November 18, 1998 - MPR’s Martin Kaste reports on the first meeting of Governor-elect Jesse Ventura and Senate Majority Leader Roger Moe, who met privately to discuss legislative priorities for 1999. Despite what Ventura calls "philosophical differences" between the two men, their respective "to-do" lists appear to have a lot in common.
November 18, 1998 - The Minnesota Environmental Quality board today gave the green light to a new north/south runway at Twin Cities International Airport. The Board unanimously approved an environmental impact statement for the runway, over the objections of the city of Richfield. But Richfield officials said the decision was a partial victory. Minnesota Public Radio's Bill Catlin reports. Richfield's primary complaint has been that the Metropolitan Airports commission environmental impact statement gives short shrift to problems caused by low frequency noise ... the dull Rumbling from jets that can cause vibration in walls windows and doors. Richfield residents packed the basement hearing room in the State office building, hefting signs tha
November 18, 1998 - In less than an hour yesterday, the Childrens Theater Company sold out tickets for a performance of "The Grinch Who Stole Christmas." It was the latest in a new CTC program "Pay what You Can", which allows buyers to decide how much to pay for tickets. The program is one of the innovations brought by the CTC's artistic Director of a year... Peter Brosius (BRO-sious.) This season is the first selected by Brosius, and to some degree it signals a move away from adaptations of childrens' classics to new works and plays that deal with modern issues. Minnesota Public Radio's Chris Roberts reports.
November 18, 1998 - The University of Minneosta has reached an out-of-court settlement with the federal government over charges relating to its ALG drug research program. The university has agreed to pay $32 million dollars in damages to resolve the case. Minnesota Public Radio's Michael Khoo has more.
November 19, 1998 - Cyrano. Only one word, but a big name... and a big nose. Cyrano, the swashbuckling, swordfighting poet, devastated while his object of desire swoons over the dashing looks and borrowed words of a young cadet. It's one of the world's great stories. And tonight, Theater de la Jeune Lune in Minneapolis opens it's two and half month run of Cyrano de Bergerac, and attempts to show it's still relevant. Minnesota Public Radio's Lynette Nyman has this report. It's all Roxanne's fault. Okay. No. Not really. But she might as well be held responsible for some of Cyrano's pain and suffering. He can't tell her how much he loves her because he's embarrassed by his nose, which is the talk of Paris, at least behind his back. I
November 20, 1998 - The Weisman Art Museum in Minneapolis will glow in a field of beams tonight and tomorrow night. Two lighting designers will illuminate the architectual landmark as part of the Weisman's fifth anniversary. Minnesota Public Radio's Chris Roberts reports. Sun 28-MAY 07:53:00 MPR NewsPro Archive - Wed 04/11/2001
November 20, 1998 - [for FRIDAY MORNING! 11-20-98! Later today the National Mediation Board will announce the results a the vote that'll determine whether Northwest Airline airlines mechanics and aircraft cleaners will leave the Internatonal Assocaition of Machinists for a rival union. If the mechanics decide on representation by the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association labor relations with Northwest could change signifcantly. Minnesota Public Radio's Mark Zdechlik reports...
November 20, 1998 - Lieutenent Governor-elect Mae Schunk made one of her first public appearences Thursday night, at the Minnesota Rural Education Association conference in Alexandria. Since the election, Schunk has maintained a focus on her classroom teaching, but she's beginning to outline some of the priorities she and governor-elect Jesse Ventura will bring to their administration. Minnesota Public Radio's Kathryn Herzog reports. Mae Schunk says she has rural Minnesota in her heart and understands the needs of rural educators. For eight years, Schunk attended a one room school in Wisconsin, and she says she knows from experience, children learn better in smaller classes. She reiterated a pledge to make reductions in class size a a top priority...saying if teachers demand quality work form students, children d
November 20, 1998 - MPR’s Martin Kaste reports on how leaders of Minnesota's major political parties are mulling over the meaning of this year's election results…and the meaning of Jesse Ventura's surprise victory, in particular. In the DFL party, there seems to be a growing consensus that change would do the party good, but there's little agreement so far about what kind of change.
November 23, 1998 - Things are seldom entirely what they seem in the short stories in Joseph Clark's new collection "Jungle Wedding." A paranoid father believes the government has bugged his house... not realising his family's really the subject of an elaborate and outrageous sociology experiment. A woman spends her time shopping in tears, feeling anonymous because her of her ex-husband's behavior, not knowing she the staff considers her an institution in her local mall. And a woman returns to her childhood home to prepare for her mothers funeral, but ends using the building as a massive but anonymous mausoleum. Clarke, who is currently living and working in Vermillion, South Dakota, told Minnesota Public Radio's Euan Kerr he is so interested in the idea someone is always watching... that he writes with a camera in mind.