Digitization made possible by the State of Minnesota Legacy Amendment’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund, approved by voters in 2008.
October 13, 2000 - The three principle candidates for U.S. Senate were joined last night by four lesser-known contenders in what was the first, and likely the last,- forum to feature all seven candidates with ballot access. The debate, held at the University of Minnesota and hosted by Governor Jesse Ventura, was also a chance for the seven to make a pitch to a younger demographic. Minnesota Public Radio's Michael Khoo reports.
October 16, 2000 - Gus Hall, the American Communist Party leader and frequent presidential candidate has died. He was 90 years old. Hall was born Arvo Gustav Hallberg in Virginia on Minnesota's Iron Range. Both his parents were immigrants from Finland. Hall joined the local Communist club when he was fourteen because his father was the head of the group. He told Minnesota Public Radio in an interview several years ago... his support for socialism and unions started in northern Minnesota lumber camps. Workers there, he said, were paid a dollar a day and were virtual prisoners in the isolated, tar-paper-shack encampments.
October 16, 2000 - Vikings running back Robert Smith ran for 170 yards to lead the Minnesota Vikings to a 28 to 16 win over the Bears last night in Chicago. Smith passed Chuck Foreman to become the leading rusher in Vikings history. The Vikings are now 6 and 0 and tie with the St. Louis Rams for the best record in football. Joining MPR News from Chicago to comment is Sean Jensen who covers the Vikings for the St. Paul Pioneer Press.
October 16, 2000 - Is broadband, or high speed, internet living up to its promise? A major source of frustration broadband brings is the incapability of simultaneous users.
October 16, 2000 - Twin Cities motorists weigh in on life without ramp meters.
October 16, 2000 - Twin Cities commuters won't have to wait at ramp meters this morning. The Minnesota Department of Transportation has shut off the meters to study how well they control congestion. They'll remain off for four to six weeks. Massachusettes-based Cambridge Systematics is conducting the ramp meter study. They've done similar studies in other cities, but have never turned off all the meters. Mark Cutler is the Vice President of Cambridge Systematics. He says they've already gathered some information.
October 16, 2000 - MNDOT ramp study project manager Mike Sobolewski says the first known case of ramp metering occurred in 1963 on the Eisenhower Expressway in Chicago.
October 16, 2000 - Voters in Minnesota's sprawling 7th district will choose from a political veteran and a newcomer in this fall's election. Five term DFL congressman Collin Peterson faces Republican Glen Menze, a Starbuck area farmer. As Mainstreet Radio's Tim Post reports, the 7th district is tough for a first time candidate to win.
October 16, 2000 - Well, we are almost through the second ramp-meter-less rush hour in the Twin Cities. While the jury won't return for weeks, this morning there were few major snarls on the metro area's roads. It may be a little early to be nostaligic, but for those of you trying to remember what it was like to be halted, watching others speed by, we present this tape recorded last week from writer and commentator Michael Finley.
October 16, 2000 - Two-term North Dakota Governor Ed Schafer's surprise announcement he was not seeking re-election set the stage for a tight race this fall. Republican John Hoeven, the former Head of the state owned bank of North Dakota wants to keep the office in the hands of the GOP. Democrat Heidi Heitkamp is hoping voters will make history by electing her North Dakota's first female governor. The polls show the result is likely to be close, with gender and Heitkamps recent stuggles with cancer likely to be important issues. Minnesota Public Radios Bob Reha Reports...