Digitization made possible by the State of Minnesota Legacy Amendment’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund, approved by voters in 2008.
October 23, 2000 - School children in sixteen Minnesota cities will go to the polls in November to cast their own nonbinding votes for president and other races on the general election ballot. "Kids Voting Minnesota" is part of a national project aimed at educating students about voting and boosting participation among parents. Minnesota Public Radio's Tim Pugmire reports.
October 24, 2000 - When author Michael Chabon, wanted to find a way to write about an era that he treasured he turned to comic books: All his life, he has been drawn to the fashion, music, writing, politics and social history of the late thirties and forties known to comic book fans as "The Golden Age" when Superman, Batman and others became American icons. "The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay" is Chabon's ode to this often disparaged artform. His heroes are two cousins, an American hoping to make it big in comics, and a Czech immigrant fleeing the Nazis. Together they invent , "The Escapist", a masked hero battling evil across the world. The horrors of Nazi Germany effect them directly, but also fuel their creative fires as they use "The Escapist" to convince the public that the US needs to join World War Two.
October 24, 2000 - Governor Jesse Ventura has completed the first official day of his 6-day trade mission to Mexico. Ventura met outgoing Mexican President Ernesto Zedillo at the Mexican Presidential Palace and Later gave a speech to the American Chamber of Commerce in Mexico City. He and many Minnesota company representatives who've joined him on the trip finished off the evening at a reception at the residence of the ambassador to the United States. Minnesota Public Radio's Andrew Haeg is travelling with Ventura, and has this report.
October 24, 2000 - Revised rules dealing with the state's feedlots went into effect yesterday. Farm feedlots are the byproduct of livestock operations. Large dairy and pork farms have received attention lately for their affects on air and water quality. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency says the new rules will help deal with that pollution while considering the number of operations in an area, as well. Minnesota Public Radio's Tim Post reports.
October 24, 2000 - Computers have changed the film industry with their ability to create mind-bending special effects. They have also irrevocably changed another important film feature: the titles. Design Specialist David Stevens argues film titles are hugely important in creating the the mood of a film, and that importance is growing. He has researched thousands of films and tonight at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis he'll present some of the best in "For Openers: the Art of Film Titles". He'll also talk about the well known title sequences of the pre-computer age. He told Minnesota Public Radio's Euan Kerr how the opening of the Gregory Peck classic "To Kill A Mockingbird" sets up the film through close-ups of a toybox. David Stevens, Curator of "For Openers: the Art of Film Titles, being presented this evening at 7 at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis.
October 24, 2000 - The long awaited decision on NCAA sanctions against the University of Minnesota men's basketball program has been made. The NCAA Committee on Infractions has put the basketball program on four years probation for the academic cheating scandal that involved several players. In addition, the university will lose several scholarships and the school's 1997 final four appearance and its 1998 NIT championship will be erased from the record books. The team will be allowed to participate in post season play. Jim Dutcher is a former Gopher men's basketball coach who was hired after a previous scandal. He says the ruling was predictable.
October 24, 2000 - The final shoe dropped in the University of Minnesota academic fraud scandal today. But it was not as heavy as some Minnesotans feared it might be. Many of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's sanctions against the men's basketball program are adjustments in punishments the university has already imposed on itself. Minnesota Public Radio's William Wilcoxen reports.
October 24, 2000 - DFLer Mark Dayton was the last major candidate to step into this year's Senate race. And his announcement last April was met with more than a little skepticism. But Dayton -- a former state auditor and heir to his family's department store wealth -- swept aside three challengers last month to secure the party's nomination for US Senate. His primary victory was due in part to a seemingly constant stream of issue-oriented television advertising paid for out of his own pocket. And a similar strategy has now propelled him ahead of Republican incumbent Rod Grams in recent polls. Minnesota Public Radio's Michael Khoo takes a look at Mark Dayton and his run for the US Senate.
October 24, 2000 - Minnesota could lose some federal transportation funding if it doesn't lower its limit for drunk driving. The law signed by President Clinton yesterday requires states to enforce a .08 percent blood alcohol level as the standard for drunk driving. Minnesota currently uses 1.0 as its limit. Several efforts to change that have failed in the past. Steve Sviggum, speaker of the Minnesota House, talks with MPR News.
October 24, 2000 - A new tool to protect you from identity theft. Provista, a start up company, has revealed an early warning system to let you know when somebody is using your name for opening up a credit card or something similar.