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October 3, 2000 - With the Presidential candidates choosing to focus their campaigns in battleground states like Florida and California, tonight's debate may be the best chance Minnesotans have to get a close look at the major party candidates. We asked two local political analysts how important tonight's debate is. Democrat Sara Stoesz says it is critical. Republican political analyst Tom Horner doesn't think tonight's debate will make or break either candidate
October 4, 2000 - With winter-like temperatures descending upon us, the rising cost of heating oil will be showing up in your monthly utility bills. The Clinton administration is hoping that tapping the government's strategic oil reserves will lower energy costs. But increasing the supply of oil is just one part of the solution. Hunter Lovins is the co-founder of Rocky Mountain Insititute, a non-profit resource policy center based in Snowmass, Colorado. Her organization helps governments and companies around the world decrease their demand for energy. She spoke in the Twin Cities today at a conference sponsored by the Green Institute. Lovins says Americans are more resourceful than we think:
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October 4, 2000 - The Census Bureau wants to shorten its title for the Twin Cities area, at the expense of the capitol city. Currently the Census bureau identifies the area as Minneapolis/ St. Paul, but federal officials want to condense the title to just Minneapolis. St. Paul Mayor Norm Coleman doesn't like the idea:
October 4, 2000 - Globalization .... as a concept .... was once mainly the domain of specialists. But as mass protests in such places as Prague, Seattle and even Minneapolis have demonstrated, globalization and the issues surrounding it are moving into the realm of public debate. With that backdrop, several internationally prominent economists met yesterday and today at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter to discuss the costs .... and benefits .... of globalization Minnesota Public Radio's Andrew Haeg reports.
October 4, 2000 - A new report says after two years of work, middle school reforms have begun taking hold in the Minneapolis school district. The Minneapolis chapter of the League of Women Voters recently studied the district's 23 middle schools as a follow up to a study it conducted in 1998. Researchers say this year's results, unlike two years ago, show the schools now have clear, common educational goals. Minnesota Public Radio's Tim Pugmire reports.
October 4, 2000 - Hunters shoot more black bears in Minnesota than in any other state. The Department of Natural Resources relies on hunting to control the bear population, but this year, hunters aren't bagging as many bears as the D-N-R hoped for. There's plenty of natural food in the woods, and bears aren't coming to the bait hunters set. The number of bears in Minnesota is at an all-time high, and DNR officials say the lack of hunting success could mean more problem bears in years to come. Chris Julin reports from Duluth. {
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October 4, 2000 - Governor Jesse Ventura unveiled his latest attempt to get young people to the polls today.... a video parody of the popular movie "The Matrix." In the five minute video, Ventura stars as the leader of a futuristic rebel group trying to convince a young college student that he can change the world IF he exercises his right to vote. The video, which will be shown across Minnesota college campuses this fall is a production of the Dudley Riggs' Brave New Workshop. Script-writer Jeff Hopkins says the college student in the video is modeled after Keanu Reeve's character in the movie, NEO.