August 11, 1999 -
August 11, 1999 - Mainstreet Radio is visiting several towns, each trying a different technique to make sure they are "wired." Just as small rural communities once competed for rail lines, now towns see telecommunications as the vital link which will keep them flourishing.
August 12, 1999 - St. Paul Mayor Norm Coleman talks about his plans for a downtown ballpark, the city budget priorities, and other issues facing the city.
August 12, 1999 - Gun laws. Should we, or could we, ban guns? Carl Bogus, professor at Roger Williams School of Law in Rhode Island, discusses gun laws.
August 13, 1999 - On this Midday program, Minneapolis Mayor Sharon Sayles Belton talks about her budget priorities, drop in crime, education, taxes, housing, ideas for a new ballpark, and other city matters. Sayles Belton also answers listener questions.
August 13, 1999 - He's been on the job guarding the entrance of the Science Museum of Minnesota for 21-years. Now it's time for him to take some time off and do some sightseeing. Iggy, the 40-foot Iron Iguana, is being hoisted onto a flatbed truck next Wednesday. He's going to stop by the Gillette Children's Hospital, take a drive down the Nicollet Mall in Minneapolis , and eventually settle into his new home at the new science museum overlooking the Mississippi river in St. Paul. Nick Swearer is Iggy's creator. He started building the giant sculpture when he was just 15 years old. I asked Swearer where the inspiration for Iggy came from.
August 13, 1999 - Imagine Minnesota without a legal system. That was the case before 1849 when Minnesota, then a territory, had no judges, no courtrooms to settle disputes. But 150 years ago this month, that all changed as Minnesota's first justice Aaron Goodrich was sworn in near the banks of the Mississippi river in Stillwater. Goodrich's story and other accounts of the famous and infamous in Minnesota justice are chronicled in a new book, "For the Record: 150 years of law and lawyers in Minnesota". 250 legal enthusiasts dug into historical archives to piece together the history of Minnesota's legal profession.
August 16, 1999 - The Olympics are intended to embody the best a country has to offer. So it's not surprising the bribery scandal involving Salt Lake City has taken some of the luster off the upcoming summer games. But if that cynicism is left unchecked, 1972 Olympic swimmer John Naber, says the athletes will be the ones to suffer. In his new book, "Awakening the Olympian Within", Naber collected inspirational stories from 28 athletes who overcame odds to win Olympic gold or failed in their quest, but gained valuable life lessons. Nabor says the problem with this Olympics, is that no one wants to hear those stories just yet.
August 16, 1999 - A new survey indicates Minnesota companies received a record one-hundred-eight million dollars in venture capital funding in the second quarter of this year. Venture capital generally refers to investments in start-up firms that are not yet mature enough to seek funding in the stock market. However as Bill Catlin reports, Minnesota still lags in the share of venture capital it receives.
August 17, 1999 - Second District congressman David Minge and U of M Economist C. Ford Runge discuss proposals to help Minnesota farmers deal with their economic problems.