March 17, 1998 - Debate over a proposed ban on certain abortions has been put on hold by the Minnesota Senate. Abortion opponents say the Senate majority leader squelched debate because he didnt have enough votes today to defeat the ban on so-called "partial birth" abortions. From the capitol, Minnesota Public Radio's Eric Jansen reports: The state senate ended its session abruptly in the heat of a controversy over late-term abortions. Senators had been considering a bill that would have allowed doctors, welfare case workers and others to report women who drink alcohol while pregnant. Northfield Senator Tom Neuville attached an amendment to that bill to ban what are called partial birth abortions.
March 17, 1998 - ****NOTE: USE THIS VERSION OF STORY. DO NOT USE DCART #4501**** At first glance it would seem like a school boards' dream come true: a small school district filled with luxury homes whose owners pay hefty property tax bills. But it is a major problem in Pequot Lakes, north of Brainerd. Rachel Reabe of our Mainstreet Radio team has the story: If you flew over Pequot Lakes just north of Brainerd, you would see as much water as land. This is the heart of Minnesota's vacation country where summer cabins outnumber year round homes two to one. In the middle of all this pricey lakeshore, is Pequot Lakes a modest, mostly low income community.
March 17, 1998 - When you think of Minnesota tourist spots, you probably don't think of Owatonna. But that may change when Cabela's, one of the nation's biggest sellers of sporting goods, opens a retail entertainment complex on I 35. Cabela's ships out 60 million catalogs every year, and a couple of million of the company's customers could bring changes to Owatonna. Minnesota Public Radio's Lynette Nyman reports.
March 17, 1998 - Resort owners in the Northwest Angle of Minnesota are fed up with Canadian fishing regulations and the U-S's lack of response to their concerns. So fed up, in fact, that they're threatening to secede from the United States and join Canada. The Northwest Angle is that little notch of territory on the top of Minnesota. Thanks to a surveyor's error in 1775, the Angle is part of the United States, even though it's attached to Canada on one side, and otherwise surrounded by Lake of the Woods. The problem, say resort owners, is Canada won't allow people staying in Northwest Angle resorts to keep fish caught in Canadian waters. That's bad for businesses that depend on anglers. The one hundred or so residents of the Northwest Angle have one powerful ally in their quest for fishing justice... Minnesota 7th District Democratic Congressman Collin Peterson. Peterson's planning to introduce a bill in the next couple days that would allow the Northwest Angle to secede:
March 17, 1998 - A Senate committee today (TUES) voted to change a law beneficial to Northwest Airlines after some legislators charge the airline duped them into passing the law. Minnesota Public Radio's Martin Kaste reports: One week ago, legislators discovered that an apparently technical change they made to the state's franchise law last year was actually of great potential benefit to Northwest Airlines. The change, which was retroactive, gave Northwest a defense against a $30-million-dollar lawsuit filed against it by two small airlines in Maine. Senator Allan Spear says he was shocked to discover that he and his colleagues had inadvertently meddled in an ongoing court case: ((We have a long, admirable tradition in this Legislature that we don't pass legislation that affects pending lawsuits! And that's what
March 17, 1998 - For fifteen years, the group Boiled in Lead has taken its unique blend of celtic, east europeon and world music around the globe, while always calling the Twin Cities home. The band has built such a rabid following, its fans are referred to as ‘leadheads.’ Founder and bass player Drew Miller talks with MPR’s Chris Roberts about release of compilation CD “Alloy.”
March 18, 1998 - Tom Peters, best-selling author and management guru, discusses his latest book The Circle of Innovation: You Can't Shrink Your Way to Greatness. Peters talks of risks of technology and realities of business economy. He also answers listener questions.
March 18, 1998 - This MPR special report, titled The World Turned Upside Down: An End to Inflation, examines the potential end of a long period of inflation and the growing focus and concerns of possible deflation. Program includes various interviews and commentary and is hosted by Chris Farrell, MPR's senior economics and business editor.
March 18, 1998 - MPR’s Chris Farrell and economist Arthur Rolnick discuss the potential concerns of deflation and answer listener questions.
March 18, 1998 - As the editor of the Hungry Mind Review for the last decade and a half, Bart Schneider has been examining and critiquing books by others. Now he is experiencing the other side of the literary equation as his first novel "Blue Bossa" is published. Schneider told Minnesota Public Radio's Euan Kerr the book tells the story of an aging jazz trumpeter, who after recieving great acclaim in his youth has given up music, in part because he sees it as the only way to escape heroin addiction. Bart Schneider's new book is called "Blue Bossa." He spoke to Minnesota Public Radio's Euan Kerr Sun 28-MAY 12:04:32 MPR NewsPro Archive - Wed 04/11/2001