September 5, 2000 - When Americans pick a representative to send to Congress, they send that same person to Washington for several terms. While the power of incumbency makes it difficult to replace a sitting Representative, it also means an open seat becomes a magnet for Congressional hopefuls. Such is the case this year in Minnesota's fourth district. Minnesota Public Radio's William Wilcoxen has this look at the race to succeed the retiring Bruce Vento...
September 6, 2000 - Republican Linda Runbeck will have one competitor in the 4th District primary: Ramsey County Soil and Water Conservation Commissioner Patricia Reagan. Reagan has run for public office many times, under several different names. She says she's now using her middle name Patricia because she feels former president Ronald Reagan has been mistreated.
September 6, 2000 -
September 6, 2000 - With less than a week to go until the September 12 primary, three DFL candidates in the Fourth Congressional District have started running television ads. The Fourth District candidates are competing for voters' attention in a campaign that's largely been dominated by the big-money Senate candidate ad buys. In the latest in our series of Ad Watches, Minnesota Public Radio's Laura McCallum reports...
September 7, 2000 - In addition to high-profile primaries for the Senate and Fourth District Congressional races, there are a handful of interesting legislative races on next week's primary ballot. Two long-time legislators face challenges from within their own parties, and another legislative primary pits a former pro wrestler against a former Miss Fridley. Minnesota Public Radio's Laura McCallum reports...
September 8, 2000 - An estimated seven million dollars has already been spent on ads in Minnesota's D-F-L Senate primary race, and the candidates are increasing their presence in the final days of the campaign. The three big spenders - Mike Ciresi, Mark Dayton and Rebecca Yanisch - are running new television spots touting their various endorsements, but the ads of all three contain some misleading elements, according to an ad analyst. In the latest in our series of Ad Watches, Minnesota Public Radio's Laura McCallum reports...
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September 11, 2000 - Differences in healthcare and farm policy were among the distinctions the four major D-F-L candidates for U.S. Senate drew as they met for one last debate before the primary elections. Onstage Sunday at the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, the candidates voiced AGREEMENT on many issues, continuing a trend of consensus in this year's campaign that has made differences between the candidates hazy. Odds are long on Tuesday for the candidate with the least funding, Jerry Janezich, who used the debate to make an impassioned appeal for campaign finance reform. Minnesota Public Radio's Amy Radil reports.
September 11, 2000 -
September 12, 2000 - A new pest discovered in Minnesota in recent weeks is a significant threat for soybean farmers. An infestation of aphids previously seen only in Asian countries and Austrailia is spreading across the midwest. Farming experts are scrambling to learn what it means for a crop that has so far enjoyed a virtually pest-free existance in the United States. Mainstreet Radio's Art Hughes reports. (sound---soybeans, crickets)