September 2, 1998 - Mark Dayton, Democratic-Farmer-Labor gubernatorial candidate, talks with MPR’s Gary Eichten about the issues in the campaign. Topics include latest polls, education, healthcare, and diversity. Dayton also answers listener questions.
September 2, 1998 - Kathy Tunheim, president of Tunheim-Santrizos, and Leonard Lee, president of the Right Stuff, share analysis of the public relations war being conducted by Northwest Airlines and the pilots' union. Tunheim and Lee also answer listener questions.
September 2, 1998 - With the flight cancellations and the lay offs, it looks like mid-september is the EARLIEST travelers can expect things to be back to normal at Northwest Airlines. Camille Riggs is with Dayton's Corporate Travel in Minneapolis. When we called her this afternoon, her voicemail said "insanity has set in and we are going crazy." When we reached her later, I asked her what was going on: Camille Riggs is with Dayton's Corporate Travel in Minneapolis. Sun 28-MAY 09:03:52 MPR NewsPro Archive - Wed 04/11/2001
September 2, 1998 - Northwest Airlines has begun laying off some employees as the pilots' strike enters its 5th day. Some flight dispatchers and meterologists were furloughed yesterday and more layoffs are expected as the strike continues. Yesterday after hours of meetings with Northwest Preisdent John Dasburg and unions leaders, U.S. Transportation Secretary Rodney Slater said the President still has no intention to force the pilots back to work. Slater said however, the adminstration wants Northwest and its pilots back at the table as soon as possible. Minnesota Public Radio's Mark Zdechlik has a report. | D-CART ITEM:0135 | TIME: 4:20s | OUTCUE: soc
September 2, 1998 - Better schools and lower taxes are the top two concerns for Minnesota voters. In a new poll conducted by MPR, the Pioneer Press and KARE-11, 25 percent of respondents say Education will be the single most important issue on their minds when they decide how to vote in the governor's race. An almost equal number said Taxes will be the deciding issue. Minnesota Public Radio's Martin Kaste reports:
September 2, 1998 - On the 5th day of the pilots strike today, Northwest Airlines laid off half its workforce. The company furloughed Mechanics, customer service employees, ground workers and flight attendants. David Cave is a 3rd year flight attendant with Northwest and a volunteer for the teamsters union. He says he fully supports the pilots' strike despite the financial hardship: David Cave is a flight attendant with Northwest Airlines and a contract action team coordinator for the Teamsters Local 2000, the flight attendants union in the Twin Cities.
September 2, 1998 - Nearly 28 thosuand Northwest Airlines employees have been sent home indefinitely as the pilots strike heads toward its sixth day. Northwest announced the layoffs today and says more workers could be furloughed if a settlement is not reached soon. Minnesota Public Radio's Mark Zdechlik reports... | D-CART ITEM: 0408 | TIME: 4:11s | OUTCUE: soc
September 2, 1998 - Saint Paul For Tuesday ATC---Play DCart ELX98 Minnesota Public Radio's Campaign 98. From now to the primary next month, we're presenting in-depth interviews with candidates on the issues. This week, we're focusing on the crime policies of the gubernatorial candidates. In THIS segment, Minnesota Public Radio's Karen Louise Boothe reports on the views and policy proposals of DFL candidate Mark Dayton: You can hear more of MPR's Campaign 98 tomorrow morning during Morning Edition. MPR's Amy Radil will profile DFL senator, and gubernatorial candidate Doug Johnson crime fighting proposals. In
September 2, 1998 - Minnesota Public Radio's "Campaign 98." From now to the primary in September, we're presenting in-depth interviews with candidates on the issues. This week we're focusing on CRIME. In this segment, Minnesota Public Radio's Martin Kaste talks with DFLer and former state senator TED MONDALE: BACK ANNOUNCE: You can hear the next segment of our Campaign 98 focus on the issues this afternoon on All Things Considered, when Karen Louise Boothe talks with Mark Dayton about crime prevention. To Ted Mondale, the upsurge in violent crim
September 2, 1998 - (For Wed. M.E.) As Most Minnesota school districts return to classes today an entirely new system for teaching and learning goes into effect. New state graduation standards stressing learning-by-doing are now in place. This year's 9th graders will be the first students to earn their diplomas under the high standards, known as "The Profile of Learning." Minnesota Public Radio's Tim Pugmire reports... The Minnesota Board of Education gave final approval last spring to the key piece of its statewide graduation rules. The Profile of Learning goes beyond the basic-skills graduation requirements in reading and math and pushes students to higher academic achievement in ten broad learning areas.