Digitization made possible by the State of Minnesota Legacy Amendment’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund, approved by voters in 2008.
February 16, 2001 - Minnesota Dental Association are pushing the bill to ban selling pop at public schools
February 16, 2001 - MPR's Michael Khoo reports from downtown St. Peter, where Governor Ventura was visiting business owners and residents to pitch his budget proposals and tax reform agenda. Ventura’s plan includes cutting income and property taxes, but raising the sales tax.
February 16, 2001 - A legislative effort to make the fourth "Driving While Intoxicated" charge in ten years a felony cleared a major hurdle today. The Senate Crime Prevention Committee approved the bill sending it on to the finance committee. The same committee also heard testimony for AND AGAINST a proposed tax on alcohol sales in Minnesota to help pay for alcoholism treatment and for enforcement of alcohol related laws. Even the author of the new tax admits the measure has little chance for approval. DFL Senator John Marty says he's hopeful discussion NOW will lead to a so-called alcohol "user" fee in the future. Minnesota Pubic Radio's Mark Zdechlik reports..
February 16, 2001 - Two actors who have been separated by an ocean for 30 years now come together to do their own version of Hamlet: through miming.
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February 16, 2001 - Rochester's third homeless shelter will open this weekend. Religious leaders in Rochester say many of the people who need shelter are able to find low-paying jobs but no home. In fact, Rochester housing officials say their community has one of the worst affordable housing problems in the state. Mainstreet Radio's Laurel Druley has this report. {
February 16, 2001 - The Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis is celebrating today after announcing Great Britain's Royal National Theater will bring its award-winning "Hamlet" to Minneapolis in May. Since Sir Laurence Olivier founded the London-based theater in 1962 it has become a major force in world theater, and this production of "Hamlet" has been the hit of this year's West End season. Guthrie Artistic Director Joe Dowling told Minnesota Public Radio's Euan Kerr Guthrie staff began negotiating as soon as it learned the show might be available for Minnesota audiences.
February 16, 2001 - Rochester citizens do not want to have DM&E Railroad to run right through the city. It should bring in more business for the city, but the city council wants a bypass through farmland.
February 16, 2001 - A new poll finds most Minnesotans support stiffer penalties for drunk drivers. The Minnesota Public Radio/St Paul Pioneer Press Poll finds more than half of respondents want to lower the legal blood alcohol level to .08. and also support raising the penalty for multiple DWI's to a felony. Minnesota Public Radio's Elizabeth Stawicki reports:
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