September 8, 1998 - Northwest Airlines says it will help its regional airlines Mesaba and Express One resume flying.....within the constraints of its current pilot strike. That comes in response to a federal transportation department order last Friday. Mesaba and Express One shut down their operations last week saying they were too intertwined with Northwest to fly when Northwest pilots were on strike. Minnesota public radio's Elizabeth Stawicki reports: The department of transportation ordered Northwest to provide its regional airlines with the same resources it gave them *before* Northwest pilots went on strike. That includes: ticketing; scheduling, banking and ground services. Northwest said it cannot guarantee how long or to what it extent it will help Mesaba and Express One...but it will *try* to help both airlines get back in the air.
September 9, 1998 - The Democratic-Farmer-Labor gubernatorial candidates Ted Mondale, Skip Humphrey, Mark Dayton, Mike Freeman, and Doug Johnson debate on the Minnesota News Network (MNN).
September 9, 1998 - Throughout this election season, Minnesota Public Radio is examining campaign advertising for the state's gubernatorial candidates. With less than a week to go until the primary, the candidate who's leading in the polls - Democrat Skip Humphrey - has finally started running television spots, and Ted Mondale came out with the first candidate attack ad in the race. Minnesota Public Radio's Laura McCallum reports.
September 9, 1998 - The first public meeting to tell people about plans for the proposed Hiawatha Avenue light rail transit line will be held tonight in Minneapolis. The meeting is at the Air National Guard base next to Twin Cities International Airport. It's one of the first opportunities for people to learn about plans for buildling light rail through several Minneapolis neighborhoods from downtown to the Mall of America. Minnesota Public Radio's Dan Olson has more. Tonight's open house is being billed as an information not a planning session, and Longfellow resident Duane Townsend has some questions. Plans call for three light rail stations in his Minneapolis neighborhood. Townsend is the Longfellow Community Council president and an LRT supporter. He says the station plans he has seen don't include parking spaces for cars. LRT planners want to use buses to bring lrt riders to stations. Townsend says many riders
September 9, 1998 - THE CAMPAIGN FOR THE DFL NOMINATION FOR GOVERNOR IS IN ITS FINAL WEEK AND THE MISSION IS CLEAR FOR FRONT RUNNER SKIP HUMPHREY: WITHSTAND A WEEK OF ATTACKS FROM HIS 4 CHALLENGERS. MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO POLITICAL EDITOR BOB COLLINS HAS THAT AND MORE IN TODAY'S POLITICAL ROUNDUP. ANY QUESTION THAT THE DEMOCRATS HAVE DROPPED THEIR INFORMAL AGREEMENT TO BE RELATIVELY NICE TO EACH OTHER DURING THE PRIMARY CAMPAIGN HAS VANISHED IN THE LAST FEW DAYS. IN LAST NIGHT'S DEBATE ON THE MINNESOTA NEWS NETWORK, VIRTUALLY EVERY CANDIDATE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF MARK DAYTON, AIMED THEIR RHETORIC AT SKIP HUMPHREY.
September 9, 1998 - As part of a series of stories following the path of the "Father of Waters,” aka the Mississippi River, Minnesota Public Radio's Kathryn Herzog has this Mainstreet report on the efforts being made to protect the health of the Mississippi…including the River Defense Network.
September 9, 1998 - Saint Paul for Wednesday M.E. Minnesota Public Radio's Campaign 98. From now to next week's primary election, we're continuing with our in-depth interviews with candidates on the issues. THIS week, we're focusing on the environmental views and policies of the gubernatorial candidates. In THIS segment, MPR's Karen Louise Boothe reports on DFL candidate Mark Dayton: You can hear the next segment of MPR's "campaign 98" focus on the issues this afternoon during All Things Considered. Amy Radil will report on DFL candidate Doug Johnson's environmental policies. And follow our political coverage on the web at www.mpr.org .
September 9, 1998 - Arguments on the school playground may not seem very significant to most adults, but for the children involved the issues in a dispute can take on the importance of a Supreme Court case. And the conflict may be a symptom of larger problems. Several Minnesota schools are trying "circles" as a way of handling conflict and discipline in the classroom. At Lincoln Center Elementary School in South St. Paul students, teachers and parents use this approach to talk face-to-face about why a student may have started a fight or called someone a name on the playground. Minnesota Public Radio's Gretchen Lehmann reports.
September 9, 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 the environment. In this segment, Minnesota Public Radio's Amy Radil talks with D-F-L gubernatorial candidate Doug Johnson. BACK ANNOUNCE: You can hear the next segment of our Campaign 98 focus on the issues tomorrow on Morning Edition when Laura McCallum talks with Jesse Ventura about the environment. And visit our Election 98 web site at www.mpr.org.
September 9, 1998 - National Mediation Board talks with Northwest Airlines and its pilots' union continue today in the Twin Cities. The discussions aimed a renewing actual contract talks began over the weekend in Chicago. Yesterday high level Clinton adminstration officals checked in on the discussions. Minnesota Public Radio's Mark Zdechlik reports...