September 26, 2000 - Stolen laptops as a form of corporate espionage. Thousands are stolen each year, whether to sell on the black market or to get information of competitors.
September 26, 2000 - Competition for Indian gaming dollars in northwest Minnesota is intensifying, as two Chippewa Indian Bands pump millions into their casino operations. The White Earth Reservation is adding a $31 million dollar hotel and convention center to its Shooting Star Casino in Mahnomen, while, just 60 miles away, the Red Lake Band is spending $22 million to construct a hotel and a huge indoor water park at Seven Clans Casino near Thief River Falls. Both Bands say there's enough business to go around, but as Minnesota Public Radio's Tom Robertson reports, some are not so sure.
September 27, 2000 - A court victory for Microsoft. Some say the Supreme Court's refusal to hear the Microsoft Anti-Trust case before an appeals court could delay the break up of the company by years.
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.
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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.
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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.