in the airport after a snow storm shut it down, canceling nearly 2,000 flights. - Russia's Putin Makes Trip to Neighboring Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin makes his first visit to Ukraine in nearly two years. It's a sign that relations are warming between the two countries. Just last year Moscow shut off natural gas supplies to Ukraine during a bitter winter cold spell. - Turkmenistan Rudderless After President's Death
The death of Turkmenistan President Saparmurat Niyazov, also known as Turkmenbashi, or "Father of all Turkmen," leaves a power vacuum in an energy rich nation built around a cult of personality. Niyazov died at age 66, after more than two decades in power. - California Fault Found to be Extra Slippery
The same stuff that makes baby powder silky soft may also be making one of the most dangerous faults on earth extra slippery. Scientists say they have found talc, as in talcum powder, inside the mighty San Andreas fault, which cuts through California. - Mixed-Faith Families Celebrate the Holidays
The Christmas Tree or the Menorah? Or both? For about 2.5 million families of mixed-faith marriages, the holidays are about respecting each others' traditions and balancing the needs of their faiths. - A Perfect Christmas in the Desert
My son's first Christmas was not spent in the snow. There were no trees. There was hardly anything living but the cactus which bristled up through black, wind-sharpened rock. We were a small group of travelers in the Gran Desierto of northern Mexico. - Transfer Charitable Donations Directly from IRAs
Until the end of the year, some Americans can take advantage of a law that lets them donate money directly from their IRA without paying any tax on it. It's a pilot program, but an idea that's been around for years.
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