Kate DiCamillo Draws!
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She's not just an award-winning writer she can draw cartoons, too!
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Tim Walz and Peggy Flanagan on Almanac
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Clip | 17m 3s | Tim Walz and Peggy Flanagan visit Almanac to discuss the legislative session ahead. (17m 3s)
The Wrap | Remembering Stacey Hunter Hecht
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Clip | 4m 56s | David Schultz talked about a scholarship fund to honor the late Almanac panelist. (4m 56s)
Syria Air Strike and the Supreme Court Vote
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Clip | 7m 54s | Political scientists Larry Jacobs and David Schultz weighed in on a dramatic week in D.C. (7m 54s)
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Clip | 4m 28s | Mary Lahammer introduced us to a fresh DFL face in the State Senate. (4m 28s)
Remembering Rondo with Marvin Anderson
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Clip | 9m 33s | We looked both backwards and forward with Rondo Days co-founder Marvin Anderson. (9m 33s)
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Clip | 5m 12s | David Gillette profiled Mitch Pearlstein with the Center of the American Experiment. (5m 12s)
Previewing the Jeronimo Yanez Trial
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Clip | 4m 23s | Strib reporter Chao Xiong previewed the trial of the officer in the Castile shooting. (4m 23s)
Index File Question: What MN Group Made History in 2015?
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Clip | 5m 17s | Hint: it had something to do with Cuba. (5m 17s)
Essay on Solving Traffic Congestion
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Clip | 1m 37s | Essayist Roy Finden expounded on his simple solution to ending our traffic woes. (1m 37s)
Capitol Reporters Assess the Session
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Clip | 12m 14s | Rachel Stassen-Berger, Briana Bierschbach + Heather Carlson formed our reporter group. (12m 14s)
The Wrap: Mary and David Play With Political Props
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Clip | 5m 6s | David Gillette + Mary Lahammer imagine how the legislation session will end. (5m 6s)
Walleye Woes on Lake Mille Lacs
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Clip | 5m 28s | DNR Commissioner Tom Landwehr outlined walleye fishing restrictions this summer. (5m 28s)
St. Paul Police Shooting Aftermath
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Clip | 5m 10s | St Paul NAACP head Dianne Binns gave us her take on the recent shooting of Cordale Handy. (5m 10s)
Rep. Tom Emmer Talks Health Care
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Clip | 8m 48s | 6th District Congressman Tom Emmer discussed the failed attempt to reform health care. (8m 48s)
Rep. Betty McCollum Sizes Up Congress
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Clip | 9m 6s | 4th District Congresswoman Betty McCollum gave us her take on a busy month in D.C. (9m 6s)
Political Panel On Health Care and Tim Walz's Future
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Clip | 8m 57s | Republicans Brian McDaniel + Amy Koch plus DFLers Ellen Anderson + Javier Morillo-Alicea. (8m 57s)
Muslim Lobbying Day at the State Capitol
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Clip | 4m 1s | Mary Lahammer reported on the annual Muslim lobbying day at the State Capitol. (4m 1s)
The Index File Features Dylan and ????
