Digitization made possible by the State of Minnesota Legacy Amendment’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund, approved by voters in 2008.
September 1, 2000 - weather insights from Professor Seeley.
September 1, 2000 - Good news for workers in the Twin Cities... vacant jobs outnumber unemployed workers two-to-one. A new study by the Metro Workforce Investment Board and the Minnesota Department of Economic Security says that during the second quarter of 2000, the metro area had more than 64-thousand unfilled jobs. Minnesota Workforce Center System economist Todd Graham says that the vacancies are not in all occupations across the board:
September 1, 2000 - California lawmakers have sent a bill to Governor Gray Davis that's aimed at collecting state sales tax on purchases made over the Internet. The measure applies only to California consumers and only to companies that have both physical stores in California that collect the sales tax AND an Internet affiliate that may not require customers to pay the tax, for example Barnes and Noble, which has stores and an ecommerce site. Assemblywoman Carole Migden of San Francisco authored the bill.
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September 1, 2000 - MPR’s Tom Scheck reports on how the veneer of civility disappeared as four DFL candidates for the U.S. senate tore into each other at a Minnesota State Fair debate. The campaign had been relatively quiet, but in an effort to distance herself from the other candidates, Rebecca Yanisch attacked the two frontrunners on gun control and a campaign that has seen little fireworks erupted into finger pointing and accusations.
September 1, 2000 - The hotly-contested DFL Senate primary is now the most expensive in Minnesota history. DFL candidates Mike Ciresi and Mark Dayton have put more than $8.7 million of their own money into the race, while Democrat Rebecca Yanisch has put more than a half a million dollars into her campaign. But campaigns also rely to varying degrees on individual contributors, people who are willing to write a check for $50 or a $100 or $1,000, the maximum allowed by law, to candidates they support. Minnesota Public Radio's Laura McCallum looks at the individual contributors in the Senate race.
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September 4, 2000 - The Minnesota Vikings started the regular season on the right foot with a 30 to 27 victory over the Chicago Bears. Quarterback Daunte Culpepper started his first NFL regular season game and scored three times running the ball. Division rival Chicago got off to a big lead early in the second half, before Culpepper got the offense going. Sean Jensen, sports reporter for the St. Paul Pioneer Press, comments.
September 4, 2000 - Ten years of economic sanctions have taken their toll on Iraq. According to UNICEF, the number of infant deaths has doubled since the sanctions began. One of the most pressing problems is the scarcity of adequate water purification systems. A group of US veterans hopes to change that. Veterans for Peace, a pacifist organization, is sending a group of volunteers to a small city in southern Iraq to rebuild a water treatment plant damaged by bombing. Minnesotan Barry Riesch is a Vietnam Veteran who will be on the trip. He says Iraqi civilians are so overwhelmed by sanctions they can't fix the water system on their own.
September 4, 2000 - As of Sunday, attendance was up by about 50,000 people over last year and organizers say the great Minnesota get-together has gone smoothly. In a festival that celebrates sameness and tradition, fairgoers gave thumbs up to some of this year's new, adventurous culinary offerings. Meanwhile, some merchants blamed this year's cool weather for throwing off sales of thirst-quenching treats. Minnesota Public Radio's Amy Radil has this report.