August 20, 2008
Event, Keynote Speakers
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Mark Halperin, author of The Undecided Voter’s Guide to the Next President and editor-at-large and senior political analyst for Time Magazine, appeared as part of the Saint Paul-itics program to give a speech titled, “Covering the 2008 Election: Perspective from the Frontlines.”
Minnesota Public Radio recorded the event and broadcast it the following day on its Midday program.
You can listen to the speech here, or click over to MPR’s web site to listen and find more campaign-related information.
July 28, 2008
Event, Keynote Speakers
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August 18, 2008
7 p.m., Founders Hall, Metropolitan State University / Dayton’s Bluff Library
Covering the 2008 Election: Perspective from the Frontlines
Mark Halperin, editor-at-large and senior political analyst for TIME, covers politics, elections and debates for the magazine and TIME.com and is the creator and author of TIME.com’s The Page, a definitive source for the latest news on politics.
On Halperin’s authored website, The Page, visitors will find a one-stop destination that provides the latest political stories, campaign ads, TV clips, videos and campaign reactions from every news source, along with his own analysis.
Prior to joining TIME in April 2007, Halperin worked at ABC News for nearly 20 years, where he covered five presidential elections and served as political director from November 1997 to April 2007. He remains a political analyst for ABC News, and is the author of The Undecided Voter’s Guide to the Next President, and the co-author of The Way to Win: Taking the White House in 2008.
Book signing to follow.
Free tickets available online.
June 13, 2008
Comedy, Event, Keynote Speakers
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August 26, 2008
7:00 p.m., Hillcrest Auditorium - Highland Park Library/ Hillcrest Recreation Center auditorium
A Political Conversation for Everyone
Bill Arnold, Triple Espresso playwright and performer, will chat about the lighter side of politics and inspire individuals and groups to be more civically involved in unique and fun ways.
Free tickets available online.
June 13, 2008
Event, Keynote Speakers
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August 19, 2008
7:00 p.m., Metro State Auditorium - Dayton’s Bluff Library/ Metropolitan State University Founders Hall
The 2008 Election: What’s at Stake?
Susan Estrich, a legal and political analyst and author, is one of the nation’s leading legal scholars and public intellectuals. She regularly appears on Fox News where she is known for her quick wit and humor.
Estrich is the Robert Kingsley professor of Law and Political Science at the University of Southern California. She was named one of the most influential public intellectuals of the century.
The first woman to run a national presidential campaign, the first female president of The Harvard Law Review and the youngest woman to be tenured at Harvard Law School, Estrich has paved the way for countless woman to attain positions of leadership.
A senior advisor to four presidential campaigns, Estrich is a regular contributor to The Washington Post, Newsweek, Glamour and Slate.
Books by Estrich include “Real Rape,” Getting Away with Murder: How Politics is Destroying the Criminal Justice System” and “Dealing with Dangerous Offenders.” Her latest book, “Sex and Power,” looks at the division of power between men and women in the American workforce.
Free tickets available online.
June 13, 2008
Event, Keynote Speakers
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August 12, 2008
7 p.m., Metro State Auditorium - Dayton’s Bluff Library / Metropolitan State University Founders Hall
Do Political Conventions Matter Anymore?
Tom Hauser, Chief Political Reporter, KSTP Eyewitness News, will provide an inside look at the presidential race and talk about upcoming national conventions and if they matter as much as they used to.
Free tickets available online.
June 13, 2008
Event, Keynote Speakers
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August 5, 2008
7 p.m., Hillcrest Auditorium - Highland Park Library/Hillcrest Recreation Center auditorium
The Citizen Solution: How You Can Make a Difference
Harry C. Boyte, a nationally known community organizer and activist, will present his new book, The Citizen Solution: How You Can Make a Difference. Harry Boyte is the author of several books, and a senior fellow at the Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota.
Check out Harry Boyte’s Blog page: http://blog.lib.umn.edu/cdc/bythepeople/
Tickets no longer available.
Request Citizen Solution: How You Can Make a Difference from the Saint Paul Public Library.
