October 6, 2000 - MPR's Brandt Williams reports on dirt finally being turned on the long underdeveloped parcel of land in downtown Minneapolis known as Block E.
October 6, 2000 - FOR FRIDAY MORNING Imation Corporation warned investors yesterday that its third quarter results would fall below expectations. The Twin Cities-based data storage and image management company will eliminate about 10 percent of its total workforce. Imation's poor performance is a big change of fortune for a company that a year ago was enjoying strong growth. Minnesota Public Radio's Andrew Haeg reports.
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October 9, 2000 - Sports fans across the nation will get a chance to watch rookie quarterback Dante Culpepper and the rest of the Minnesota Vikings in prime time when they take on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at the Metrodome on Monday Night Football. The unbeaten Vikings are hoping to extend their 4 and O record. The Buccaneers are 3 and 2. Bill Brown is a former Vikings rusher who played from 1962 to 1974. He played in 3 Super Bowls and understands the pressure this year's team is facing after getting so close to the Super Bowl in 1998. He says he likes what he's seen so far this season:
October 9, 2000 - Chris Farrell talks about gas prices and oil prices.
October 9, 2000 - People in the fifth congressional district will have a choice of five candidates in November. Stalwart Martin Sabo is running again as are four OTHER candidates who aren't letting Sabo's seeming lock on the seat stop them from making a run for it. Minnesota Public Radio's Patty Marsicano reports:
October 9, 2000 - There was a time when a retiring farmer could count on his children to take over the business and carry on the family tradition. But farming is an unattractive career choice in Minnesota compared to many more urban occupations. But a program sponsored by the Land Stewardship Project is making small strides bringing new farmers to the state. Mainstreet Radio's Art Hughes reports. {Dairy farmer Dan French clearly loves what he does. On a breezy autumn day he turns a nozzle to fill a stock tank with water and spends a few silent moments just watching the thirsty Holsteins dip their noses in for a drink... (sound: thirsty cows)
October 9, 2000 - Threecoms International Online Poll will query people on different topics.
October 10, 2000 - Online learning site from some of the world's prestigious universities.
October 11, 2000 - What bugs you about the internet and computers?