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December 4, 2000 - A study is being performed to figure out how long people have to wait at ramp meters to get on the interstate.
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December 4, 2000 - The United States Department of Agriculture is asking the beef processing plant, American Foods Group, to recall the meat it processed on November first and second for fear it may be tainted with E coli. An E coli outbreat has made at least 22 Minnesotans sick and hospitalized seven. Minnesota Public Radio's Tom Scheck reports... Three government agencies are investigating the source of an E coli outbreak that made at least 22 Minnesotans sick. Seven people have been hospitalized. The supermarket chain, SuperValu, has voluntarily recalled ground beef from Cub Foods stores in 4 states and from other supermarkets it owns... Minnesota Public Radio's Tom Scheck reports..
December 4, 2000 - A public hearing in Superior Wisconsin today (Mon Dec 4) will give people a chance to sound off on a controversial powerline proposed between Duluth and Wausau. Its the latest in a series of hearings begun last week along the line's proposed route. Opponents of the project say they're encouraged by a Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources report saying no one has shown a need for the line. Minnesota Public Radio's Stephanie Hemphill reports. { The two companies proposing the line - Minnesota Power and Wisconsin Public Service - say Wisconsin's power grid desperately needs new high voltage lines to bring power into the state. Right now, only four lines import power, three of them from the south. When demand is high, or when a storm knocks out one of the lines, the system could fail and the entire region could be blacked out. Minnesota Power's Jim Roberts says it's part of a nationwide problem.
December 4, 2000 - A new case of E. coli infection has been reported to state health officials. If confirmed, it would bring the number of illnesses in the current outbreak to at least 22. The new case is the sibling of a child who developed the illness after eating ground beef purchased at Cub Foods. Joining us now with the latest is Buddy Ferguson, a spokesman for the Minnesota Department of Health.
December 4, 2000 - NOTE: dated reference in story... A group of La Crosse, Wisconsin residents and city officials is scheduled to make a decision today (Monday) about what to do with a popular city landmark that's fallen into disrepair. It will cost tens of thousands of dollars to shore up the concrete statue "Hiawatha." But some critics say the statue represents an outdated and offensive view of Native Americans that the city should get of. Mainstreet Radio's Art Hughes reports.
December 4, 2000 - As lawyers for George W. Bush and Al Gore battle over the presidency in the courts, the candidates and their surrogates wage parallel campaigns trying to convince the public of the merits of their arguments. Polls show Americans getting impatient, even though they remain split over what the outcome should be. Like most Americans, Minnesotans are talking about the state of the nation. Some are indignant, some say it's about fairness, and others are just sick of the whole thing. Minnesota Public Radio's Marisa Helms reports.
December 4, 2000 - How the Northwest Airline mechanics strike is affecting travel and business. The union is now in court.
December 4, 2000 - From Minnesota Public Radio this is Future Tense for December 4th. I'm Jon Gordon. Today, help wanted: chief privacy officer: ((tease cut)) Last week IBM appointed a chief privacy officer. The move is a sign that the information technology industry is getting serious protecting consumers' personal data--or at least giving the appearance of doing so. The job of a 'CPO' is to craft a privacy policy, and make sure a company can pull it off technically. Jim Grady is an analyst with research company Giga Information Group.
December 5, 2000 - A Lutheran church in St. Paul voted this week to ordain a lesbian pastoral minister who has been with the congregation since 1983. The decision by St. Paul-Reformation Lutheran Church defies a rule by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America that prohibits the ordination of gay or lesbian pastors living in committed relationships. Pastor Paul Tiedaman says the congregation took the action after many years of waiting for the ELCA to change its position. But he says ELCA officials finally ruled last month that they would not approve Anita Hill's ordination.