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News & Features Archive
Saturday, November 7, 2009
The Democratic-controlled House narrowly passed landmark health care legislation Saturday night to expand coverage to tens of millions who lack it and place tough new restrictions on the insurance
industry. A triumphant Speaker Nancy Pelosi likened the legislation to the passage of Social Security in 1935 and Medicare 30 years later.
(11/07/2009)
Gov. Tim Pawlenty dipped his toes into the presidential waters on Saturday night, speaking to a group of Republican activists in Des Moines, Iowa.
(11/07/2009)
When these union workers were protesting the disappearance of their jobs in 1982, the unemployment rate was months away from hitting 10 percent, as it did late last week. The difference between then and now? Americans have more than triple the debt they had then, and less than half the savings.
(11/07/2009)
When Chris Thompson received a free textbook
in his Eyes, Nose and Throat class he took a look at the logo in
the corner and rolled his eyes.
Mountain Goats leader John Darnielle has earned plenty of critical and popular acclaim for his literate lyrics and homages to American music of ages past. Now, as a trio, the Mountain Goats have returned with their 17th album in 18 years as a band, "The Life of the World to Come."
A growing school-breakfast program in St. Paul called Breakfast to Go allows students to grab a free nutritious meal in the cafeteria and take it to class, ensuring more children are eating their morning meal.
Families and friends of the three American hikers detained in Iran will mark the 100-day anniversary of their detention at a candlelight vigil in Minneapolis on Sunday.
With high temperatures in the 50s or even 60s for Minnesota's deer hunting opener on Saturday, anyone who harvests a deer will have to make sure the meat isn't left out in the open for too long.
Midmorning Weekend revisits some of the best recent conversations from the daily call-in program.
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