May 1, 2001 - It will be a busy night tonight for Sun Country Airlines. They will have about ten hours to move their flight operations from the main terminal at the Twin Cities Airport to the brand new Humphrey Terminal. Sun Country is hoping that the new 82 million terminal, which features more gates, a restaurant and other amenities, will be a boost to their business. Sun Country also has a new president and Chief Operating Officer. He is David Banmiller, and he joins us on the line now.
May 2, 2001 - MPR sports commentator Jay Weiner shares his thoughts on latest ballpark proposal, which he sees as better than all the others we've seen before, but it still needs to be improved.
May 2, 2001 - MPR’s Lorna Benson interviews Minnesota Twins outfielder Torii Hunter, who has been with the team since he was drafted right out of high school in 1993. Hunter says he didn't get serious about baseball until he turned 15, because he was obsessed with another sport…football.
May 2, 2001 - Former Minnesota Congressman Tim Penny is one of seven Democrats President Bush appointed today to his Social Security study commission. The commission will release a report this fall outlining recommendations for avoiding a deficit in the program. The President has proposed letting younger workers voluntarily invest some of their payroll taxes in private accounts. Penny also supports partial privitization and says he is happy to be on the commission:
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May 3, 2001 - One of Minnesota's award-winning children's authors is out with a new book. Kate Dicamillo's won the Newbery Honor for her first story, "Because of Winn-Dixie." Now she's written "The Tiger Rising," which follows a boy named Rob, his friend Sistine, and a live tiger Rob finds while walking through the Florida woods. Dicamillo says her main goal was to write a good story.
May 4, 2001 - Senate wants to spend more than House and Governor.
May 4, 2001 - Second Hour: Live broadcast from the National Press Club: Richard Moe, president of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Tapes are available through the National Press Club.
May 7, 2001 - The state legislature is down to its last two weeks with Senate DFLers and House Republicans far apart on several fronts. Both sides will eventually have to work out differences on education funding, taxes, and other budget items. Conference committees between the two chambers will begin to meet this week. Joining us on the line is Minnesota Public Radio's capitol bureau chief Laura McCallum.
May 7, 2001 - FOR MONDAY MORN Mayor Sharon Sayles Belton suffered a major defeat at the Minneapolis DFL convention over the weekend. Sayles Belton was the favorite going into the convention for the party's endorsement in her bid for a third term. Instead delegates adjourned without endorsing anyone for the city's top elected post. Minnesota Public Radio's Art Hughes reports.