RuralMn Radio Archives

October 2010

• About the Center, Part 1, 10/13/10
• About the Center, Part 2, 10/20/10
• Doings in rural England, 10/27/10

September 2010

• Back to school, 9/1/10
• Harvest time, 9/8/10
• Views from the candidates, 9/15/10
• Annual broadband survey results, 9/22/10
• Preparing for disaster, 9/29/10

August 2010

• Live from Farm Fest, gubernatorial debate, 8/4/10
• After the primary, 8/11/10
• TeleWorks, 8/18/10
• Midwest Rural Assembly, 8/25/10

July 2010

• Farm Fest 2010, 7/7/10
• Regional Competitiveness at Farm Fest,7/14/10
• Ag update, 7/21/10
• County fair time, 7/28/10

June 2010

• Impact of European troubles on us, 6/2/10
• School broadband study, 6/9/10
• School broadband study, part 2, 6/16/10
• Regional competitiveness one year later, 6/23/10

May 2010

• The changing face of the legislature, 5/5/10
• Meeting in the Midwest, 5/12/10
• End of session, 5/19/10
• Budget holes, 5/26/10

April 2010

• Role of health insurance in economic development, 4/7/10
• Rural capital, Part 1, 4/14/10
• Rural capital, Part 2, 4/21/10
• Governor’s race, 4/28/10

March 2010

• Looking at the budget forecast, 3/3/10
• U.S. Census, Part 2, 3/10/10
• The legislature so far, 3/17/10
• School broadband, 3/24/10
• Saving human capital for small towns, 3/31/100

February 2010

• Legislative preview, 2/3/10
• What the U.S. Census means to us, 2/17/10
• The State of Manufacturing, 2/24/10

January 2010

• New year, new challenges, 1/6/10
• Reporting from the Rural Policy Network, 1/13/10
• Rural Policy Network, Part 2, 1/20/10
• Dealing with cuts for higher ed, 1/27/10

December 2009

• Rail in Minnesota, 12/2/09
• The State of Manufacturing, 12/9/09
• Another look at high-speed Internet, 12/16/09
• A look back at 2009, 12/23/09
• A look forward to 2010, 12/30/09

November 2009

• Missing meals: Talking with Second Harvest, Part 1, 11/4/09
• Missing meals: Talking with Second Harvest, Part 2, 11/11/09
• The rural economy, 11/18/09
• What we’re thankful for, 11/25/09

October 2009

• Technology challenges for Minnesota, 10/7/09
• Economic stimulus in Minnesota, 10/14/09
• Agriculture updates, 10/21/09
• Legacy tax generating funds for the arts in rural areas, 10/28/09

September 2009

• Unemployment this Labor Day, 9/2/09
• The start of a new school year, 9/9/09
• Two hot topics: H1N1 and unemployment, 9/16/09
• What’s new with the governor’s race, 9/23/09
• Community supported farming, 9/30/09

August 2009

• Midwest Rural Assembly, 8/5/09
• Feelings running high around health care, 8/12/09
• Talking health care, Part 1, 8/19/09
• Talking health care, Part 2, 8/26/09

July 2009

• Talking breweries, 7/1/09
• Talking wineries, 7/8/09
• County fairs and community festivals, 7/15/09
• The cost of gas in rural Minnesota, 7/22/09
• Going to Farm Fest, 7/29/09

June 2009

• A wide-open governor’s race, 6/3/09
• Introducing Yvonne Simon, 6/10/09
• The unallotment process, 6/17/09
• Cost of living and the price of gas, 6/24/09

May 2009

• The value of tourism, 5/6/09
• Regional Competitiveness, 5/13/09
• The unallotment process, 5/20/09
• Global agriculture, 5/27/09

April 2009

• U.S. Census one year out, part 1, 4/1/09
• U.S. Census one year out, part 2, 4/8/09
• New study on rural schools, 4/15/09
• Legislative wind down, 4/22/09
• Influenza outbreak, 4/29/09

March 2009

• Looking at state revenue, 3/4/09
• Changing the way we measure unemployment, 3/11/09
• Thinking about after the recession, 3/18/09
• Newspapers in the community, 3/25/09

January 2009

• Outlook for 2009, 1/7/09
• State-to-state collaboration, 1/14/09
• And now to work, 1/21/09
• The budget dilemma, 1/28/09

February 2009

• Education research for rural schools, 2/4/09
• The rural share of the stimulus package, 2/11/09
• Tell us what’s going on, 2/17/09
• Talking Census of Agriculture, 2/25/09

December 2008

• Minnesota’s projected deficit, Part 1, 12/3/08
• Minnesota’s projected deficit, Part 2, 12/10/08
• Talking more economics, Part 1, 12/17/08
• Talking more economics, Part 2, 12/24/08
• Year-end wrap up and review, 12/31/08

