November 1, 1999 - A discussion of the issues involved in the St. Paul billboard vote on Tuesday with John Mannillo, chair of Scenic St. Paul; and Lee Ann Muller, regional president of Eller Media, who debate the issue and answer questions from listeners.
November 1, 1999 - Bill Wareham, MPR Editor, and Jay Weiner, StarTribune/MPR Sports Commentator, will field the questions about the St. Paul ballpark vote. Other guests include Erich Mische of Vote Yes, and Brishan Rogers of Progressive Minnesota on "Get-out-the-vote" efforts underway.
November 1, 1999 - MPR’s Euan Kerr interviews Minneapolis author Alexs Pate about his book “The Multicultiboho.” The book opens with an police officer entering a South Minneapolis apartment to find a dead body and a live African-American writer, named Ichabod Word.
November 2, 1999 - Governor Jesse Ventura's first year, and a look ahead. We hear from former Minnesota Governor Arne Carlson, Senate Majority Leader Roger Moe, Ventura campaign Media Chair Gerry Drewry, MPR listeners and more.
November 2, 1999 - St. Paul is just one of four cities where voters are being asked to approve new sports facilities. Neil deMause is a critic of publicly funded stadiums and the author of the book "Field of Schemes." He's paying careful attention to stadium proposals across the country.
November 2, 1999 - Minneapolis -based Interact Theater, an nationally acclaimed company of performers with disabilities, may have to close its doors. The transportation company that's been bringing many of the cast and crew to the theater each day has pulled out, saying Interact can't pay enough. Minnesota Public Radio's Mary Stucky reports, Interact calls attention to what some call a larger transportation crisis for the disabled.
November 2, 1999 - Its getting harder and harder to find a quiet spot away from the screeches and crashes of modern life. Small town Minnesota is no exception. In Battle Lake, Minnesota, in the heart of Lake country, some city offcials thought they'd found a creative solution, but have since drawn national attention, and sparked a debate over whether listening to certain popular music is a pleasure or punishment.
November 2, 1999 - MPR’s Lynette Nyman reports on the 5th National Hmong Conference being held in downtown Minneapolis, where social service advocates look to prevent violence by keeping Hmong kids out of gangs. They say parents are the key and want to them more involved in their kids lives. But for some Hmong teens, independence from families is the attraction of a gang --especially for girls.
November 3, 1999 - Election '99: Reports on the St. Paul ballpark vote, school elections, Duluth and St.Cloud votes, interviews on the interest in voting on ballot initiatives, school board and levy referenda elections, the "Progressive Minnesota" organization, and more.
November 3, 1999 - MPR’s Michael Khoo reports that St. Paul residents overwhelmingly rejected a sales tax increase to pay for a new Minnesota Twins ballpark in the city's downtown. After a summer of sometimes contentious debate, voters defeated the proposal 58% to 42%.