May 26, 2000 - The May edition of "Voices of Minnesota" featuring Elizabeth Close, one of Minnesota's first woman architects, Gerald Haukebo, founder of the Concordia Language Villages and women's rights leader Edna Schwartz.
May 26, 2000 - In the 1970s the City of Minneapolis blocked off Nicollet Avenue at Lake Street to make room for a K-mart store. It seemed like a good idea at the time as a way of getting rid of an area full of what many considered sleazy businesses. Now city officials and neighborhood activists want to stitch Nicollet back together so the entire avenue can share in urban renewal.
June 7, 2000 - Walter Mondale, former vice-president, speaking at second program of 50 Years: The Mondale Lectures on Public Service. Mondale’s address was titled "Democracy's Challenge: Balancing Personal Liberty and National Security." Following Mondale’s speech, Walter Pincus, Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist, reflects on misuse of FBI file created on him. Final speaker is Andrew Young, civil rights worker and MLK aide, who addresses the proper use of intelligence agencies. Program begins with news from MPR’s Greta Cunningham.
June 7, 2000 - Walter Mondale gives a speech titled "Democracy's Challenge: Balancing Personal Liberty and National Security." This is followed with speeches by James Kallstrom, Taylor Branch, Andrew Young and David Aaron.
June 7, 2000 - In Stevie Wonder's tribute to musical genius Duke Ellington he writes that "music is a world within itself, it is a language we all understand." Apparently, the music of Minnesota's own creative genius Prince, has reached people from all over the world. This morning at Paisley Park, some of those fans made a pilgrimage to the artist's creative home in Chanhassen as part of a week-long open house.
June 20, 2000 - Several state groups say they're concerned about the availablilty of long term care for the baby boom generation. They've been holding forums around the state to raise the issues profile. Minnesota Public Radio's Tom Scheck reports.
June 23, 2000 - Teachers in Pelican Rapids in Northwestern Minnesota, are learning to use art to help immigrant children deal with emotional trauma. Nearly 40 percent of the towns population are immigrants who have arrived in the last 10 years, many fleeing from troubled homelands. This week children from Bosnia, Africa, Southeast Asia and other countries have been working with teachers and experts , using art to unlock painful emotions.
June 26, 2000 - A common fertilizer is a new target for drug manufacturers in rural counties. Small amounts of anhydrous (ann HIGH druss) ammonia are used to make methamphetamine. The powerful central nervous stimulant with a high potential for abuse and dependence is becoming more available in rural areas. Authorities say they're telling farmers to lock up a chemical that's typically left in the middle of the field over night. Minnesota Public Radio's Cara Hetland reports:
June 26, 2000 - Scientists throughout the state and country are applauding the virtual completion of the Human Genetic Code. The Human Genome Project completes a 10 year race to discover the first "rough draft map" of a human's d-n-a. But medical ethicists fear the discovery may lead to invasions of privacy. Minnesota Public Radio's Tom Scheck reports...
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