October 27, 1999 - Governor Ventura is raising the possibility of a public private partnership to fund start-up high technology firms in Minnesota. Speaking at a venture capital conference in Minneapolis , Ventura also urged the University of Minnesota to speed up the transfer of promising technologies to the private sector.
October 28, 1999 - To close out the millennium, Minnesota Public Radio's All Things Considered presents a look back at Minnesota life in 1900 via a 12-part series, entitled “A Minnesota Century.” This segment is the the story the notorious outlaw Cole Younger.
October 28, 1999 - Presidential candidate Pat Buchanan paid his first visit to the home state of Jesse Ventura today, since announcing his switch to Ventura's Reform Party. Buchanan, who left the Republican Party on Monday, continues to be diplomatic toward the Governor, saying he respects Ventura's importance in the party. Still, Buchanan was unable to get a personal meeting with Ventura during this visit to Minnesota -- and his presence here has highlighted a growing rift inside the state Reform Party.
October 29, 1999 - Commentator Nanci Olesen got a couple of insights about the people who live near her. Olesen shares a Halloween memory, titled “Pumpkin.” It involves a third trimester and a very unique costume.
October 29, 1999 - James Galvin is the rare author who knows from experience how to rope cows. Writing from his ranch in Wyoming, Galvin extolls the glory of hard work in his new novel "Fencing the Sky". He also laments the disintegration of rangeland culture.
November 1, 1999 - MPR’s Euan Kerr interviews Minneapolis author Alexs Pate about his book “The Multicultiboho.” The book opens with an police officer entering a South Minneapolis apartment to find a dead body and a live African-American writer, named Ichabod Word.
November 1, 1999 - Three-time Pulitzer prize-winning playwright Edward Albee is in the Twin Cities tonight to discuss the state of American theater. Albee's "A Delicate Balance", "Seascape", and "Three Tall Women" all won Pulitzer prizes. He is also the author of the critically acclaimed and equally criticized "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf. Despite his own success and many honors, Albee has had a difficult time getting his plays on Broadway, something that hasn't stopped the playwright from staging his work elsewhere in the county and abroad.
November 1, 1999 - Governor Ventura leaves today on a ten-day trade mission to Japan. This isn't the first time a Minnesota governor has gone there -- Governor Carlson visited there in 1992 -- but it IS safe to say this is the first governor with some name-recognition among the Japanese. Minnesota Public Radio's Martin Kaste reports on how Ventura plans to use his fame to push products "made in Minnesota."
November 1, 1999 - Minnesota DFL leaders traveled around the state today to push the issue of consumer privacy protection. Democrats are planning to introduce a package of privacy initiatives in the upcoming legislative session, and appear to be positioning their party to be at the forefront of a growing citizen concern. Several Republicans say they too are interested in the issue, and they hope it doesn't turn into a partisan debate.
November 1, 1999 - Duluth residents will vote tomorrow on school board seats and a $6.6 million dollar bond referendum to improve school athletic facilities. They'll also vote on five city council seats and the mayor's office. The city's role and direction in future planning has been a hot topic in the mayor's race between longshot candidate Greg Gilbert and incumbent Gary Doty,.