November 20, 2001 - A start-up regional railroad may be positioned to compete with two of the nation's largest rail lines. The Dakota, Minnesota, and Eastern Railroad received a favorable report from the Surface Transportation Board yesterday (Monday). The Final Environmental Impact Statement outlines nearly 150 environmental requirements. Those will add ten percent to the billion and a half dollar expansion project. Still, company officials predict they'll build their railroad to satisfy a growing market for coal in east coast power plants. Mainstreet Radio's Cara Hetland reports:
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November 21, 2001 - Former Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Sandy Keith comments on the Minnesota Twins appeal and is asked if the case deserves to have an accelerated review by the Minnesota Supreme Court?
November 21, 2001 - All Things Considered’s Lorna Benson interviews Stanford economist Roger Noll about a report released that concludes Major League Baseball is unlikely benefit economically from its contraction plan. Noll, who wrote the report, says the League WOULD benefit if it could eliminate only the struggling Montreal Expos, but he says there are no other teams struggling enough to make buying them out worthwhile.
November 21, 2001 - Even with large numbers of holiday travelers and heightened security, operations are running smoothly today at Minneapolis-St.Paul Airport. Northwest Airlines and airport officials say they're hoping that will continue to be the case over the remainder of the Thanksgiving Holiday weekend. Minnesota Public Radio's Mark Zdechlik reports...
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November 23, 2001 - The latest CD from Australian pop star Natalie Imbruglia won't play in some CD and DVD players because of copy protection technology included on the disc. That has prompted thousands of complaints to Imbruglia's record label, BMG, which has set up a toll-free phone hotline to deal with the fallout over the White Lilies Island CD, released only in Europe so far. Future Tense news analyst Dwight Silverman says copy-protected CDs are the record industry's answer to file sharing. ((q/a)) Dwight Silverman writes about computers for the Houston Chronicle. BMG says the complaints over the Natalie Imbruglia CD will not deter the company from using copy protection on future CDs.
November 23, 2001 - The day after Thanksgiving at the Mall of America is featured. People are interviewed about whether there is a difference in shopping after September 11th or not.