Digitization made possible by the State of Minnesota Legacy Amendment’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund, approved by voters in 2008.
December 15, 2000 - Senate Majority Leader Roger Moe is a DFLer from Erskine. Moe thinks that the surplus should be put aside for an endowment in case of something happens in the future. The current law is to give the surplus back to the tax payers.
December 18, 2000 - The Minnesota Vikings fell five points short of going undefeated at the Metrodome this year. The 33-28 loss to the Green Bay Packers yesterday means the Vikings are still trying to wrap up the division title. They'll also be trying to avoid heading into the playoffs on a three game losing streak when they travel to Indianapolis for their final game of the regular season Sunday. Minnesota Public Radio's William Wilcoxen reports...
December 18, 2000 - Lots of people decorate their homes with lights this time of year. Some take this holiday tradition to the extreme. MPR’s Jon Gordon visits a couple of folks who go beyond the usual Christmas decorations, and into the realm of what some people call the purest form of art.
December 18, 2000 - As colleges and universities wind up for the winter break, many students are filling out evaluations, rating their instructors. This fall, students at two northern campuses, one in Duluth, and one on Superior, asked to see the results of those surveys. Students say they pay thousands in tuition, and ought to know what their fellow students think of professors before they sign up for classes. But Minnesota and Wisonsin laws are different, so students in Superior will see the evaluation results, while students in Duluth won't. UMD students responded by organizing their own instructor evaluations. Minnesota Public Radio's Chris Julin reports.
December 18, 2000 - For the second week in a row the Minnesota Vikings had a chance to clinch the NFC Central and home field advantage throughout the playoffs and once again were unable to do it. Yesterday's 33 to 28 loss to the Green Bay Packers at the Metrodome leaves the Vikings' playoff position uncertain. Sean Jenson covers the Vikings for The St. Paul Pioneer Press and he joins us now. Did the Packers play especially well or did the Vikings play especially poorly? Were we seeing a vintage Brett Favre performance? The Vikings defense has been a weakness all year. Is it more of a liability now? The Packers were successful in shutting down Robert Smith. Was that a big part of their game plan? What do they need to do to get back on track? Quarterback Duante Culpepper sprained his ankle. Will he be okay for next week's game? What are their chances next week in Indianapolis against the Colts.
December 18, 2000 - The storm that's pounded southeastern Minnesota is showing signs of subsiding, but Minnesota Public Radio's Erin Galbally reports as much as thirteen inches might be in store for some parts of Minnesota's Southeast before the snow stops.
December 18, 2000 - A Minnesota State Bar study finds the number of women attorneys in Twin Cities law firms is growing. But women still lag far behind their male counterparts in positions of power. Those findings are similar to a recent national study of the nation's 250 largest law firms. Minnesota Public Radio's Elizabeth Stawicki reports:
December 18, 2000 - Another winter storm has dumped up to six inches of snow across the Twin Cities metro with even more snow expected in the southeastern part of the state. The snow is beginning to taper off at this hour. Jim Richardson, meteorologist at the National Weather Service in Chanhassen, says the storm pattern caught forecasters by surprise.
December 18, 2000 - A Minnesota House committee holds a hearing tomorrow on whether Governor Ventura is a state employee. The hearing is part of the debate over whether the Governor is subject to the state's ethics code, and whether his new job as an XFL analyst is a conflict of interest. Some lawmakers want to require Ventura to disclose details of his contract with the new Xtreme Football League, which begins play in February. Minnesota Public Radio's Laura McCallum reports.
December 18, 2000 - Minnesota's ten electors will assemble at the Capitol in Saint Paul today to cast their votes for Vice President Al Gore. The state's "winner-take-all" system gives the winner of the popular vote the entire slate of electors. But nationally and in Minnesota, pressure is building to rethink the electoral college status quo. In Minnesota, House Republican Marty Seifert will propose a bill in the upcoming legislative session that would allocate electoral votes by election results in each congressional district. Observers across the political spectrum say the bill may get a respectful hearing, but they say it's chances of passing into law are slim. Minnesota Public Radio's Marisa Helms reports.