August 13, 1998 - A coalition of community groups spearheaded by Honeywell, Inc., broke ground today on the new Portland Place project -- a housing redevelopment plan designed to create owner-occupied homes in Minneapolis' Phillips neighborhood. Honeywell hopes the effort will revitalize the area. Minnesota Public Radio's Michael Khoo reports. With shovels in hand, executives from Honeywell were joined by Minneapolis Mayor Sharon Sayles Belton and representatives from local community groups to break ground on the Portland Place project. The project is a joint venture between Honeywell and other community partners. The 12.7 million dollar undertaking will redevelop two square blocks overlooking Honeywell's world headquarters in the Phillips neighborhood -- replacing rente
August 13, 1998 - Republican gubernatorial candidate Norm Coleman today (THURS) promised to put millions of dollars more into fighting gangs state-wide. Yesterday, DFLer Skip Humphrey made a similar pledge -- again, singling out gangs as a target for more law enforcement. Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman responded by saying HE's the only candidate for governor who has real experience combatting crime. Minnesota Public Radio's Martin Kaste reports on the candidates' recent focus on law and order: The race for governor has experienced a sudden rash of gang-related campaign promises. Skip Humphrey started the spree yesterday with by standing near the site of a recent fatal shooting on St Paul's Western Avenue: ((HUMPRHEY: Now that was just another case of the tragic mixture of GUNS and GANGS and DRUGS, and it leaves our citiz
August 14, 1998 - Sharon Sayles Belton, mayor of Minneapolis, talks with MPR’s Gary Eichten about her new budget for the city and the wide range of issues facing the city: housing, crime, schools, jobs, transportation and more. Program starts with discussion about Shubert Theatre and Block E development.
August 14, 1998 - Walter Mondale, former U.S. vice president and former ambassador to Japan, talks with MPR’s Gary Eichten about the foreign service, the Asian economic crisis, and campaign finance. Mondale also answers listener questions.
August 17, 1998 - Tim Penny (DFL) and Vin Weber (R), co-directors of the Humphrey Institute Policy Forum, discuss President Clinton’s upcoming testimony before the grand jury, and the implications for the presidency, public leadership, and the distinction between public and private lives of elected officials. Penny and Weber also answers listener questions. Program begins with a brief report.
August 17, 1998 - Michael Ciresi, lead attorney in the Minnesota tobacco trial, speaking at the annual meeting of the Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association in Alexandria. In a keynote address, Ciresi speaks about his experiences.
August 17, 1998 - With a new Women's National Basketball Association team being formed in Minnesota for next season, MPR’s William Wilcoxen joins a crowd of women basketball fans near Detroit, Michigan to discuss their take on the WNBA. As the WNBA nears the end of their second season, it has plans to expand to Minnesota in a team that would develop into the Minnesota Lynx.
August 18, 1998 - Michael Scandrett, executive director of the Minnesota Council of Health Plans and former Director of the MN Health Care Commission, and Lee Greenfield, state representative and Chairman of the House Health and Human Services Finance Division, discuss MinnesotaCare, HMO's, Medicare and Medicaid, prescription costs, and employer health benefits. Scandrett and Greenfield also answer listener question.
August 18, 1998 - Dr. Robert Butler, founding Director of the National Institute on Aging, gerontologist and medical ethicist, speaking at the AARP National convention in Minneapolis. Butler’s speech was titled "End of Life Decision Making."
August 19, 1998 - With a US West strike underway, and a Northwest Airlines strike looming, Mario Bognanno, Professor of Industrial Relations at the Industrial Relations Center of the University of Minnesota's Carlson School of Management, discusses strikes, the impact of strikes, and the negotiations that led up to them.