February 29, 2000 - A Mainstreet Radio special about life and death. Host Rachel Reabe broadcasts from The Waterford, a retirement community in Fargo. In this first hour, Reabe talks about end-of-life issues with medical and religious experts about the concept of death and “dying well.”
February 29, 2000 - A Mainstreet Radio special about life and death. Host Rachel Reabe broadcasts from The Waterford, a retirement community in Fargo. In this second hour, Reabe talks with medical and legal experts about quality end-of-life care, logistics of expenses, and addressing personal affairs.
March 8, 2000 - MPR’s Lorna Benson talks with composer Cooper Moore on his music direction of The Darker Face of the Earth.
March 13, 2000 - Governor Jesse Ventura talks about the fate of his legislative program.
March 13, 2000 - Elaine Chao, former President of the United Way of America and former director of the Peace Corps; spoke at the College of St. Catherine "Forum on Women in Leadership."
March 14, 2000 - Mike Don Carlos, of the DNR; Dale Lueck, of the National Cattlemen's Association; and Karlyn Berg, member of HOWL, a wolf advocacy group and wolf consultant for the Humane Society of the United States discuss the Wolf Management Plan and legislation for protection and killing of wolves.
March 17, 2000 - On this Word of Mouth program, MPR’s Chris Roberts brings together Lou Bellamy, Penumbra Theatre artistic director; and Dominic Papatola, Pioneer Press critic, to discuss viewpoints on poet Rita Dove’s The Darker Face Of The Earth play that was performed at the theatre.
March 17, 2000 - Of the thousands of people who fill casinos or purchase lottery tickets each day in Minnesota, an estimated four percent develop gambling problems which addiction. Compulsive gambling touches a broad spectrum of people including Southeast Asian immigrants. New prevention efforts are underway to stop problem gambling among Southeast Asians, but cultural barriers make success tough.
March 23, 2000 - MPR’s Brandt Williams profiles Neva Walker, a Minneapolis resident looking to become the first Black woman elected to the Minnesota Legislature. Walker, DFL-endorsed candidate for District 61B, is a local activist born in raised in South Minneapolis and project coordinator for United Way of Minneapolis program.
March 23, 2000 - St. Paul's Penumbra Theater company has a new plan for a future home.