September 18, 1998 - Arne Carlson, outgoing Governor of Minnesota, and William Freund, New York Stock Exchange Chief Economist Emeritus, speaking at 3rd annual Governor's Economic Summit held in St. Paul.
September 18, 1998 - Norm Coleman, St. Paul Mayor and Republican Gubernatorial nominee, talks with MPR’s Gary Eichten about the issues in the campaign for governor. Topics include political ads, opponents in race, tax cuts, education, affordable housing, and abortion. Coleman also answers listener questions.
September 18, 1998 - Ten years ago Phillips residents defeated a plan to build a garbage plant in the Minneapolis neighborhood. This (Friday) afternoon, a group breaks ground for a new office building on the site where the garbage facility was to be built. Organizers say the fight ten years ago plant gave residents the skills to begin the rehabilitation of Phillips, one of Minneapolis' poorest neighborhoods. Minnesota Public Radio's Dan Olson reports. The Phillips garbage transfer station was part of the plan for a huge downtown Minneapolis garbage burning plant. Neighborhood resident Jennifer Naglack remembers the scope of the plan got peoples' attention when the bullzdozers showed up. The city had bought homes and businesses in an area of Phillips called Hungry Hollow, next to highway 55 or Hiawatha avenue and 28th street.
September 18, 1998 - [Note host outcue] In a new poll sponsored by Minnesota Public Radio, the Pioneer Press and KARE 11, most Minnesotans polled do NOT think President Clinton should resign over the Monica Lewinsky scandal. But there's a gender gap on some issues - women tend to be more supportive of Clinton's performance as President, and more willing to forgive him for his affair with Lewinsky. Minnesota Public Radio's Laura McCallum reports... Host outcue: You can find the poll results on our election 98 web site at www.mpr.org.
September 18, 1998 - MPR’s Lynette Nyman reports that some Twin Cities Hmong leaders are calling for a strengthening of their traditional clan-based system of justice. They say this is one way of making sure there are no further tragedies, such as the recent killing of six children. Some others in the community are concerned the clan system lacks enforcement and equality, especially with the growing generation and gender gaps within the Hmong community.
September 21, 1998 - Reminiscences of the late Muriel Humphrey Brown, wife and widow to the late Senator and Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey. D.J. Leary, Norman Sherman, Jane Freeman, Arvonne Fraser and others share thoughts on Muriel Humphrey Brown’s life. Listeners also share reflections of the Humphrey’s.
September 21, 1998 - There is still no official cause of death for gold medal sprinter Florence Griffith Joyner. Although she did have a history of as yet unexplained heart problems. Her death, while surprising, is possibly part of a sad reality for many African Americans. Cardiovascular disease is a serious problem among blacks. Fifty percent will die from heart disease complications or stroke. Rates of high blood pressure among African Americans are also 50-percent higher than many other ethnic groups. CEO of the Association of Black Cardiologists, Waine Kong, says while researchers still do not understand the full reason why African Americans have higher rates of heart disease, they do know that cutting back on high fat foods and smoking helps reduce deaths. Kong says for now, prevention is the best medicine doctors can offer: | D-CART ITEM: 0525
September 21, 1998 - As the media frenzy heightens surrounding today's release of President Clinton's videotaped testimony, some members of Minnesota's Congressional delegation say important issues are getting sidetracked by the President's troubles. They hope Congress can get back to legislative business when it reconvenes on Wednesday. Minnesota Public Radio's Laura McCallum reports... Most people probably haven't heard a thing about it, but there's a pretty critical issue facing Congress - the not-so-small matter of a potential government shutdown. That would occur if Congress doesn't pass a dozen spending bills necessary to keep the government running after the new fiscal year starts October 1. Second Distric D-F-L'er David Minge says other than the government shutdown of 1995, Congress has never cut it so close to the f
September 21, 1998 - Pollution that that has killed tens of thousands of fish in a southern Minnesota creek is spreading slowly downstream toward the Minnesota River. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is investigating to see if a pipe leak reported September 14th by a vegetable processor in Montgomery is the main cause of the fish kill. Minnesota Public Radio's Mary Losure reports. Around 15 miles of Sand Creek-- a tributary that flows north to the Minnesota River--are now contaminated. What DNR officials describe as a "black slug" water has moved downstream from Montgomery and is now a few m
September 21, 1998 - Governor Arne Carlson has ordered state flags lowered to half staff through Thursday evening to honor Muriel Humphrey Brown. Carlson called Brown "truly a Minnesota treasure." The widow of former vice president Hubert Humphrey, and mother of four children including gubernatorial candidate Skip Humphrey died yesterday in a Minneapolis hospital. She was 86 years old. Minnesota Public Radio's Mike Mulcahy has this remembrance: