Digitization made possible by the State of Minnesota Legacy Amendment’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund, approved by voters in 2008.
October 3, 2000 - ** Note host outcue ** A new poll conducted for MPR, the Pioneer Press and KARE-TV finds a mixed reaction to Governor Ventura's proposal to have the state pick up a bigger share of education funding. Voters were divided on the issue, and also split on whether the state should expand the sales tax in order to lower property taxes. Minnesota Public Radio's Laura McCallum reports...
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October 3, 2000 - Five people and a Minnesota company will receive the Twin Cities International Citizen Award tonight in St. Paul. The recipients were selected for their efforts to increase international understanding and cooperation. One of the recipients is only 15 years old. Kasia Paprocki has been working to end child labor since sixth grade, when she realized that the soccer balls at her school could have been made by children. She eventually convinced the St. Paul school board to ban soccer balls made by child laborers. She says she and her friends were surprised that the board didn't already have such a policy.
October 3, 2000 - MPR’s Cathy Wurzer interviews David Lillehaug, former Democratic Senate candidate and advisor to Vice President Walter Mondale, discusses preparing for the 1984 presidential debate.
October 3, 2000 - The Minnesota Attorney General's office is suing its former partner in the tobacco lawsuit. Attorney General Mike Hatch has filed suit against Blue Cross Blue Shield for failing to provide doctor-recommended mental health care treatment for children and young adults. As Minnesota Public Radio's Elizabeth Stawicki reports, the suit alleges Blue Cross Blue Shield delayed or denied coverage and then instructed parents to seek help in juvenile court or through foster care.
October 3, 2000 - DFL Senate candidate Mark Dayton says he's sold all of his individual stock holdings, a move he says should end any criticisms of his investment decisions. Republican incumbent Rod Grams has accused Dayton of profiting from drug company stocks even while Dayton attacked the pharmaceutical industry for so-called price-gouging. And Grams now says the stock sale does not put the issue to rest. Minnesota Public Radio's Michael Khoo has more.
October 3, 2000 - Researchers at the University of Minnesota are launching a study that will follow over 3500 Minnesota teenagers to measure how their tobacco use patterns and attitudes change over time. The researchers will survey the teens every six months for three years. They have a 3.9 million dollar grant from the National Cancer Insitutute to conduct the study. Dr. Jean Forster is a professor in the University's School of Public Health and the lead researcher in the study. She says this study is unique in two ways. Forster says she hopes the survey will track the impact of the state's aggresive anti-smoking programs.
October 3, 2000 - The three major party candidates for Senate spent a good part of yesterday debating... first before an investors group and then before a northern suburban chamber of commerce. Incumbent republican Rod Grams, Democrat Mark Dayton and Independence party member James Gibson talked about issues ranging from the nation's energy policy to defense spending and social security reform. Minnesota Public Radio's Mark Zdechlik reports...
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October 3, 2000 - Eleven people who grew up near the former WR Grace and BF Nelson plants in Northeast Minneapolis filed a lawsuit in Hennepin County court today against the companies. The lawsuit claims the plaintiff's illnesses or deaths were caused by their contact with asbestos-tainted vermiculite used at the plants between the early 1940's and 1989. Last month, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Minnesota Department of Health began doing surveys in the neighborhood to determine if the area is contaminated with asbestos. Minnesota Public Radio's Tom Scheck reports...