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January 28, 1997 - MPR’s Chris Roberts reports that the battle lines that marked the fight over passage of Minnesota’s Human Rights Bill have not gone away. Roberts interviews numerous individuals on the law’s effect.
January 28, 1997 - Bishop Peter Storey is on the selection committee for South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation commission. He's in the Twin Cities to lecture on South Africa's healing process, and he agrees that momentum is now building in the search for truth. Bishop Peter Storey is on the selection committee for South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation commission. He speaks at 8 tonite at Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church at 511 Groveland Avenue in Minneapolis. Tomorrow morning at 9-30, he'll speak at Hamline University; and Thursday evening, he'll be at Luther Seminary at 7-30. Sun 28-MAY 20:56:17 MPR NewsPro Archive - Wed 04/11/2001
January 28, 1997 - State education officials say they want more students out of classrooms learning about life in the real world. The Minnesota Department of Children, Families and Learning is preparing to launch a 23-million dollar school-to-work project. It's aimed at creating new educational experiences relevant to life and work...and giving students the skills needed to enter the workforce. Minnesota Public Radio's Tim Pugmire reports... --------------------------------------------------------- | D-CART ITEM: 0626 | TIME: 6:05 | OUTCUE: s.o.c. --------------------------------------------------------- It's an ageold problem...and an age old childhood excuse... students lose interest in learning when the subject seems irrelavant. The school-to-work movement tries to spark interest
January 28, 1997 - pronouncer Rahr= RAHr A Minneapolis based malting company plans to pay farmers and landowners to reduce polluted runoff into the Minnesota River. In return for helping clean up sources of pollution upstream, Rahr (RAHr) Malting Company has obtained permission from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency to discharge treated wastewater downstream at Shakopee, where the company's plant is located. The deal... trading in so- called discharge "credits" on a river
January 28, 1997 - Deer hunters are defending proposals to provide emergency feed to deer, which are believed to be endangered by the effects of a severe winter in much of Minnesota; but a soon-to-be released study by the Department of Natural Resources, finds last year's highly publicized emergency deer feeding program was costly and not very effective. Minnesota Public Radio's Bob Kelleher reports from Duluth: The study of last year's emergency deer feeding program finds that the one-point-two million dollar effort reached only a small percentage of the state's deer herd, but took an inordinate amount of time and personnel from other DNR wildlife and programs. Emergency deer feeding is not an effective policy, according to Dave Schad, DNR Wildlife Program Manager
January 28, 1997 - DFL Senator, and Attorney General candidate, Ember Reichgott Junge is proposing legislation this session that takes on the alcohol bottling and packaging industry. Her goal is to reduce the sale of alcohol products SHE says are packaged with under-age drinkers in mind. Minnesota Public Radio's Karen-Louise Boothe reports from the capitol: Walk into most ANY liquor store and you'll notice small vials or cups of sweet-tasting alcohol drinks for sale....often times, they're displayed right at the check-out counter. They're eye-catching NOT because they're bottles of fine wine or aged scotch...they attract attention because they're brightly colored drinks in hues of yellow, orange and blue with names like, "Monkey Bite," "Yellin Melon Balls" and "Oatmeal Cookie." Flavors range
January 28, 1997 - Farmers are getting a break from the I-R-S, which today delayed enforcing a ruling that would strip growers of a big tax break. Before the I-R-S made its announcement today, farmers were apparently barred from using commodity contracts to defer taxes from one year to the next. The I-R-S says it will suspend the ruling to give Congress time to change the law in favor of farmers. In a moment we'll talk with Congressman David Minge about the news, but first, I asked Tom Rothman of the Minnesota Farm Network to help us understand the contracts and the confusion they created. Tom Rothman, farm director of the Minnesota Farm Network. I also called Congressman David Minge, a co-sponsor of a bill to p
January 29, 1997 - Mainstreet Radio’s Mark Steil looks at turnover issues at meatpacking plants in Minnesota. The average worker in the meatpacking industry only stays on the job for a few months. The job is so difficult, dangerous and some might argue downright nasty that many plants hire the equivalent of a new work force each year. That creates problems for towns which host a meatpacking factory, with school enrollments changing constantly and short term housing stretched to the limit.
January 29, 1997 - Minnesota teenager's have a much higher rate of vehicle accidents than other drivers. State officials say the young drivers need more training. So, beginning the first of February, Minnesotan's 18 or younger will need to wait six months between getting their permit and their drivers license. Minnesota Public Radio's Dan Olson reports. There's no waiting period for Minnesota fifteen year olds right now. The minute they get their permit and reach their 16th birthday, they can head for the nearest testing site and try for their license. Wayne Jerrow, a spokesman for the Minnesota Department of Public Safety says the new law requires a six month waiting period in an attempt to give the teens more experience. tape . . . the purpose is to give the young adults more practice time, and practice with their parents, with less risk.
January 29, 1997 - BARNES & NOBLE SAYS IT HAS SIGNED A D