April 5, 2001 - Napster is still as popular as ever, even after the legal problems. Many companies are stepping in to fill a post-Napster void.
April 5, 2001 - Less than a week before a Presidential Emergency Board is set to make a settlement recommendation on the Northwest Airlines Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association contract dispute, the two sides are headed back to the table. The National Mediation Board has summoned airline and union negotiators to Washington for meetings this weekend. Minnesota Public Radio's Mark Zdechlik reports...
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April 9, 2001 - There's a new revolution on the island nation of Cuba --- this time in the production of food. The collapse of the Soviet Union forced Cuba to turn to small-scale organic farming and urban gardens. This dramatic agricultural transformation is unparalleled in the world today. And American agricultural experts, including some Minnesotans, are taking notice. In the first of a series of reports on Cuban agriculture, Minnesota Public Radio's Mary Stucky takes a close look at Cuba's new urban gardens.
April 9, 2001 - MPR's Capitol Bureau Chief Laura McCallum details bills and budget talks at the State Capitol. One includes a plan to build a new Minnesota Twins stadium with partial state funding. The proposal would provide $150 million in state money, which would cover half of the total stadium cost; the other half would come from the Twins and private sources.
April 9, 2001 - Neal Kraemer is the co-owner of the Minneapolis based travel agency Carousel Travel. He says the tentative agreement is great news for Twin Cities travelers: Neal Kraemer is the co-owner of Carousel Travel.
April 9, 2001 - Darryl Jenkins is the Executive Director of the The Aviation Institute at The George Washington University. He says the tentative agreement is encouraging. Darryl Jenkins is the Executive Director of the The Aviation Institute at The George Washington University.
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April 10, 2001 - Farmers in the United States who grow food organically--- without using chemicals --- are in the minority. Not so in Cuba. In the past decade that island nation turned from growing food using chemicals, heavy machinery and huge farms....in favor of small-scale organic farming and urban gardens. Production of vegetables has soared....which has attracted attention from experts in the United States ... and Minnesota. In the second of a series of reports on Cuban agriculture, Minnesota Public Radio's Mary Stucky takes a look at one country's experience using organic farming methods to feed a nation.