October 6, 1998 - Rod Grams, Minnesota Republican U.S. Senator, discusses his plan for phasing out social security with IRA style personal retirement accounts and welfare style federal safety net. The proposed bill is called “The Personal Security and Wealth and Retirement Act.” Grams also answers listener questions. Toward end of program, Virginia Reno, Director of Research for National Academy of Social Insurance, shares details on subject of Social Security reform.
October 7, 1998 - A Mainstreet Radio special broadcast from the Prairie Wetlands Learning Center in Fergus Falls. In this first hour of program on Minnesota's wetlands and waterfowl, Rachel Reabe interviews Tim Bodeen, director of the Prairie Wetlands Learning Center; Kevin Brennan, member of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife; and Dr. Jay Leitch, economist at North Dakota State University. The group discuss Minnesota's vanishing wetlands, actions being taken to protect them, and educating the public about the wetlands.
October 7, 1998 - A Mainstreet Radio special broadcast from the Prairie Wetlands Learning Center in Fergus Falls. In this second hour of program on Minnesota's wetlands and waterfowl, Rachel Reabe hosts a discussion on hunting in the wetlands with Doug Wells, wildlife manager at the Fergus Falls office of Natural Resources; and Tom Brimhall, chairman of the local Ducks Unlimited. Reabe then interviews John House, wildlife artist, and winner of DNR duck stamp contest.
October 7, 1998 - Timberwolves players aren't at training camp this week. The NBA has locked the players out of training camp and cancelled the pre-season games. Players and owners are at odds over player salaries. Labor negotiatons resume tomorrow but the two sides are far apart. Bob Stein is someone who's got insight into both sides of the lockout. He served as CEO of the Timberwolves from 1986 to 1995 and before that represented players as a sports agent, and was professional athlete for 8 years. Stein says thanks to the TV revenues the owners are continuing to receive, both sides might be able to dig in for a while.
October 7, 1998 - With the opening of Minnesota’s sixty-day duck season, Mainstreet Radio's Dan Gunderson spent a few hours in a duck blind near Fergus Falls and filed this report. Minnesota has more waterfowl hunters than any place in the nation. Some 130,000 duck hunters are expected to shoot 800,000 ducks in two months.
October 7, 1998 - The Yellowstone Bison herd has plenty of friends in the Twin Cities, if testimony at a hearing in Bloomington is any indication. A National Park Service hearing on the fate of the bison herd attracted the highest turnout of any of the 13 held around the country. The overwhelming majority spoke against the killing of bison.
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October 7, 1998 - Chinese officials are opening a new trade office in St. Paul tomorrow. Commissioner of Trade and Economic Development, Jay Novak, says the Chinese are hoping the office will help them INCREASE EXPORTS to Minnesota. Novak says so far China's economy has weathered the Asian financial crisis fairly well. And he says Minnesota officials hope that means China will soon be willing to IMPORT more Minnesota goods as well.
October 7, 1998 - MPR’s Amy Radil reports on the gubernatorial candidates Skip Humphrey, Norm Coleman, and Jesse Ventura debating at Hibbing High School in the Iron Range. They tailored their messages to the audience by taking on subjects like tourism, recreation and education in northeast Minnesota and invoking the image of a favorite son.
October 8, 1998 - MPR’s Bob Kelleher reports on Minnesota high court holding session in Duluth.