August 24, 1998 - As part of the “Voices of Minnesota" series, this program features MPR’s Dan Olson interviewing Don Fraser, former Minneapolis mayor and former U.S. congressman; and Leonard Lindquist, a Minneapolis attorney.
August 25, 1998 - Mike Freeman, Hennepin County Attorney and Democratic-Farmer-Labor-endorsed gubernatorial candidate, talks with MPR’s Gary Eichten about the issues in the campaign. Topics include polls, education, carry and conceal laws, property tax, and added value on agriculture. Freeman also answers listener questions.
August 25, 1998 - Former state senator Gene Merriam and state senator John Hottinger, of Mankato, discuss public money for economic development and corporate welfare in Minnesota. Merriam and Hottinger also answers listener questions.
August 25, 1998 - MPR’s John Rabe reports on local African American leaders from the Twin Cities talking with local black leaders in South Africa.
August 26, 1998 - James Oberstar, Minnesota congressman and Alfred Kahn, former Carter administration official and professor emeritus at Cornell University, discuss the threatened Northwest Airlines strike and changes in the airline industry. Kahn also answers listener questions. Alfred Kahn is often referred to as the "the father of airline deregulation.” Program begins with a brief report on status of pending strike.
August 26, 1998 - George Wosniak, travel agent and president of Hobbit Travel in the Twin Cities, sorts out consumer information in the event of a strike of Northwest Airlines pilots. Wosniak also answers listener questions.
August 26, 1998 - (FOR WED MORNING ED) Northwest and its pilots have moved talks from the Ozarks to Minneapolis marking another day of mediated sessions. Neither side will comment on the status of those talks. Pilots could walk off their jobs 11 pm Minnesota time Friday. But as Minnesota public radio's Elizabeth Stawicki reports travel officials are encouraging consumers to begin making alternative travel plans days *before* the strike date: Northwest airlines is expected to announce Wednesday whether it will cancel international flights even earlier than Friday evening's strike deadline. That's possible since Northwest may not want to strand airplanes overseas. Bob McFarlin of the Minnesota Department of Transportation says Northwest passengers may want to book other flights as soon as We
August 26, 1998 - MPR’s Michael Khoo reports on a movement known as Community Supported Agriculture, or CSA, which is demonstrating the viability of local, small-scale farming. Members buy shares in a farm at the outset of the growing season and are then entitled to a portion of the weekly harvests.
August 26, 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 economic development. In this segment, Minnesota Public Radio's Laura McCallum talks with D-F-L gubernatorial candidate Skip Humphrey. You can hear the next segment of our Campaign 98 focus on the issues this afternoon on All Things Considered when Martin Kaste talks with Ted Mondale about economic development.
August 26, 1998 - Minnesotans have the opportunity this week to help decide the future of Voyageurs National Park. National Parks officials are convening informal meetings throughout the state in order to develop a management plan for Voyageurs. The park is relatively young; it was created in 1975. But in its short life it has been the subject of litigation, mediation, and now, some fear, overcrowding. Minnesota Public Radio's Amy Radil has this report. The prevailing wish among people at the Voyageurs Park planning session held Tuesday in Duluth was for the park to stay essentially