January 14, 2002 - This week a Rochester man will travel to Pakistan where he'll establish relief services for Afghan refugees. Frank Anderson represents the American Refugee Committee, a nonprofit organization that in the past has taken him to Bosnia, Croatia and Thailand. Anderson believes this could this could be his most challenging posting yet. Minnesota Public Radio's Erin Galbally reports.
January 14, 2002 - Market Report: Chris Farrell talks about Alan Greenspan's speech on Friday and how it was not well-received by Wall Street.
January 14, 2002 - The eleven bays were closed in 1992 due to studies in the 1980s. Snowmobiles fought the decision and they were mad that they couldn't use it to play or drive on.
January 14, 2002 - Morning Edition’s Cathy Wurzer interviews Jim Nepstad, a member of the National Park Service, about taking public comment on the proposed wilderness designation for the Apostle Islands.
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January 14, 2002 - St. Paul resident Betty McKenzie received a priceless birthday present today - her freedom. The 72-year old nun was released this morning after spending the past six months at a Federal women's minimum security prison in Illinois. McKenzie was arrested for protesting and trespassing at the School of the Americas, in Fort Benning, Georgia. She says it feels good to be heading home:
January 14, 2002 - The 2000 census brought good news for many Minnesota cities, but not everyone. Moorhead is challenging census numbers showing a population loss. It's a challenging, tedious process, but city leaders say there's a lot at stake both in terms of money and political representation. Mainstreet Radio's Dan Gunderson reports.
January 14, 2002 - Morning Edition’s Cathy Wurzer talks with Gene Merriam, a former DFL state senator, and long-time chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, about the concept of bonding bills.
January 15, 2002 - MPR’s Michael Khoo reports that Governor Ventura is inclined to run for governor again to continue his fight for “unicameralism.” The push to combining the two bodies of legislature into one has been a personal drive for the governor. He believes that if the two bodies are one, or unicameral, the government would run more efficiently.
January 15, 2002 - There's a challenge to Minnesota's first county-wide smoking ban. The Rochester Lodging and Hospitality Association has asked the Olmsted County Attorney to investigate lobbying by anti-smoking advocates. Those against the smoking ban say money from Minnesota's tobacco settlement was inappropriately used for the smoking-ban campaign. Mainstreet Radio's Rob Schmitz has this report. { Rochester resident Bonnie Wolters is sitting at the bar in Victoria's restaurant, smoking a cigarette--a freedom she'll no longer have after January 31st.