September 27, 2000 - INTRO: Sun Country Airlines is asking the Department of Transportation to get involved in the competition between it and Northwest Airlines. Sun Country helped pay for a recent study that says Northwest has behaved in predatory ways on the the routes that Sun Country flies. Northwest says they're just meeting the competition on those routes, and that the government shouldn't interfere with the marketplace. The Department of Transportation and the Department of Justice have the authority to regulate airline competition. Joining us on the line to talk about what those departments can do in response to the study's findings is Congressman Jim Oberstar, who is the senior Democrat on the House Transportation committee. Eighth District DFL Representative Jim Oberstar.
September 27, 2000 -
September 27, 2000 - I'm Art Hughes in Rochester. While the DM&E project raises significant questions for communities all along the route, Rochester has consistently been the epicenter of opposition. Most cities---large and small---along the tracks have signed agreements with the railroad. But Rochester has steadfastly refused to comprimise.
September 28, 2000 - Is it better to buy your car on the internet? It might be cheaper and less frustrating if you buy your car online.
September 28, 2000 - The odor of a Saint Paul brewery is becoming too much to handle. Mayor Norm Coleman discusses his plans to get rid of the odor.
September 29, 2000 -
October 3, 2000 - Five people and a Minnesota company will receive the Twin Cities International Citizen Award tonight in St. Paul. The recipients were selected for their efforts to increase international understanding and cooperation. One of the recipients is only 15 years old. Kasia Paprocki has been working to end child labor since sixth grade, when she realized that the soccer balls at her school could have been made by children. She eventually convinced the St. Paul school board to ban soccer balls made by child laborers. She says she and her friends were surprised that the board didn't already have such a policy.
October 4, 2000 -
October 4, 2000 -
October 6, 2000 - The 19th annual Twin Cities Marathon takes place this Sunday.The 26.2-mile course begins near the Metrodome in Minneapolis and finishes at the State Capitol in St. Paul. 85 runners have competed in all 18 previous Twin Cities marathons. 73-year-old Mary Lou Carlson is the oldest female runner of this elite group. Carlson's husband inspired her to start running. He took up the sport while she was in her fifties... at first she thought he was crazy...especially when he ran in the winter.