November 22, 2000 - MPR's Amy Radil reports on financial struggles within the Independence Party of Minnesota. A campaign season that brought the Independence Party many candidates but no winners has also left the organization broke. Party officials say a combination of legal expenses, website maintenance costs and campaign costs have the party facing a deficit of about $20,000. Party leaders call the debt "miniscule" and say it's the price they pay for not accepting special interest money.
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November 23, 2000 - Barge shipping on the Mississippi River is winding down for the season. Typically 400 or so towboats ply the upper Mississippi River moving barges loaded with grain and other products headed to markets around the world. Minnesota Public Radio's Patty Marsicano spent some time aboard a towboat earlier this fall and found, there's no such thing as "stopping for the night."
November 24, 2000 - Record Cold Days Preceding Thanksgiving Earlier this week, a cold Canadian high pressure system brought record cold to our region. Earlier this week, a cold Canadian high pressure system brought record cold to our region. Sioux Falls, SD reported a new record cold maximum temperature of only 13 degrees F on Monday, November 20th. Cambridge and St Cloud Minnesota reported new record lows for Tuesday, November 21st with -6 and -3 degrees F, respectively. Orr, MN reported a record low of -6 degrees F on Wednesday, November 22 this was also the lowest temperature in the lower 48 states on Wednesday and Red Wing reported a record low of 5 degrees F on the same morning. Most of these records were associated with new snow cover established last week. Thankfully, a strong warming trend will return temperatures to the 30s and 40s F for the Thanksgiving Holiday period.
November 24, 2000 - Should people buy the new Pentium computer just because it is new? That is what Dell is hoping for.
November 24, 2000 - At a time where farmers are being urged to diversify their income one Minnesota dairy farmer is doing just that by making celebrities of his cows. David Lill recently published a book of whimsical photos featuring his cows in human poses, and there are plans for a calendar, t-shirts, coffee mugs and posters. Minnesota Public Radios Dan Gunderson reports.
November 24, 2000 - How big is your holiday gift budget? A retail industry group expects consumers to spend about 6 percent more than last year. But the US economy and retail sales are slowing. So ... will retailers' bottom line be candy cane red? As Minnesota Public Radio's Bill Catlin reports, the trends may favor shoppers over shareholders this holiday season.
November 27, 2000 - Interview with Chris Farrell, talking about the impact of business and lifestyle in Florida during the election recount and talking about holiday shopping.
November 29, 2000 - Northwest Airlines and its mechanics union squared off in federal court in Minneapolis this afternoon. The airline was asking judge David Doty to find the Airline Mechanics Fraternal Association in contempt for violating his order last week NOT to engage in an illegal slowdown. Minnesota PUblic Radio's Mark Zdechlik has been at the courthouse following events.....
November 29, 2000 - Mechanics at Northwest Airlines are headed to court. They were not ordered to slow down, but administration found that the mechanics slowed down anyway. Lisa Jordan, an economist at the University of Minnesota's Carlson School of Management.