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October 18, 2000 - More than 2,000 gray wolves live in Minnesota. That's by far the largest wolf population south of Alaska, but the number of wolves is growing in several states. A few hundred wolves now live in Michigan and Wisconsin, and a few hundred more in western states. In response, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposes taking wolves off the "endangered" list across most of the country. Federal wildlife managers will gather public testimony on the proposal at a public meeting tonight in Duluth. Minnesota Public Radio's Chris Julin has the story.
October 18, 2000 - Clyde Bellecourt, co-founder of the American Indian Movement, discusses his views on voting in U.S. government elections.
October 18, 2000 - Reform Party presidential candidate Pat Buchanan is in Minnesota today. He is scheduled to speak at the University of Minnesota Law School this afternoon and will make some media appearances. Buchanan has run for president in previous elections as a Republican. He moved to the Reform Party last October, and won the presidential nomination after a fight between two party factions. He speaks with MPR News.
October 18, 2000 - In Northeastern Minnesota, voters in the 8th district have returned Jim Oberstar to his House seat thirteen times. This year he faces two opponents, because of a battle during the Republican endorsement process that prompted the loser to run as an independent. Minnesota Public Radio's Stephanie Hemphill reports.
October 18, 2000 - Increasing oil and natural gas prices mean home heating costs may double this winter. That has a lot of people thinking about alternative heating sources like wood. Wood furnace sales are up sharply, and in the northeastern U.S. there are reports of firewood shortages. But experts say consumers should be cautious. Minnesota Public Radios Dan Gunderson reports.
October 18, 2000 - Using email to stop torture to political prisoners. Websites are being created to help push human rights for prisoners.
October 18, 2000 - The latest round of ads in Minnesota's anti-tobacco campaign take a new approach to smoking cessation: they target people who don't smoke. The state-wide television advertising campaign hopes to convince non-smokers to take action to ensure the air around them is clean. Studies show secondhand smoke can cause health problems ranging from mild asthma to lung cancer. Dr. Stuart Hanson is a pulmonologist and the Vice Chair of the Minnesota Partnership for Action Against Tobacco. He says there are lots of things non-smokers can do to clear the air around them.