March 22, 2012

In This Issue
Prairie Yard & Garden
Your Legislators
Postcards
Women Who Rock
Austin City Limits
Inside Fenway Park
Frontline
NOVA
Grannies on Safari
Cook's Country
Democracy in South Africa
Wolves in Wisconsin

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FEATURED ONLINE EPISODE
PRAIRIE YARD & GARDEN: Growing Grapes
Prairie Yard & Garden: Growing Grapes
 PIONEER LOCAL PROGRAMMING
PRAIRIE YARD & GARDEN: The Pedestrian Garden
Thursday, March 22 at 7:30 p.m.

 

A garden is shared with many pedestrians along a popular walking and biking path.

 

YOUR LEGISLATORS

Thursday, March 22 at 8:00 p.m.


Your Legislators, live from St. Paul, Minn., gives viewers the opportunity to ask questions of their state representatives on issues that matter most to Minnesotans. With a different slate of guests every week, moderator Barry Anderson navigates through the topics of the day.  

 

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POSTCARDS: Willmar Artists

Sunday, March 25 at 7:00 p.m.


Two well-known Willmar artists are masters of their crafts: painting and woodcarving. 

 

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COMING UP ON PIONEER
WOMEN WHO ROCK

Friday, March 23 at 9:00 p.m.


Trace the indelible mark that amazing women musicians, from Bessie Smith to Janis Joplin to Lady Gaga, have made on America's soundtrack.

 

AUSTIN CITY LIMITS: Coldplay

Saturday, March 24 at 10:00 p.m.


Grammy-winners Coldplay perform selections from their newest LP, Mylo Xyloto. 

  

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INSIDE FENWAY PARK: AN ICON AT 100

Monday, March 26 at 9:00 p.m.


Celebrate the centennial of Fenway Park, one of Boston's most popular attractions and a landmark for baseball fans everywhere.  

  

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FRONTLINE: Murdoch's Scandal

Tuesday, March 27 at 9:00 p.m.


Follow the battle over the future of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation, his reputation and his family's fortunes.  

  

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NOVA: Cracking Your Genetic Code

Wednesday, March 28 at 8:00 p.m.


What will it mean when most of us can afford to have the information in our DNA-all six billion chemical letters of it-read, stored and available for analysis?  

  

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PIONEER CREATE
GRANNIES ON SAFARI: India

Saturday, March 24 at 7:00 p.m.  

 

The Season 3 opener tours India, beginning in New Delhi. Included are Agra, home of the Taj Maha, and the cultural hub of Jaipur.
COOK'S COUNTRY: Grilling

Sunday, March 25 at 6:00 p.m.


Learn how to make delicious grilled thin-cut pork chops, grilled potato hobo packs and grilled lemon chicken. 
PIONEER MINNESOTA
DEMOCRACY IN SOUTH AFRICA

Monday, March 26 at 8:00 p.m. 


South Africa's democracy is discussed with Barbara Masekela, South Africa's ambassador to the United States.
WOLVES IN WISCONSIN

Thursday, March 29 at 8:00 p.m.


The return of the gray wolf to Wisconsin is examined. Included is its history and the controversy surrounding its return. Learn more about a dog breed that's effective against predators like wolves.
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