Digitization made possible by the State of Minnesota Legacy Amendment’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund, approved by voters in 2008.
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January 12, 2001 - The Minnesota and Wisconsin transportation departments announced today (friday) plans to suspend construction of a new bridge over the Saint Croix River. The announcement comes just days after MN-DOT commissioner Elwyn Tinklenberg failed to find federal funding for the project. Reaction to the decision is mixed. Environmentalists are calling it a victory against urban sprawl while project supporters say traffic problems in the area will remain until there's a new bridge. Minnesota Public Radio's Lynette Nyman reports.
January 12, 2001 - Ginger, a new technology, is speculated, trying to figure out what it is. A big guess that it might be an electronic unicycle that will be a new form of transportation.
January 12, 2001 - A statewide teachers' union says teacher shortages in Minnesota may be worse than earlier forecasts suggested. Education Minnesota yesterday released the results of a survey of Minnesota superintendents. 60 percent of superintendents say their district faces a teacher shortage-- and over one quarter of the respondents said they consider the shortage a major problem. Carol Johnson is the superintendent of the Minneapolis Public Schools. She's on the line now.
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January 15, 2001 - The Vikings stunning 41-0 loss to the New York Giants left many fans speechless. But a number did find the words to describe their disappointment, and other reactions, on M-P-R's Midmorning program. Here's a sampling: Midmorning listeners reacting to the Viking loss. Players cleared out their lockers at Winter Park today
January 15, 2001 - Leaders of a new education lobbying group say they want to advocate a common sense, conservative agenda for school reform. The Minnesota Education League today (Monday) outlined a political agenda that includes private school tax credits, charter school incentives, an easing of teacher license requirements and an overhaul of the Profile of Learning graduation standards. Minnesota Public Radio's Tim Pugmire reports...
January 15, 2001 - It's no longer optional-- you now have to dial two new area codes to reach some parts of the Twin Cities. The new codes became mandatory yesterday, about ten months after they were first introduced to accomodate an increasing demand for telephone numbers. Now if you're calling parts of the northwestern Twin Cities as far north as Princeton and Cambridge, you'll have to dial 7-6-3 first. Calls to the southwest Metro as far south as New Prague will need the 9-5-2 area code. Officials from Qwest Communications have said this switchover is one of the most technically challenging splits ever done in the U-S. Bryce Hallowell is a spokesman for Qwest communications, and he's on the line now.
January 15, 2001 - Two new Giant Pandas at the National Zoo in Washington DC have focused the world's attention on one very high profile endagered species. But countries from India to Brazil are working to save species as diverse as the Giant Grizzeled Squirrel and the Golden Lion Tamarin. An organization based at the Minnesota Zoo in Apple Valley is facilitating much of this work. The Conservation Breeding Specialist Group, or CBSG, has just a few employees in Minnesota, and relies on a network of over 700 people from 150 countries. CBSG Chairman and Founder Ulysses Seal says his organization is dedicated to protecting the planet's biodiversity:
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