Digitization made possible by the State of Minnesota Legacy Amendment’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund, approved by voters in 2008.
September 14, 2000 - The third place showing of the DFL's endorsed Senate candidate in this week's primary is causing some in the party to again re-examine whether the endorsement process works. Although the endorsement didn't propel Jerry Janezich to victory, it appears to have helped nearly every other Democrat further down the ticket. Minnesota Public Radio's Laura McCallum reports...
September 14, 2000 - Two DFL lawmakers are reviving a proposal to nurture high-technology job growth in Minnesota. The plan's supporters say unless the state takes an active role in developing and retaining technology firms, Minnesota risks falling behind other regions in the race to develop the dot-com economy. But others say the danger is overstated. Minnesota Public Radio's Michael Khoo reports.
September 14, 2000 - Delegates to the Minnesota Medical Association meeting in Duluth this week are taking on several controversial health care issues including payment for obesity treatment and proposed additional federal regulation of painkillers. Minnesota Public Radio's Stephanie Hemphill reports. { The MMA is in the process of deciding its policy goals for the coming year. Some have to do with the nuts and bolts of medical practice, like whether LPN's should be giving innoculations and whether a national data bank on malpractice actions should be made public. Others address public health and medical ethics issues. Quite a few advocate for better access to health care. This last category includes two resolutions on obesity, which some experts say is verging on a national epidemic. By one estimate, just over half of Americans are overweight. Obesity is linked to serious medical problems including diabetes, cardiovascular disease and arthritis. But most insurance companies don't cover treatment for obesity. St. Paul endocrinologist Dr. Michael Gonzales CamPOY says insurers still see obesity as a moral failing and are skeptical of the available treatments.
September 14, 2000 - At the turn of the 20th century barns were the farm's cathedral. The red or white structures were designed and personalized for each farm family. The massive barns held livestock and tools with a second floor for hay and the occasional barn dance. Towering wooden barns have given way to sleek metal sheds on many farms and now, barns have become the stuff of historic preservation. Mainstreet Radio's Cara Hetland reports.
September 14, 2000 - This summer the U.S. Department of Agriculture unveiled new safety requirements for meat distributed through the nation's school lunch program. Additional regulations that target salmonella and ecoli have caused meat packers to revolt and beef prices to soar. While some school districts will save money by limiting the days beef is on the lunch menu, two states have decided to forgo their share of beef from the school lunch program altogether. Wisconsin is one those of rebel states that has opted instead to purchase all of the meat for the current school year on the open market. Minnesota Public Radio's Erin Galbally has this mainstreet report.
September 14, 2000 - The price of prescription drugs has emerged as a big issue in this year's political races. Senate candidate Mark Dayton has even taken groups of seniors on a ride to Canada, where they can buy drugs at cheaper prices than they can get here. Those price differences are the topic of a news conference later today in Washington D-C where Senator Paul Wellstone, a Democrat, and congressman Gil Gutknecht, a Republican, will call for the passage of the Prescription Drug RE-importation bill. Joining us on the line is Minnesota's first district congressman, Gil Gutknecht.
September 14, 2000 - Secretary of State Mary Kiffmeye says the wording of the St. Paul schools referedum ballot question violates state law. In a non-binding opinion, she said the referendum's title is illegal because it advocates for its passage. The St. Paul Schools are looking into amending the wording, which now reads St. Paul Schools Referendum for Student Achievement. David Magleby is a political science professor at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. I asked him what he thought of the referendum's title.
September 14, 2000 - MPR’s Annie Feidt reports that the University of Minnesota men's swimming team will be well represented at the summer Olympics. No U of M swimmers made the United States Olympic team, but five members of the gopher's squad from four nations will represent their home countries in the pool in Sydney.
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