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Survey of damage done by guns
March 5, 2001 -
Future Tense--Using the web to fight poverty
March 5, 2001 - Using the web to fight world poverty. Internet should be able to encourage Americans to be aware and care about world poverty.
Big business rallies against ventura tax plan
March 6, 2001 -
Huisken Meats may irradiate their own beef patties
March 8, 2001 - In Sauk Rapids, there is a big debate about how meat, especially beef, should be given to consumers.
President Bush visits Souix Falls, South Dakota to promote tax plan
March 9, 2001 - President George Bush continued his tax cut roadshow today the nation's top political leaders showed a bipartisan spirit at a Sioux Falls clinic - before the tax bickering began. Mainstreet Radio's Cara Hetland reports:
Series: "A Question of Dignity," first part about preparing the state for a future beyond nursing homes
March 12, 2001 - A state task force has recommended that Minnesota shift its reliance on nursing homes toward less costly assisted living alternatives. Forty-thousand Minnesotans now live in nursing homes even though state officials say many could be living on their own with some assistance. This legislative session, Governor Ventura and the Legislature are working on ways to prepare the long-term care system for the state's retiring baby-boomers. Over the next three days, we'll examine Minnesota's long-term care system in our series "A Question of Dignity." Minnesota Public Radio's Tom Scheck reports on the state's existing options...
Minnesota's five largest HMOs propose standard treatments
March 13, 2001 - The state's five largest HMO's say they will offer all the same standard treatments and prevention efforts for 50 common ailments like breast cancer and diabetes. The agreement marks the first time all of the major health plans in a state will endorse a set of guidelines to make patient care better and more cost effective. Minnesota Public Radio's Tom Scheck reports...
Pt 2 of the Long Term Care series: Legislative action
March 13, 2001 - Every year, Minnesota spends 850 million dollars caring for the state's elderly in nursing homes. As baby-boomers approach retirement, long-term care experts worry that unless changes occur those costs could skyrocket. A tri-partisan task-force studied the issue last summer and wants the state to meet consumer demand by creating a better system of home and community based care. But the transformation will not be cheap. The task-force, the governor and the industry all expect the state to spend over a 100 million dollars in the 2 year budget to start this system. In the second part in our three-part series on long-term care "A Question of Dignity" Minnesota Public Radio's Tom Scheck examines the legislative proposals.
Long term care options in rural Minnesota
March 14, 2001 -
Police can pull people over for not wearing safety belts
March 15, 2001 -

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