November 2008

• Rural America and the president-elect, 11/5/08
• The Center’s new executive director, Part 1, 11/12/08
• The Center’s new executive director, Part 2, 11/19/08
• New issue of Rural Minnesota Journal, 11/26/08

October 2008

• The credit crisis, Part 1, 10/1/08
• The credit crisis, Part 2, 10/8/08
• Rural credit, Part 1, 10/15/08
• Rural credit, Part 2, 10/22/08
• Rural networking, 10/29/08

September 2008

• A prepared workforce, 9/3/08
• Reviewing the new Farm Bill, Part 1, 9/10/08
• Reviewing the new Farm Bill, Part 2, 9/17/08
• Reviewing the new Farm Bill, Part 3, 9/24/08

August 2008

• Upcoming ag policy research, 8/6/08
• Demographics and voter turnout, 8/13/08
• Building alliances between rural and urban, 8/20/08
• Regional competitiveness, 8/27/08

July 2008

• Housing in Greater Minnesota Part 1, 7/2/08
• Housing in Greater Minnesota Part 2, 7/9/08
• Housing in Greater Minnesota Part 3, 7/16/08
• Looking through a rural lens, 7/23/08
• Transportation funding blues, 7/30/08

June 2008

• Energy security, 6/4/08
• Education research, 6/11/08
• Thoughts on the governor’s race 2010, 6/18/08
• The next Rural Minnesota Journal, 6/25/08

May 2008

• Rural Internet study, 5/7/08
• Comparing rural Minnesota and England, 5/14/08
• Legislative wrap, 5/21/08
• Bioscience in Minnesota, 5/28/08

April 2008

• Early childhood development, 4/2/08
• Competitive advantage, 4/9/08
• What now for the bonding bill?, 4/16/08
• The arts and the economy, 4/23/08
• The arts and the economy Part 2 , 4/30/08

March 2008

• The bonding bill, 3/5/08
• A talk with State Economist Tom Stinson, 3/12/08
• Tom Stinson Part 2, 3/19/08
• Nursing, 3/26/08

February 2008

• Legislative session begins, 2/6/08
• Farm Bill 101, 2/13/08
• Farm Bill 101 Part 2, 2/20/08
• Gas tax, 2/27/08

January 2008

• Happy New Year, 1/2/08
• New Hampshire mania, 1/9/08
• The WalMart Effect, 1/16/08
• Local food, 1/23/08
• Super Tuesday, 1/30/08

December 2007

• Developing small businesses, 12/05/07
• The Center’s strategic plan, 12/12/07
• Know your numbers, 12/19/07
• Wind energy, 12/26/07

November 2007

• The arts and economic development, 11/28/07

October 2007

• Rural Economic Development Part 1, 10/3/07
• Rural Economic Development Part 2, 10/10/07
• Tim Penny, 10/17/07
• Rural Minnesota Journal, 10/24/07
• Predictions, 10/31/07

September 2007

• Introducing Louis Hohlfeld, 9/5/07
• What the Center is doing now, 9/19/07
• Strategic planning for the Center, 9/26/07

August 2007

• The future of the Farm Bill, 8/1/07
• Visiting with legislators from other states, 8/8/07
• Minnesota’s micropolitan suburbs, 8/15/07
• Upper Midwest Rural Health Conference, 8/22/07
• Thanks and good night, 8/29/07

July 2007

• The political influence of rural America, 7/4/07
• Three Minnesotas, 7/11/07
• Economic diversity, 7/18/07
• Farm Bill 2007, 7/25/07

June 2007

• The future of ethanol, 6/6/07
• Considering the new Farm Bill, 6/13/07
• Will there be a special session? 6/20/07
• The first National Rural Assembly, 6/27/07

May 2007

• Minnesota’s energy mandate, 5/2/07
• Local foods, 5/9/07
• Special session, 5/16/07
• The rural community, 5/23/07
• Session wrap-up, 5/30/07

April 2007

• Transportation issues at the Legislature, 4/4/07
• The digital divide in 2007, 4/11/07
• 2006 Census estimates, 4/18/07
• Conference committees at the Legislature,4/25/07

March 2007

• New Rural Minnesota Journal, 3/7/07
• Session update, 3/14/07
• Property tax study, 3/21/07
• Omnibus bills, 3/28/07

February 2007

• Health care in rural Minnesota, 2/7/07
• Property tax relief, 2/14/07
• Telecommunications in Minnesota, 2/21/07
• DM&E railroad, 2/28/07

January 2007

• Do we have a rural policy? 1/3/07
• The future of our very small communities,
part 1, 1/10/07
• The future of our very small communities,
part 2, 1/17/07
• Reviewing the Governor’s budget, 1/24/07
• Micropolitan communities, 1/31/07