Digitization made possible by the State of Minnesota Legacy Amendment’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund, approved by voters in 2008.
November 15, 2000 - Former Green party presidential candidate Ralph Nader appeared in St. Paul Tuesday, pledging to continue his challenge to the two-party system and big money in politics. He said the situation in Florida could lead to promising election reforms around the country. But he said the system, from campaign finance to media coverage, will likely remain hostile to third parties. However, a standing-room crowd of supporters attended his talk at St. Thomas University, and said his presidential run laid the groundwork for change. Minnesota PUblic Radio's Amy Radil reports.
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November 16, 2000 - MPR’s Laura McCallum reports on Governor Ventura's job with the XFL, a professional American football minor league, beginning in February 2001. XFL founder says Ventura was chosen because he is honest and opinionated. Legislators are not thrilled with the situation and are making their displeasure known.
November 16, 2000 - The U-S Surgeon General's office and other federal health agencies say the rising rates of HIV and AIDS cases among Native Americans signal a possible epidemic. It's long been known that HIV and AIDS have been a problem within other minority communities, most notably African Americans and Hispanics, but officials worry the disease could spread more quickly in the country's small American Indian population. Minnesota Public Radio's Tom Scheck reports...
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November 17, 2000 - The victors in tomorrow's (Saturday) Minnesota - Iowa football game get more than a win in the standings. They also get the honor of hoisting a bronze statue of a pig onto their shoulders as they march off the Metrodome field. "Floyd of Rosedale" goes home with the winning team in a college football rivalry that dates back nearly a century. One of the most memorable "Floyd" showdowns occurred forty years ago, in Minnesota's last national championship season. The U of M is honoring those 1960 champions in an anniversary ceremony tomorrow. Minnesota Public Radio's William Wilcoxen reports...
November 17, 2000 - Members of the Surface Transportation Board heard from citizens of Rochester about their views of the railroad going through the city.
November 17, 2000 - On his weekly radio show today, Governor Ventura defended his new job as a color commentator for the X-F-L football league. Ventura will work ten Saturday night games for the XFL's first season starting in February.
November 17, 2000 - A panel of bioethicists, geneticists and reproductive specialists gathered at the University of Minnesota this afternoon friday to discuss how the nation should adopt a policy on the genetic screening of embryos. Last month, doctors at the University of Minnesota transplanted stem cells from a newborn's umbilical cord into his older sister who suffered from a rare genetic disease. Since a stem cell transplant was the only way of saving the 6 year old girl, the parents genetically screened an embryo that would match their daughter. That has bioethicists worried that future parents may start "tailoring" children to their liking. Minnesota Public Radio's Tom Scheck reports...
November 17, 2000 - Kevin Maynor, an African American opera singer, singing the African American version of Turnadot.