Digitization made possible by the State of Minnesota Legacy Amendment’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund, approved by voters in 2008.
November 20, 2000 - The Minnesota Vikings took another step towards the playoffs with a 31-17 win over the Carolina Panthers. The Vikes are 9 and 2 on the season, and in first place in the Central Division by 2 games over the Detroit Lions. Quarterback Daunte Culpepper had his best passing day of the year against Carolina with 357 yards in the air, and 3 touchdowns. The defense had 5 sacks, and 2 interceptions, the first in six weeks. Joining MPR News to talk about the game is Sean Jensen, who covers the Vikings for the St. Paul Pioneer Press.
November 20, 2000 - Some owners of gas stations and convenience stores around the state are getting nervous as Wal-marts and Sam's Club stores begin selling gas at discount prices. Nationwide, nearly 2,000 discount stores and supermarkets sell gas, but so far Minnesota has seen only skirmishes in this latest assault in the gas wars. Minnesota Public Radio's Stephanie Hemphill reports.
November 20, 2000 - Former Timberwolves player Joe Smith today signed a 2-point-25 million dollar contract with the Detroit Pistons. Smith was declared a free agent last month, after NBA commisoner David Stern voided his contract with the Timberwolves because it violated league salary cap rules. Brit Robson covers the timberwolves for City Pages. He says the Piston's deal was too good for Smith to pass up:
November 21, 2000 - Time Warner lets Earthlink into the club, but is it too late?
November 21, 2000 - Adressing a sold-out crowd at the Minneapolis Hilton Monday, former South African president Nelson Mandela spoke of the need for people on opposite sides of debates to respect one another, and of the ability of the U.S. to influence attitudes on racism around the world. His message was above all a hopeful one that any society can acheive justice. Mandela declined to express an opinion on the U.S. presidential election, but spoke glowingly of President Clinton's efforts to reach out to African nations. Minnesota Public Radio's Amy Radil reports.
November 21, 2000 - University of Minnesota astronomy professor Rebecca Humphreys has an added incentive to study the solar system these days -- keeping track of her namesake. A former student of Humphreys named astroid number 1-oh-1-7-2 after her last week. Asteroid Humphreys is three to eight miles in diameter and orbits the sun in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. I asked her what it was like to get the news:
November 21, 2000 - The outspoken and progressive Bishop for the New Ulm diocese has retired. Pope John Paul II accepted Bishop Raymond Lucker's resignation effective last friday. In his 25 years as a Bishop, Lucker has taken controversial positions on a number of issues, including advocating the ordination of married men. I asked Lucker why he became a priest:
November 21, 2000 - Minnesota's State Canvassing Board will meet later this morning to certify results of this month's election. After the results are certified, Minnesota's second congressional district may be in for a recount. Four-term Democratic Congressman David Minge says he'll seek a recount because he lost to Republican Mark Kennedy by only 150 votes. Alana Christenson, manager of the recount, discusses this effort.
November 21, 2000 - Dava Sobel came across the subject for her book "Galileo's Daughter" when researching what became her best-seller "Longtitude." She uncovered a letter to the 16th-century astronomer written by his daughter, a cloistered nun. Sobel discovered it was just one of a hundred letters written during one of the biggest battles between science and theology...the debate over whether Galileo's book proving Copernican theory that the earth revolves round the sun was heretical. She told Minnesota Public Radio's Euan Kerr the letters reveal Galileo, far from being an enemy of the church, was a devout Catholic who was trying to protect his religion.
November 21, 2000 - Northwest Airlines says it cancelled forty-eight flights today and delayed another one hundred and fifty because of maintenance related problems. The airline is accusing mechanics of engaging in an illegal work slowdown to protest stalled contract negotiations. Last night a judge issued a temporary restraining order barring the workers from disrupting air services. Northwest says it's dispatching extra employees to several airports to help passengers cope with schedule problems during the busiest travel time of the year. If the airline can convince a federal judge there is INDEED a slow down despite the order banning any job action, the union could face a contempt ruling and a fine. Minnesota Public Radio's Mark Zdechlik reports...