Wednesday, May 28, 2008

TTT#0822-MediaReform#2

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Hundreds of trench workers in alternative and grassroots media will come together for the National Conference on Media Reform with powerhouses in the field – Bill Moyers, Amy Goodman, Arianna Huffington, Phil Donohue, Robert McChesney, Juan Gonzalez, Laura Flanders, Tim Wu, Rosa Clemente, and FCC Commissioners Michael Copps and Jonathan Adelstein. We will be talking with all of them and more – live and later on tape – when TTT goes LIVE from the Minneapolis Convention Center Friday, June 6th, and recorded on the 7th and 8th...AND...Democracy Day June 5th - the day before – will look at electoral reform and similar issues. But, media reform begins at home and continues long after the conferences. This week’s preview will talk about what steps local grassroots media types plan to take to make our local media relevant to the Twin Cities and its real people. CALL US: 612-341-0980 TTT’s Andy Driscoll and Lynnell Mickelsen will talk with planners and reformers here and nationally to talk about the Media Reform and Democracy Day events coming up – and the work we expect to do when everyone else leaves town. GUESTS: • NANCY DOYLE BROWN – Twin Cities Media Alliance and organizer of a post-conference Reform Action Group. • BRANDON LACY CAMPOS– Liberty Tree Foundation for the Democratic Revolution & Democracy Day organizer • CRAIG AARON, Free Press Communications Director OTHERS POSSIBLE: • AMY GOODMAN, KFAI's DemocracyNOW! • ROBERT MCCHESNEY, Free Press Co-Founder KFAI Radio, 90.3 Minneapolis /106.7 St. Paul / Streamed at KFAI.org A CivicMedia/Minnesota production

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Wednesday, May 21, 2008

TTT#0821-JudicialSelection

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A recent US Supreme Court ruling opened the door to a practice previously prohibited by Minnesota’s Canon of Judicial Ethics. Judicial candidates may no longer be prevented from expressing opinions on issues that may come before the bench, perhaps in the process revealing a bias in favor of one side or another well before the facts are in and a ruling issued. Many legal types see this as turning the entire judicial branch of government into an expensive, nasty politically driven court system. Others insist that traditional elections open debate to reveal bias and make the judiciary more accountable. Former GOVERNOR AL QUIE is spearheading a drive to create a state Constitutional amendment advocates believe addresses both impartiality and electoral accountability – retention elections. TTT’s Andy Driscoll and Lynnell Mickelsen talk with Governor Quie and others about the pluses and minuses of a system that would place only previously incumbent judges before voters, but not directly elect newcomers.

GUESTS: • FORMER GOVERNOR AL QUIE, Board Chair, Minnesotans for Impartial Courts • STATE SEN. ANN REST, Chief Author, Retention Elections bill • PETER NICKITAS, Attorney and member, National Lawyers Guild • MARK CHRONISTER, Director, Minnesotans for Impartial Courts

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Wednesday, May 14, 2008

TTT#0820-Autism101

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AUTISM IN THE CITIES...where is it coming from? And why so much of it? May 14, KFAI Radio, 90.3 Minneapolis /106.7 St. Paul / Streamed @ KFAI.org A CivicMedia/Minnesota production

What is going on here? Incidences of children’s brain disorders appear to be nearly epidemic. 1 of every 150 children are afflicted with some form of autism (1 of every 90 boys). But why? Genetics play a major role, but, more analysts are looking at mercury-bearing vaccines and environmental factors as coincident with massive increases in all sorts of children’s ill health – asthma, ADHD and autism spectrum disorders. Autism, Asperger’s, and related behavioral disorders are seen in light of poor air and water quality, poverty, and immunization vaccines. Not all victims, parents, advocates, researchers and public health officials agree. One item is not in doubt: the explosion in cases of autism and Asperger’s is stirring debate among all of them, some of it very loud and angry, as we struggle with the cause and effect of it all. TTT’s Andy Driscoll and Lynnell Mickelsen talk with parents and professionals – and walking examples of the difficulties faced by children and young adults displaying autistic behavior on this segment
GUESTS: • NANCY HOKKANEN, Parent/Advocate, Autism Spectrum Disorder • ANN HARRINGTON, Autism Services, Minneapolis Public Schools’ Early Childhood Special Education • DAVID WARD/FAYE FISHER-WARD, Parents of two boys with Autism Spectrum Disorder • MARY WHEELER, Executive Director, Autism Society of Minnesota • MARY TOCCO, Anti-Vaccine Advocate

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Wednesday, May 07, 2008

TTT#0819-MidtownEnergyPT2

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MAY 7: THE MIDTOWN ENERGY ISSUE: Green or Black? Part II A CivicMedia/Minnesota production How much is too much? We continue our discussion of the volatile Midtown Eco-Energy Project, this week concentrating on air emissions - their composition and their cumulative impact on Minneapolis' Phillips and surrounding neighborhoods. Is this an innovative biomass energy generator in the making? Or yet another polluting facility among many in the city's already suffering core neighborhoods? Might this idea be better considered for another venue? Or is burning any material a danger to populated areas? What impact does such a heavy financial stake have on Midtown's owners' lives and future security if this goes down? Does it really matter on balance?

TTT’s Andy Driscoll and Lynnell Mickelsen continue to discuss all sides of the issues with key players and the reporter covering them. GUESTS: • JOHN DYBVIG, aide to SCOTT BENSON, Minneapolis City Councilmember, Chair, Energy, Environment & Technology Committee • KIM HAVEY, Partner, Midtown Eco-Energy Project/Kandiyohi Development Partners • CAROL PASS, President, EPIC (East Phillips Improvement Coalition) • JULLONNE GLAD, Minneapolis Residents for Clean Air • DAVID MORRIS, Executive VP, Institute for Local Self-Reliance

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