Digitization made possible by the State of Minnesota Legacy Amendment’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund, approved by voters in 2008.
September 12, 2000 - Minnesota Brewing says it's committed to eliminating the odor problem at its plant on West 7th street in St. Paul. Ethanol production at the plant creates a strong odor that neighbors say affects their health and their property values. About 100 area residents rallied outside the plant yesterday to encourage the company to take quicker action to resolve the issue. Jack Lee is President of Minnesota Brewing. He says he is working as fast as he can:
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September 12, 2000 - The University of Minnesota is suing the only basketball coach to take the Gophers to the Final Four. The lawsuit against former men's coach Clem Haskins stems from the academic fraud scandal that led the university to dismiss Haskins and several other athletic department officials. Now the university is trying to recover some of the one-and-a-half million dollars paid to Haskins in a contract buyout. Minnesota Public Radio's William Wilcoxen reports...
September 12, 2000 - The Environmental Protection Agency is testing soil in Northeast Minneapolis for asbestos contamination. The W.R. Grace and Company once ran a plant in the area that produced vermiculite, a white fluffy material used for gardening and insulation. Vermiculite has been linked to several serious health problems including asbestosis, mesotheliaoma and lung cancer. Len Zintak, the E-P-A's on-scene coordinator, says that the agency has already identified a few sites that will need to be cleaned up soon.
September 12, 2000 - British Airways has confirmed that it is talking to Northwest Airlines about a possible partnership, or alliance, most likely following the pending merger between BA and Dutch carrier KLM. BA is waiting for federal approval for that deal. Most analysts expect BA will dump its alliance with American and replace it with Northwest, if the merger is approved. Darryl Jenkins is the Executive Director of The Aviation Institute at The George Washington University. He's on the line now.
September 12, 2000 - Despite an expensive DFL senate race, Minnesota voters aren't exactly rushing to the polls today. Early indications are that statewide, the number of registered voters casting ballots in this year's primary elections will be on par with past years. Minnesota Public Radio's Brandt Williams... Turnout appears to be low to average in the seven county metro area. Most of the county clerks I spoke with said they didn't want to give an estimate. However, I did get numbers from a few large cities. Bloomington, is expecting to see around 25 percent of its registered voters show up at the polls. If that's the case Bloomington will surpass its mark of 24 percent turnout in the 1998 state election primary. This afternoon, the city of Minneapolis was at around 12 percent. Minneapolis' election manager Suzanne Griffin says compared to other presidential election year primaries, this year seems slow.
September 13, 2000 - Joining us now for analysis of last night's primaries is Steven Schier, chair of the Political Science Department at Carleton College.
September 13, 2000 - A high profile D-F-L senate race wasn't enough to bring voters to the polls for last night's primary. An estimated 16-point-two percent of eligible voters turned out to cast ballots. Joan Growe was Minnesota's Secretary of State for more than two decades. She says the figure is about average for a presidential election year:
September 13, 2000 - A New Ulm school board candidate says his conviction for a sex offense sixteen years ago should not prevent him from running for office. Small business owner Ben Thompson is one of twelve candidates for four school board positions in New Ulm. A recent Minnesota law bans convicted sex offenders from running for school board. The law was written by a New Ulm legislator after Thompson ran and lost in a 1998 school board race. Minnesota Public Radio's Art Hughes reports. {Ben Thompson says he's a responsible citizen of New Ulm concerned about the state of his local school district. The 55-year-old proprietor of a lawn care and snow removal business says he served his time for two counts of sexual abuse and the state has returned his right to vote and hold public office.
September 13, 2000 - Betty McCollum, Linda Runbeck, and Tom Foley have advanced to the November general election in the race to succeed retiring Fourth District Congressman Bruce Vento. D-F-L endorsee McCollum won a hotly contested primary last night. But a couple of her party rivals are upset about negative campaigning in the primary and are not sure they'll work for McCollum. Meanwhile, Republican and Independence Party candidates see the D-F-L rift as a chance to take a seat the Democrats have held for fifty-two years. Minnesota Public Radio's William Wilcoxen reports...