Digitization made possible by the State of Minnesota Legacy Amendment’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund, approved by voters in 2008.
February 5, 1997 - A State Senate panel has approved a bill to allocate 20-million dollars from the General Fund to pay for emergency snow removal. Minnesota Public Radio's Karen-Louise Boothe reports: Those who testified before the Transportation Budget Division, didn't even have the LANGUAGE to explain the hardships they're living with...the video and the photographs coming out of the regions hardest hit by winters storms say it best. Senate minority leader Dean Johnson says the constituents in his western minnesota district are living under duress:
February 5, 1997 - Apple computer is reaching back to its roots. The company has announced a broad restructuring that reunites co-founders Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak with the troubled computer maker. Jobs and Wozniak will serve as advisors to Apple chairman Gilbert Amelio and serve on Apple's executive committee.
February 5, 1997 - Many Minnesota educators are embracing President Clinton's call to make college-level education available for everyone. In his State of the Union address Tuesday night, Clinton said at least two years of college should become as universal as a high school education is now. Local educators say it's an achievable goal.... as long as the funding is there. Minnesota Public Radio's Tim Pugmire reports... President Clinton says his number one priority for the next four years is to ensure all Americans have the best education in the world. His goals include enabling every 18-year-old to go to college, and every adult
February 5, 1997 - A Senate panel today approved money to provide emergency food for the state's snow-bound deer population despite objections from the Department of Natural Resources. Minnesota Public Radio's Martin Kaste reports.
February 6, 1997 - One of Minnesota's most visible personalities, WCCO TV Anchor Colleen Needles, is accusing station officials of sexual discrimination and sexual harassment. Needles also says her supervisor retaliated when she complained internally. General Manager Jan McDaniel says station officials acted honorably, made every effort to address Needles' concerns, and believe her accusation is without merit. The story was well-covered by all the competing stations last night, and wound up on the front page of both dailies today. Dave Nimmer teaches journalism at the University of St. Thomas. He worked at W-C-C-O T-V for many years. We asked him if the other media overplayed the story.
February 6, 1997 - In case you haven't noticed, this is Sweeps Week, when all the commericial broadcasters bring out the programming they think will bring them the biggest audiences and the biggest advertising dollar. Here's a sample of what Channels Four and Five were offering yesterday.
February 6, 1997 - Ellen Bravo is the executive director of 9 to 5, national grassroots organization that helps working women fight for economic justice. She's also the co-author of the "9 to 5 Guide to Combatting Sexual Harassment". We asked Bravo what kinds of complaints her office gets about sexual discrimination in media organizations: Ellen Bravo is the executive director of 9 to 5, based in Milwaukee. Tomorrow morning on Midmorning, Paula Schroeder hosts a call-in on harassment in the workplace. That's tomorrow at 9:00 on MIDMORNING. Sun 28-MAY 20:51:50 MPR NewsPro Archive - Wed 04/1
February 6, 1997 - The films of Kenji Mizoguchi are known for their long takes, compassionate view of women, and uncompromising social realism. But the problem is that his films are not that well known. Mizoguchi, considered one of the most important directors of all time, was born at the turn of the century in Tokyo. He died in 1956, having made as many as 86 movies. On Friday, the Walker Art Center and the U-Film Society begin showing a selection of Mizoguchi. We asked Marlena Gonzales Tamrong, an associate film curator at the Walker, and Kinji Akagawa, a Japanese-born artist and teacher, into the studio to help us understand Mizoguchi's films and their impact. Marlena Gonzales Tamrong is an associate film curator at
February 6, 1997 - A debate over a proposed large-scale dairy feedlot west of the Twin Cities moves to the courtroom today. A Wright County environmental group is suing the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, arguing the MPCA should do further study on the potential environmental effects of what could be Minnesota's largest dairy farm. Minnesota Public Radio's Laura McCallum reports.
February 7, 1997 - Midday examines aviation safety with pilot and author John Nance, a commercial pilot and a Lt. Colonel in the Air Force Reserves. He's written a number of aviation thrillers, the most recent, Medusa's Child. Nance also answers listeners call-in questions.