August 29, 2001 - Intel launched a 2ghz computer chip, but does it matter?
August 30, 2001 - MPR’s Tom Scheck reports that officials with the Minnesota State Fair have implemented some additional safety measures in the livestock and poultry barns to ensure the health of the animals and fairgoers. Each year, thousands of people walk through the animal barns. Fair officials want to make sure that no illnesses are spread through that interaction.
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August 31, 2001 - In a broadcast from the MPR booth at Minnesota State Fair, Mainstreet Radio’s Rachel Reabe revisits the farmers of Chanarambie Township in Southwestern Minnesota.
September 3, 2001 - Apple is opening its seventh retail store to boost its share in the consumer computer choices.
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September 7, 2001 - INTRO: Lush parks, lake access and an expansive recreational trail system are a definite plus for city residents; traffic congestion is one of the downsides. One way to ease traffic flow on freeways could come in the form of a bicycle. In the last in our four-part series "Pedaling Minnesota", Minnesota Public Radio's Kaomi Goetz looks at metro trails and the growing number of non-recreational users. HOST BACKANNOUNCE: For more information on Minnesota's recreational trails, check out our website at www.minnesotapublicradio.org.
September 11, 2001 -
September 11, 2001 - For the first time in U.S. history, no commercial aircraft are flying anywhere. The Federal Aviation Administration has grounded the nation's airlines after four hijacked planes crashed. The F-A-A says no planes will be allowed to fly until tomorrow (Wednesday) at 11 A.M. Minnesota time at the earliest. As Minnesota Public Radio's Elizabeth Stawicki reports, passengers arriving in the Twin Cities knew nothing of the New York and Washington attacks until they joined crowds of people gathered around airport television monitors.