November 12, 1999 - Concordia college in Moorhead is going into the coffee business in a big way. The college hopes to sell seven tons of African coffee beans to help support a girls school in Tanzania.
November 15, 1999 - MPR's special week of programming "The Surveillance Society" begins on Midday, where we hear about the range of private information about people that is available, who can find it, and how. Guests Ari Schwartz, policy analyst at the Center for Democracy & Technology in Washington D.C.; and Don Ray, independent investigative journalist and author of Public Records Primer and Investigators Handbook give insights into the topic.
November 16, 1999 - New York poet Molly Peacock reads on the issue of privacy.
November 16, 1999 - Cass Gilbert is considered Minnesota's most famous architect, he got his start constructing mansions for St. Paul's elite along with churches, and ultimately, the state capitol. After establishing himself, he set out for New York, where he designed the Woolworth building, and the United States Supreme Court building. Since there has been very little published about Gilbert's EARLY work, the local Cass Gilbert Society is sponsoring a series of talks to expose the public to some of his lesser-known buildings. This evening, Cass Gilbert Society founder Tom Blanck will talk about Bethlehem Presbyterian Church, at the base of Ramsey Hill in St. Paul. Blanck gave me a tour of the church which he describes as a collection of various styles and periods.
November 16, 1999 - MPR’s Shirley Idelson profiles Minnesota's grape growers, who are experiencing a boom. Producers say 1999 season has resulted in a record harvest. While grapes are still a tiny portion of the state's agricultural economy, high prices and a strong market for wine means expansion for this cottage industry.
November 17, 1999 - Several hundred IBM employees packed a Rochester school auditorium last night to discuss the company's recent change in pension plans, which many employees say hurts long serving workers. Senator Paul Wellstone attended to express his support for the workers, while Rod Grams was content to send an aide. Appearances by several other candidates demonstrated the likelihood that pensions will be an issue in upcoming campaigns.
November 18, 1999 - MPR's "The Surveillance Society" series continues with a call-in program about workplace privacy. Studio guests are labor lawyers Greg Corwin of Corwin & Associates and Richard Ross of Frederickson & Byron.
November 18, 1999 - The University of Minnesota is expected to impose additional sanctions against its men's basketball team this week following a seven month academic fraud investigation. The new punishment will come on top of the probation and ban on post-season play university President Mark Yudof announced last month. It won't necessarily be the last round of sanctions against the U of M. The U's findings go to the NCAA, which will decide if more penalties are warranted.
November 19, 1999 - A compilation of the special reports from the MPR "The Surveillance Society" series.
November 19, 1999 - Part of MPR's "The Surveillance Society" series, a Live broadcast of the Minnesota Meeting, featuring a speech by Amitai Etzioni titled, "Privacy & The Internet Age: Why Less Privacy is Good for Us - and You." Etzioni is author the "The LImits of Privacy" and "The Spirit of Community: The Reinvention of American Society"