Digitization made possible by the State of Minnesota Legacy Amendment’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund, approved by voters in 2008.
September 25, 2000 - A U.S. District Court judge today threw out charges against the former University of Minnesota tutor who admitted doing coursework for basketball players. Jan Ganglehoff was expected to plea guilty to helping former Gopher Bobby Jackson fraudulently obtain a federal grant. In exchange for a light sentence she was expected to testify against former coach Clem Haskins. MPR's Brandt Williams was outside the courtroom today has an update.
September 25, 2000 - U.S. sprinter Michael Johnson is the first repeat winner at the Olympics in the men's 400. He followed his Olympic-record performance in Atlanta with a second straight gold-medal performance today. Just before Johnson won, the 110,000 people in Stadium Australia saw Australian Cathy Freeman win the women's 400. MPR Sports Commentator Jay Weiner is in Sydney for the Olympics and has more.
September 25, 2000 - Lieutenant Governor Mae Schunk is back in Minnesota after a trip to Croatia. Schunk spent six days in the country, touring schools, visiting war-torn towns, and meeting with local officials. She also visited her father's birthplace. Several educators were along on the trip.
September 25, 2000 - The new Excel Energy Center, home for the Minnesota Wild hockey team, was open to the public this weekend for tours. The brand new building sports a flashy sign and wide glass walls that promise a better view of the city than the old Civic Center. Larry Millet, architecture critic for the St.Paul Pioneer Press, toured the facility. He says that the inside is nice, but the outside's dull, which is not what a sports center should be.
September 25, 2000 - Legislators, adminstrators and teachers from 29 northwest Minnesota school districts gathered in Crookston today (Monday) for a rural education summit. More than 400 people were expected to discuss budget shortfalls, implementation of graduation standards and teacher shortages. Minnesota Public Radios Bob Reha reports. {Gary Stegman is usually an art teacher and graduation standards technician for Crookston Public Schools. For the summit he's an improptu tour leader at the high school.
September 26, 2000 - Stolen laptops as a form of corporate espionage. Thousands are stolen each year, whether to sell on the black market or to get information of competitors.
September 26, 2000 - Privacy has been a worry throughout human history. As soon as people learned to write, they wanted to be able to encrypt their messages so not everyone could read them. The earliest ciphers were simple, you would replace a letter with a number or another letter. The receiver of the message would use a key to decipher the meaning. Simon Singh explains the history and the mechanics of ciphers in his new paperback, "The Code Book". While secret messages most often are used in government, the military and commerce, Singh told Minnesota Public Radio's Stephanie Curtis, that regular people have used secret codes, too, usually for very personal reasons.
September 26, 2000 - The use of antibiotics in farm animals is coming under increasing criticism by those who believe the patients farmers are really treating are themselves and their fellow humans. Research has found using the drugs causes some dangerous animal-borne bacteria to become resistant to even the most powerful antibiotics, creating untreatable "super bugs' which can infect humans. Farmers say antibiotics are a longstanding tool they need to raise livestock and poultry efficiently. Mainstreet Radio's Mark Steil reports.
September 26, 2000 - Minnesota Democrats say they'll make consumer privacy a core issue in the upcoming state legislative races. Last session both sides of the aisle promised to enact privacy protection measures, and now both are blaming the other side for failure to do so. Minnesota Public Radio's Michael Khoo reports.
September 26, 2000 - As Minnesota duck hunters take to the field this weekend, they're being warned about a new danger in the woods this fall. Wildlife officials are concerned about dangerous chemicals that might be left behind from clandestine methamphetamine labs. Minnesota Public Radio's Bob Kelleher reports.