Digitization made possible by the State of Minnesota Legacy Amendment’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund, approved by voters in 2008.
February 22, 2001 - Former U S Attorney Todd Jones says the arrest, conviction and sentencing of drug dealer Carlos Vignali was by the book. Vignali was convicted of drug dealing in Minnesota and was one of 176 criminals pardoned by President Clinton in his last days in office. Minnesota law enforcment officials are expressing shock and anger at the pardon. And for some Minnesotans, the pardon is proof a double standard exisits in the nation's criminal justice system. Minnesota Public Radio's Brandt Williams reports:
February 22, 2001 - The University of Minnesota runs on vision, money and influence. It's a monolith of intellectual energy. But figuring out who controls the U can be difficult--no one tames it yet many think they can. As part of our series on the University's 150th anniversary, Minnesota Public Radio's Elizabeth Stawicki reports on who governs the U from the inside and out:
February 22, 2001 - A Hennepin county judge has ordered Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota to turn over some of its client records to the State Attorney General's office. The action stems from a lawsuit Mike Hatch filed last October that accused the insurance carrier of illegally and systematically denying mental health coverage for children and young adults and shifting millions of dollars in costs to the government. Minnesota Public Radio's Elizabeth Stawicki reports:
February 22, 2001 - The University of Minnesota is a "land grant" school, which places it among a group of unique institutions of higher learning in the U S. As a part of our series, "Universal U", Minnesota Public Radio's Steven John reports on the act of Congress that transformed the University of Minnesota.
February 22, 2001 - A rapid snowmelt -- at least when measured on a geologic time scale -- is already underway in the earth's polar regions. In just the past 50 years scientists have documented an average temperature increase of 4 degrees in the Arctic and Antarctic. The effect of the temperature change is most visible in areas where plants and animals are pushing further into once barren landscapes. Environmental photojournalist Gary Braasch (BRA-shh) has documented these changes in his new exhibition of photographs called "Polar Thaw: Global Warming in the Arctic and Antarctic." I met up with Braasch at the Science Museum of Minnesota today where his pictures are on display.
February 22, 2001 - If you ride a snowmobile in Minnesota, you're supposed to keep your speed under 50 miles an hour. But anyone who's been on a trail or a frozen lake can tell you many snowmobilers break that law, and most of them go unpunished. Nearly everyone agrees there'd be less speeding, and less drunk driving, if snowmobilers saw more officers on the trail. But there just aren't enough officers to go around. Minnesota Public Radio's Chris Julin has the second of our reports on snowmobile safety.
February 22, 2001 - Governor Jesse Ventura has announced a plan that he hopes will provide more health care coverage to Minnesota's children. Ventura teamed up with the Minnesota Council of Health Plans and the Children's Defense Fund to announce an outreach program to insure more Minnesota children. Minnesota Public Radio's Tom Scheck reports...
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February 22, 2001 - You probably haven't heard his name, but the work of James J. Ryan is found in all modern cars and trucks and in commercial aircraft. The U of M researcher developed the retractable seat belt and the flight recorder. As a part of our weeklong series, "Universal U", Minnesota Public Radio's Steven John reports on the researcher known to some as "Crash" Ryan.
February 23, 2001 - One of the original land grant missions of the University of Minnesota was to bring education and its benefits to all residents of the state, whether they attended the school or not. The U of M's extension service was created to implement that mission. Originally set up to serve mainly farmers, the extension has evolved along with changes in the state's population. As a part of our series, "Universal U", Mainstreet Radio's Mark Steil reports the extension now serves both rural and urban areas and reaches out to some of the newest population groups in the state.