November 11, 1998 - Sam Cantwell, Silver Star winner, of Mahtomedi; Jerry Nalipinski, veteran who spearheaded the Korean War memorial, of St. Paul; and T.R. Fehrenbach, pre-eminent Korean War historian and author of "This Kind of War", share remembrances of the Korean War. Program contains pledge drive segments.
November 11, 1998 - Veterans day remarks by President Clinton at Arlington National Cemetery and Governor-elect Jesse Ventura at the V.A. Medical Center Ceremonies, and at Roosevelt High School in Minneapolis. Program contains pledge drive segments.
November 11, 1998 - Hundreds - perhaps thousands - of resumes are pouring into Jesse Ventura's transition office at the state Capitol. Republicans, Democrats, and independents are all hoping to be part of the Governor-elect's new administration. Minnesota Public Radio's Laura McCallum reports... The tight entryway to Ventura's basement transition office is often crammed with job-seekers, well-wishers and reporters... (nat - phone ringing, crowd buzz) 28-year-old Tom Klawiter (CLAW-water) dropped off his resume...
November 11, 1998 - (LEAD MAY NEED TO BE CHANGED DEPENDING ON TONIGHT'S ///SFX: Weather forecast over MnDOT radio...fade under/// NARRATION: At MnDOT's
November 11, 1998 - for weds m.e. When Northwest Airlines tried to win back customers after a walkout by its pilots union, the airline offered double and triple frequent flyer miles for travel. That strategy was testimony to the popularity of frequent flyer miles, which have been called the most powerful marketing programs in history. But with their popularity is coming criticism that frequent flyer plans promise more than they deliver. Minnesota Public Radio's Bill Catlin reports. Frequent Flyer plans were designed to promote airline customer loyalty. They were so successful, companies in other industries
November 11, 1998 - FOR WEDNESDAY MORNING A report released today (WED) says Minnesota faces a serious labor shortage that could threaten its economic future. The report from the Citizens League says the state needs fundamental change in its approach to economic development. Minnesota Public Radio's Dan Gunderson reports. Creating jobs is the focus of economic development and has been for decades. But the Citizen League report says in the face of a serious labor shortage that needs to change. Citizen League executive director Lyle Ray says to put it in pers
November 11, 1998 - Minnesota Governor elect Jesse Ventura, a former Navy seal, today marked Veterans day by visiting the Minneapois VA Medical Center. He also made a stop at the high school from which he graduated. Ventura spoke of the importance of public service and told students joining the military is a great way to finance post-secondary education. Minnesota Public Radio's Mark Zdechlik has a report...
November 11, 1998 - An early season winter storm left too little snow to open northeast Minnesota snowmobile or ski trails; but it did lift spirits of business people hard hit last year's mild winter. Minnesota Public Radio's Bob Kelleher reports: The difference between "El Nino" and "La Nina" could mean millions of dollars for Northern Minnesota. Last year "El Nino" brought dry pleasant and relatively snow-free conditions to Northern Minnesota. Climatoligists are predicting "La Nina" will produce the opposite, bringing much colder weather than normal and an extra punch of snow. That's the best of news for the region's ski hills, winter resorts and many small business people across the state. Duluth Lawn and Sport relies on snowmobiles and sn
November 12, 1998 - Engineers and biologists have known for a long time that changes made to the Mississippi River's natural flow to facilitate barge traffic, are harming its overall health. Since 1986, federal and state agencies have experimented with ways to stem the loss of land formations, plants and other things that wild animals need to thrive. One of the most successful of these efforts is a series of man-made islands. Mainstreet Radio's Art Hughes visited the newly-built islands near Stoddard, Wisconsin. boat motor start)
November 12, 1998 - Governor Carlson says the recent governor's campaign shows it's time for Minnesota to re-think its election system. Carlson says the September primary should be moved up to May -- and he says the state should add a SECOND primary in the fall to narrow down the field of candidates. Minnesota Public Radio's Martin Kaste reports: Governor Carlson says the fact that Jesse Ventura won the governor's race with only 37 percent of the vote is evidence that Minnesota is moving away from the traditional two-party-system. In a Veterans' Day speech to the Bloomington Rotaryt club, he said he was worried that MN elections will become more and more fractious: ((If we're going to have 8 people and several dif pol parties -- we now have 4 major parties, with add of taxpayers' party -- we