June 3, 1998 - Thirty years ago, in 1968, Minnesota Senator Eugene McCarthy was running for the U.S. presidency. Former Senator McCarthy looks back at that time and talks about the politics of today. McCarthy also answers listener questions.
June 4, 1998 - Dr. Allen S. Levine, Director of the Minnesota Obesity Center, at the VA Medical Center, discusses the implications of The National Institutes of Health’s new body weight guidelines. Levine also answers listener questions. The Obesity Center has researchers from the VA, the Mayo, the U of M, and the Hennepin County medical Center.
June 4, 1998 - A half century of work on a craggy granite mountain in South Dakota's Black Hills has been unveiled. The massive Crazy Horse mountain carving celebrates its golden anniversary this year with the completion of the Sioux (Lakota) Warrior's face, and the carvers are now moving on to the horse's head. Minnesota Public Radio's Cara Hetland reports.
June 4, 1998 - (for THURS M.E.) Vice President Al Gore helped raise $70 thousand dollars for the DFL with a twenty-minute stump speech in Minneapolis yesterday (WED). The money is meant for DFL members of the Minnesota House, who are jittery about their prospects in November. House Republicans are planning to go all out in their campaign to take the majority, and as a result, 1998 promises to be the most expensive election season in the history of the state House. Minnesota Public Radio's Martin Kaste reports: Vice President Gore's speech was his standard pep-talk for the local troops -- at one point, a bored member of his security detail was mouthing the words by heart. But the crowd of House DFLers and lobbyists seemed to get a kick out of it:
June 4, 1998 - On the tails of a legal victory in his case against the tobacco industry, State Attorney General Skip Humphrey maintains a good share of support from Minnesota voters for his decision to settle the case before it went to jury. That's according to a new poll released by MPR, the Pioneer Press and KARE-11. Minnesota Public Radio's Karen-Louise Boothe reports:
June 4, 1998 - The DFL State Convention convenes Friday morning in St. Cloud. Topping the agenda is endorsing a candidate for governor. While most of the candidates say they'd accept their party's endorsement only Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman says he'll drop out of the race if someone else wins the support of the delegates. However polls clearly show Freeman's popularity with party activists DOES NOT extend to the general public. Critics say Freeman will likely be the choice of delegates because he's the only candidate who honoring their endorsement proecess. Minnesota Public Radio's Mark Zdechlik reports... | D-CART ITEM: 2279 | TIME: 5:16s
June 4, 1998 - Vice President Al Gore says the residents of Spencer, South Dakota will receive immediate federal aid to help them recover from Saturday's tornado. Six people were killed by the storm which nearly leveled the town of 300. Gore visited the town yesterday and said he was amazed by the damage. After Gore left, most of the town's residents gathered in a city park for a worship service. Mainstreet Radio's Mark Steil reports: Vice President Gore walked past mounds of rubble which once were homes. The broken pieces of lumber were strewn with clothes, toys, books and other persona items. He stopped often to comfort r
June 4, 1998 - When DFL state convention delegates gather this weekend in St. Cloud, they're likely to endorse Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman or Attorney General Skip Humphrey for Governor. The race also includes four other DFL candidates, but they either don't want or don't expect to get the party endorsement. Their strategy can be summarized in one word - PRIMARY. Minnesota Public Radio's Laura McCallum reports... There's virtually no chance state delegates will endorse Mark Dayton, Doug Johnson, John Marty or Ted Mondale, and the candidates are the first to admit it.
June 5, 1998 - Gary Eichten broadcasts from the DFL State Convention in St. Cloud, and talks with some of the gubernatorial candidates, MPR political commentators Bob Meek, Tom Horner, Sarah Stoesz, and Sarah Janacek.
June 5, 1998 - Gary Eichten continues broadcast from the DFL State Convention in St. Cloud, and talks with some of the gubernatorial candidates, MPR political commentators Bob Meek, Tom Horner, Sarah Stoesz, and Sarah Janacek. Also includes various reporting on floor from MPR reporters Mark Zdechlik, Martin Kaste, and Karen Louise Boothe.