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April 25, 2003 - All Things Considered’s Lorna Benson interviews Jim Crotty about The Boys and Girls Clubs of America announcement of deep cuts to its Twin Cities programs. The organization is facing a budget shortfall of nearly $300,000, after a reduction in the amount of individual and corporate contributions. The seven clubs in the Twin Cities will operate four days a week instead of five and every employee will take a 20% pay cut.
April 25, 2003 - The Minnesota House has passed a bill that would allow Canterbury Park horse track in Shakopee to add two thousand slot machines to the facility. The House voted 71 to 60 in favor of the bill. Lawmakers did make one significant change to the bill. The so-called Racino would not be built if Native American tribes agree to give a portion of gross gambling receipts to the state and agree not to expand gambling. Opponents say the bill will create more social problems and take casino jobs away from rural Minnesota. Minnesota Public Radio's Tom Scheck reports...
April 26, 2003 - A special weekend edition of Midday’s “Ask the President” series, with Minnesota Public Radio President Bill Kling answering listener questions about programming and policies at MPR. Topics include war coverage, new headquarters initiative, archival material, and the web.
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April 29, 2003 -
April 29, 2003 - Since the economy turned sour, the job market has become a rather forbidding place for young people. Corporate scouts don't stake out college campuses the way they used to. Many 20-somethings send out reams of resumes, only to wind up in jobs that don't make them happy. A few bypass the job market altogether to start a new business of their own. Mainstreet Radio's Jeff Horwich visited with young Minnesotans who say in some ways, there's no better time to be your own boss.
May 1, 2003 - Northwest Airlines' powerful pilots union says the group is willing to negotiate cost reductions ... but says there's no rush. With the airline industry awash in red ink, Northwest is asking its four biggest unions for pay and other cost cuts averaging 870 million dollars a year. The pilots' share would be more than half. As Minnesota Public Radio's Bill Catlin reports, the pilots response is an important step, even if it's not a surprise.
May 1, 2003 - Mainstreet Radio’s Chris Julin reports that the Two Harbors rooster is back, but it's in rough shape. In the week prior, somebody stole the larger-than-life statue of a rooster from its perch next to the highway. The bird is a landmark on the drive up the north shore of Lake Superior.