May 30, 1997 - INTRO: The changes wrought in the Catholic Church by Vatican II in the 1960's still meet with resistance by traditionalists. One area in particular is the use of latin in saying the mass. Latin IS allowed under certain circumstances, and a group dedicated to promoting the latin mass is holding its annual convention in the Twin Cities this weekend. Mary Stucky reports the latin mass brings a with it a certain style of worship.... centuries of musical heritage... and a lot of controversy.
May 31, 1997 - In sports news: The Philadelphia Flyers take on the Detroit Red Wings in Game One of the Stanley Cup finals tonight. The Flyers have not won hockey's top prize in 22 years and the Red Wings are seeking to end a 42-year title drought. The Minnesota Twins play game two of their three game series against the Anaheim Angels tonight. The Twins are in the midst of a five game road series. Although it seems like plans for a Twins stadiums are "on ice"--hockey plans are heating up in St. Paul, Weekend Edition Sports Commentator Jay Weiner says while a NHL team may come, the Twins are threatening to go---so, we turn to a Marvin Gaye song to summarize this situatuion---WHAT'S GOING ON???
May 31, 1997 - A new carousel rolled to life in Minnesota this weekend. Twenty hand-carved animals dip and bob to kalliope music at Lark Toys in the small town of Kellogg along the Mississippi River. It's the first carousel carved of Minnesota wood by Minnesotans and features many native animals.
May 31, 1997 - Minnesota education officials say the results of a basic skills writing test offer no statewide insights because so few students participated. The Department of Children, Families and Learning today released scored from the voluntary practice test. Despite its lack of meanigful statistics, educators say the test was an important exercise in the move toward statewide education standards.
June 2, 1997 - School officials in Grand Forks and East Grand Forks are trying to clean up, dry out and repair their school buildings in time for the start of classes in the fall. The school year abruptly ended in April for both districts when the flooding Red River forced residents to evacuate. Flood damage to schools is estimated at more than 40-million dollars in Grand Forks and at least 10-million dollars in East Grand Forks. Some of the schools might never reopen. Minnesota Public Radios Tim Pugmire reports... (Sound)
June 2, 1997 - (FOR AIR MONDAY, JUNE 2, 1997) Even before the snow melted this spring... the harsh winter was expected to cause problems for farmers in the Red River Valley. Now, following the widespread flooding farmers are getting back into the fields... and many are finding they are actually on schedule. However as Minnesota Public Radio's Hope Deutscher reports... some farmers say they will still take a beating... (sound of tractor tilling away) North of Moorhead, a few miles from the Red River...Curt Brendemuhl is working
June 2, 1997 - As part of the “Voices of Minnesota" series, this program features two health related interviews. MPR’s John Biewen speaks with Dr. Ron Cranford of the Hennepin County Medical Center. Cranford is an ethicist and end-of-life specialist. Infertility specialist. MPR’s Stephanie Curtis speaks with Dr. Robert Jansen, author of Overcoming Infertiity: A Compassionate Resource for Getting Pregnant.
June 3, 1997 - MPR’s Chris Roberts profiles Minneapolis band The Hang Ups. Roberts interviews vocalist and guitarist Brian Tighe about the band and CD "So We Go."
June 3, 1997 - Governor Carlson has vetoed his 200-th bill of his tenure as Governor. He pulled out his well-inked pen and killed the K-12 Education Funding Bill Today (tues) Minnesota Public Radio's Karen-Louise Boothe reports: It's no secret...Governor Carlson holds the record for the number of vetoes issued by any governor in state history. He is an ardent supporter of the power of the veto, saying it not only ensures that no single partisan agenda dominates...but also ensures greater bi-partisan cooperation among lawmakers and an active Governor willing to delve deep into the legislative process. Carlson was up-front about what he wanted from the K-1
June 4, 1997 - Midday examines the future of the Minneapolis Public School system with guests Bill Green, chairman of the Minneapolis School Board; and Gary Sudduth, president of the Minneapolis Urban League. Green and Sudduth discuss Public Strategies Group termination, test scores, superintendent search, concerns on infrastructure of school district, and answer listener call-in questions.