June 29, 2000 - Since DFL lawmaker Leslie Schumacher's (SHOE mah cur) 18 year old daughter was arrested late last week on drug charges, she has steadfastly denied any knowledge of her daughter's activities. But today (Thursday) an allegation surfaced came forward that she did in fact know of her daughter's involvement in the production of methanphetamine. Schumacher is up for re-election this fall. What effect her daughter's actions will have on her campaign may depend not only on what she does, but on what her political opponents do. Minnesota Public Radio's Marisa (Muh-REE-suh) Helms reports. {DFL Representative Leslie Schumacher was facing a a potentially tough political race in a central Minnesota house district targeted by republicans even BEFORE the arrest of her 18 year old daughter Jeana. The Sherburne County Attorney has charged Jeana Schumacher with conspiracy to manufacture methamphetamine and child endangerment. The charges allegedly stem from activities in a building owned by Representative Schumacher in Santiago.
June 29, 2000 - I {Organizers of the Women's Health Center say, if not for Dr Jane Hodgeson, more women would still be driving from northern Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, and Canada to the Twin Cities for abortions. Hodgson became a physician in 1939 - one of eight women in a class of 150. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, she says she learned from her patients about the tragedies that sometimes come from unplanned pregnancies.
June 29, 2000 - In the opening scene of STORM RIDERS, the new novel by Craig Leslie, a young girl is missing. Later she is found dead and a young native Amercian boy from Alaska is suspected of drowning her. This scene and others in STORM RIDERS are lifted directly from Craig Leslie's life. STORM RIDERS is the authors semi-fictional account of his 15 years raising a young boy
June 29, 2000 - 50 thousand members of Alcoholics Anonymous are in the Twin Cities this weekend for AA's International Convention. AA officials say they want media attention about the organization to encourage people who have problems with alcohol to seek help. But the organization also respects the anonymity of its members... so it can make things difficult for television newsrooms who need to add pictures to their stories. Minnesota Public Radio's Tom Scheck reports,,,
June 29, 2000 - The International Convention of Alchoholics Anonymous will begins its convention in Minneapolis today . AA is the leading alcohol recovery program in the United States with an estimated 2 million members.. Officials estimate that more than 50 thousand AA members from over 75 different countries will come to the Twin Cities to share their difficulties of defeating alcoholism. Minnesota Public Radio's Tom Scheck reports...
June 29, 2000 - MPR’s Lynette Nyman details the experience of Hmong veterans and widows of veterans as they start their path to citizenship. The veterans are using a new law which exempts them from the English language requirement for naturalization. Still, it's not a free pass to become an American; rather one with other obstacles.
June 30, 2000 - Songwriter, satirist, and math teacher Tom Lehrer speaks with Gary Eichten about his songs from the '50s and '60s and his career.
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June 30, 2000 - DNA technology helps solve crimes