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Clip | 5m 48s | We have the full answer to our 1975 Index File question. Then a tune by Chastity Brown. (5m 48s)
Adia Morris Is Not a Fan Of Spiders and Their Ilk
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Clip | 1m 40s | In her monthly essay, Adia Morris made clear she doesn’t like fungus gnats. (1m 40s)
The Wrap | A Cantus Bonus Song
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Clip | 5m 27s | Cantus treated all of us to a third song as a preview for next week’s concerts. (5m 27s)
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Clip | 6m 53s | Reps Paul Torkelson and Frank Hornstein debated how to fund highway and transit work. (6m 53s)
Political Panel Talks Transportation and DC Politics
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Clip | 12m 50s | Republicans Gregg Peppin + Phil Krinkie square off with DFLers Sarah Walker + Mike Hatch. (12m 50s)
A Kate Gibson Essay on 'The College'
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Clip | 1m 38s | Kate Gibson and her three year old are talking a LOT these days about college. (1m 38s)
Index File: Cora Napier & Cantus
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Clip | 7m 7s | We reveal who Cora Napier was and then we all got to hear Cantus sing another tune. (7m 7s)
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Clip | 10m 31s | Steve Schier, Kathryn Pearson + Dan Hofrenning analyzed the historic health care non-vote. (10m 31s)
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Clip | 4m 24s | Mary Lahammer talked about several new memorials at and near the state capitol. (4m 24s)
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Clip | 6m 5s | Cantus previewed their upcoming spring concerts with us live in studio. (6m 5s)
The Wrap | HealthPartners CEO Mary Brainerd
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Clip | 4m 53s | David Gillette talks with HealthPartners CEO Mary Brainerd about the future of health care (4m 53s)
St. Paul Police Diversity Push
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Clip | 4m 57s | St. Paul Police Sr. Commander John Lozoya outlines his department’s new diversity push. (4m 57s)
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Clip | 4m 10s | Rep. Rod Hamilton goes public this week with a very personal piece of legislation. (4m 10s)
Retiring HealthPartners CEO Mary Brainerd
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Clip | 7m 25s | HealthPartners head Mary Brainerd discusses health care changes during her tenure. (7m 25s)
Kevin Kling St. Patricks Day Essay
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Clip | 2m 30s | On this St. Patrick’s Day guess what kind of story Kevin Kling tells us (2m 30s)
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Clip | 4m 16s | Who was Cora Napier? After our history question we play a tune by Irish singer Mary Black (4m 16s)
First Term Lawmakers Panel And Pay Raise Politics
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Clip | 12m 6s | Republicans Barb Haley and Paul Anderson plus DFLers Matt Little and Fue Lee joined us. (12m 6s)
Congressman Erik Paulsen on Health Care
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Clip | 8m 31s | Third District Congressman Erik Paulsen talks with us about health care and tax policy. (8m 31s)
Changing Understanding of Lyme Disease
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Clip | 5m 6s | David Gillette explores the new understanding of the role mice play in Lyme Disease. (5m 6s)
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Clip | 5m 46s | New Almanac staffer Caissa Casarez filled in some bio details and then played us a tune. (5m 46s)
We Go Hog Wild in the Index File Section
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Clip | 4m 49s | We answered last week's question about the Tonight Show then played a Cantus tune for you. (4m 49s)
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Clip | 5m 18s | Paul Douglas talked about historic early tornadoes, our wimpy winter and windy weather. (5m 18s)
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Clip | 1m 12s | Roy Finden laid out his plans for entertainment at next year's Super Bowl 52. (1m 12s)
Preview of MN Opera's "Dinner At Eight"
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Clip | 7m 16s | Composer William Bolcom talked about his new opera and soprano Mary Evelyn Hangley sang. (7m 16s)
Political Panel Addresses Health Care and Pay Hikes
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Clip | 9m 52s | Republicans Brian LeClair + Annette Meeks plus DFLers Abou Amara + Katharine Tinucci. (9m 52s)
Minnesota Legislative Pay Increases by $14,000
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Clip | 4m 11s | Legislative Salary Council Chair Tom Stinson explained hiking lawmaker pay to $45,000. (4m 11s)
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Clip | 4m 36s | Mary Lahammer showed us that state data privacy issues defy tidy partisan labels. (4m 36s)
Sunday Liquor Sales Bill Passes
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Clip | 4m 12s | Mary Lahammer gave us the history of the long quest to approve Sunday alcohol sales. (4m 12s)
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Clip | 4m 39s | Will the ban on Sunday car sales end? Scott Lambert from MN Auto Dealers Assoc. hopes not. (4m 39s)
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Clip | 12m 23s | We talked with capitol reporters Rachel Stassen-Berger, Brian Bakst and Kyle Potter. (12m 23s)
The Mystery of the Devils Kettle Falls on the North Shore
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Clip | 4m 47s | DNR hydrologist Jeff Green explained the mysterious actions of a North Shore waterfall. (4m 47s)
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Clip | 5m 33s | We delivered snappy answers to last week's history question and asked another one. (5m 33s)
The Difficult U.S.-Russia Relationship
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Clip | 6m 38s | Nick Hayes from St. John's University talked about tense U.S-Russia politics. (6m 38s)
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