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August 24, 2000 - Minnesota-based motorcycle maker Excelsior Henderson has a new plan to emerge from bankruptcy. The reorganization plan has received confirmation from a bankruptcy court but has not yet taken effect. The company filed for bankruptcy last winter after defaulting on a $7-million state economic development loan. Minnesota Public Radio's Bill Catlin reports.
August 24, 2000 - The Clinton Administration gave its approval to guidelines that will allow scientists to use federal money in doing research with stem cells from human embryos. The National Institutes of Health issued the guidelines hoping for breakthroughs in treating diseases like Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and diabetes. Opponents say it's ethically wrong to use human embryos for such research. But in making his announcement, President Clinton said there could be "potentially staggering benefits" from stem cell research. Joining us on the line to talk about that potential is Catherine Versaillie (ver-SIGH), director of the Stem Cell Institute at the University of Minnesota.
August 24, 2000 - Joining us now is Professor Steven Schier, chair of the Political Science Department at Carleton College.
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August 24, 2000 - The price of gas has gone up 10 cents in the last month and is expected to keep climbing higher. According to the Triple-A in Minneapolis, the average price of unleaded in the Twin Cities is $1.47 a gallon. That's up almost 25 cents from a year ago at this time. Triple-A spokeswoman Dawn Duffy says this latest jump shouldn't come as a complete suprise:
August 24, 2000 - The wealth being harvested around Minnesota these days is filling tables with summer riches. It is peak season for all kinds of delicious items from the garden. At the top of the list, inside a plain green husk, with golden yellow nuggets of pleasure inside is one vegetable above all others - sweet corn. Minnesota Public Radio's Dan Olson reports. audio . . . Sierra Madre music audio . . . (Bogey)Why not try gold diggin' for a change? It ain't any riskier than waitin' around here for a break. And this is the country where the nuggets of gold are just cryin' for ya to dig 'em outta the ground....
August 24, 2000 - A state study shows that half of Minnesota's low-income children in medical assistance programs aren't recieving primary or preventative care from their H-M-O's. Federal law requires certain developmental checkups for the kids, too, yet only 6-percent of the children and teens in these publicly funded programs are recieving such treatment. Mary Kennedy is assistant commissioner with the Department of Human Services. She says the children enrolled in these programs tend to be the ones who need preventative care most:
August 24, 2000 - After a major restructuring at one of the nation's largest insurance companies , The St. Paul Companies appears to be on much firmer ground now than it was just a couple of years ago. Analysts say the St. Paul got out of PERSONAL insurance at the right time and that the company is poised to take advantage of the improving commercial insurance market. Minnesota Public Radio's Mark Zdechlik reports...
August 24, 2000 - The chief executive of Medtronic is retiring. Bill George made the announcement at the company's annual stockholders meeting today. George has been instrumental in turning the company into the world's largest manufacturer of medical devices. Since he became c-e-o in 1991, the company's stock price has soared nearly 14 hundred percent. Art Collins has accepted the substantial job of filling George's shoes. He says he's looking forward to the challenge: