September 9, 1997 - The business of buying and selling art has traditionally been the reserve of the priviledged few. For an artist to come to the attention of art collecting circles, he or she has to show their work, and galleries are generally reluctant to take a chance on an unknown talent. The Groveland Gallery in Minneapolis is taking steps to make the art marketplace more accessible by opening up an annex devoted to new emerging artists and clientele who will find their prices a little easier to swallow. Minnesota Public Radio's Chris Roberts reports.
September 9, 1997 - It may not seem like a news flash, but a study of thousands of U.S. adolescents found those who feel emotionally tied to family or school were less likely to engage in other risky behavior. The report says young people who feel connected to their parents or school were less likely to suffer emotional distress, think about suicide, be violent or smoke cigarettes, drink alcohol, or smoke marijuana. They also tend to have their first sexual experiences later. Students who had to repeat a grade or appeared older or younger than their classmates were also found to be predisposed to depression, suicidal thoughts, violence, substance abuse, and an earlier age of sexual activity. University of Minnesota researcher Michael Resnick says the study not only points the way toward better health for kids, but eases one of the chief frustrations of raising teenagers.
September 10, 1997 - Midday guests St. Paul Mayor Norm Coleman and his challenger State Senator Sandy Pappas visit the Minnesota Public Radio studios to talk about issues facing the city and to answer questions from MPR listeners. Topics include partisanship, city development, housing, and downtown revitalization.
September 10, 1997 - St. Paul Mayor Norm Coleman and his DFL-endorsed challenger, State Senator Sandy Pappas, are moving into the next phase of the mayor's race today. Pappas and Coleman easily defeated five other candidates in yesterday's primary. Minnesota Public Radio's William Wilcoxen reports.
September 10, 1997 - Minneapolis Mayor Sharon Sayles Belton will face Barbara Carlson, a former city council member, in the city's mayoral election in November. In city council primary outcomes, incumbents advanced easily. Minnesota Public Radio's Dan Olson has more.
September 10, 1997 - FOR M.E. WEDS 9-10-97 Today we begin a three part series on bank fees. Consumer groups have blasted banks for excessive fees in an era of record profits. One of the most lucrative service charges is the bounced check fee. In the first report of our series, Minnesota Public Radio's Bill Catlin reports that banks have figured out the bounced check fee can turn rubber into gold. Tune in at 5:30 tonight for more about bounced check fees, including a banking practice that can make customers bounce more checks
September 10, 1997 - FOR ATC WEDS 9-10-97 Today we begin a three part series on bank fees. Consumer groups have blasted banks for excessive fees in an era of record profits. Much of the recent criticism has focused on Automated Teller Machine fees. But the amount banks collect in bounced check fees dwarfs their income from the new ATM surcharge. In the first of our series, Minnesota Public Radio's Bill Catlin reports that banks have figured out the bounced check fee can turn rubber into gold. | D-CART ITEM: PLAYLIST #7329 | TIME: PART ONE (7327) 7:42 | OUTCUE: "... is enormous." | TIME: PART TWO: (7328) 6:57 | OUTCUE: SOC note: story includes a promo for next day's story just prior to SOC.
September 10, 1997 - In an editorial today, the New England Journal of Medicine urges mandatory reporting of HIV infections to state health departments so more people will get early treatment. More than half of all states now require that the names of infected people be reported to confidential registries. But New York and California, the two with the most cases by far, do not. Minnesota was second in the nation to require mandatory reporting. It did so in early 1986, and Doctor Keith Henry, an AIDS specialist at Saint Paul Ramsey Medical Center, says we've been reaping the benefits.
September 10, 1997 - Browning Ferris Industries, the nation's second largest waste hauler, plans to open methane- to-energy plants at more than half the 110 landfills it operates across the country. Methane is one of the products of garbage decomposition, and up until recent years it has gone unused. BFI held an open house to celebrate the first year and a half of operation of a methane to electricity plant at the Pine Bend Landfill in Inver Grove Heights. The event also celebrated improved relations between BFI and its neighbors. Minnesota Public Radio's Mary Losure reports.
September 12, 1997 - Consumer groups argue bank fees are gouging customers at a time of record profits in the industry. In Minnesota and nationally, banks have increased service charges and added new ones. The fees add up to a lot of money. According to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Minnesota commercial banks collected more than $800, 000 a day in service charges last year, a total of $293 million. Complaints about fees have reached the Minnesota Legislature, where proposals to reign in bank fees are pending. Minnesota Public Radio's Bill Catlin has the third in our series of reports on bank fees.