Digitization made possible by the State of Minnesota Legacy Amendment’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund, approved by voters in 2008.
February 13, 1997 - With this week's legislative agreement to hammer out a plan for statewide testing of students, many Minnesotans are asking what will be done with the test results. One suggestion a conference committee will consider is proposed by a central Minnesota lawmaker. D-F-L'er Joe Opatz wants the tests to be used to gauge whether students' scores improve at each school, reward schools that show improvement, and provide help and possibly punish those that don't. Minnesota Public Radio's Laura McCallum reports... --------------------------------------------------------- | D-CART ITEM: 7258 | TIME: 3:56 | OUTCUE: s.o.c. --------------------------------------------------------- S
February 13, 1997 - The University of Minnesota is one of the state's largest landowners and, thus, a big neighbor. Some residents of a Minneapolis neighborhood would like the U to be a better neighbor and agree to sell some of its surplus Minneapolis campus property to homeowners. The residents want a mix of housing to try create what some call an urban village environment. They are concerned the U will sell to the highest bidder which in this case may be a developer who wants to tear down the houses. Minnesota Public Radio's Dan Olson has more. The developer is Dinnaken Properties owned by James Cargill, Sr. a former executive of Cargill the global commodity processing and trading company. The neighborhood is what generations of U students know as Stadium Village - a collection of businesses, apartments and houses where the best known intersection is Oak Street and Washington Avenue. The U intends
February 14, 1997 - When commentator Gary Eustace drives to and from work, each day's commute provides a new and unique story... all he has to do, is look. Gary Eustace is a social worker who lives and writes in Hibbing.
February 14, 1997 - In this age dominated by electronic communication, many people say telling and listening to stories is a meaningful way to connect with other people. They say storytelling is a simple pleasure in an often hectic world. Minnesota Public Radio's Holly Nelson has this report.
February 14, 1997 - Of course today is Valentine's Day...and love seems to be in the air. If you'd like to continue your celebration into tomorrow night...you might want to check out the Walker Art Center's 4th Annual LOVE BASH. This year the show features performers all over the age of 40. This fact is the inspiration behind the show's title--"Mid-life Love Bash!" Leslie Ball hosts this ecletic evening. She proudly reveals she is over 40--42 to be exact. She says she's happier in this new decade and also has a new outlook on love.... Leslie Ball sat down with Minnesota Public Radio's Greta Cunningham at the Walker Art Center's GALLERY 8 RESTAURANT to chat about--LOVE... | D-CART ITEM: 7581 | TIME: 5:26 | OUTCUE: "..math in a while.
February 14, 1997 - MPR’s Bill Wareham reports on Mayor Sharon Sayles Belton State of the City address. Sayles Belton described Minneapolis as a strong, vibrant place, but also stated a need of stronger efforts to reduce gang violence. In addition to crime prevention, the mayor also highlighted education and economic development efforts.
February 14, 1997 - Your regional baby bell says it needs to hike prices to easy telephone congestion caused by internet users, and a McDonald's in France puts the Mcinternet on the menu.
February 14, 1997 - Strike the flint of holocaust revisionism, the belief the Holocaust never happened, against the steel of the free speech rights guaranteed by the first amendment, and you set off the sparks that fly in the Illusion Theater's latest production. "Denial" is a play written by former Minneapolis resident and Jerome Fellowship winner Peter Sagal to explore his own Jewish identity and the limitations of the first amendment. Minnesota Public Radio's Chris Roberts has more.
February 17, 1997 - This time of year one might envy Roseville resident Cindy Herman. Herman is spending her winter in sunny climes aboard a cruise ship, and she's getting paid for it. Herman is the only woman drummer, now music director, for a cruise line, in her case Crystal Cruises. As part of our series called Odd Jobs, Mary Stucky visited with Herman recently while she was spending a few days off here at home. Herman says she got her start in the Roseville school music program.
February 17, 1997 - Teens comment on teen smoking laws.