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April 13, 1998 - A special Talk of Minnesota call-in related to the Minnesota Citizens’ Forum on public financing of sports. Program begins with a report summary of forum; then MPR listener’s views are presented.
April 13, 1998 - MPR political commentators Bob Meek and Tom Horner will be in the studio to assess the Wellstone Presidential bid, the governor's race and other political issues. Program begins with report from Mark Moran in Iowa.
April 13, 1998 - Itchy eyes, sneezing, stuffy nose, coughing and wheezing...if you suffer from allergies it's probably obvious to you that spring is running ahead of schedule. Thanks to the mild weather, tree pollen and mold counts are higher than normal for this time of year. That's according to Dr. Rolf Sigford, head of the department of allergy and asthma for Health Partners. He says even though the allergy season has started early, it's hard to say just how bad things will get.
April 14, 1998 - MPR Senior Business and Economics Editor Chris Farrell, and State Senator Doug Johnson, who has chaired the Senate Tax Committee since 1980, discuss taxes and the political and financial trade-offs between "fairness" and "simplicity", as well as various proposals to change the tax system. Farrell and Johnson also answer listener questions.
April 14, 1998 - A federal judge yesterday upheld the National Park service's decision to block construction of a new bridge over the Saint Croix River. The Minnesota Department of Transportation had planned to build a four-lane freeway-style bridge at Oak Park Heights to replace the old two-lane lift bridge in downtown Stillwater. But U.S. District Judge Ann Montgomery supported the park service's view that the bridge would harm the river's special qualities. We talk to Dave Schaaf, mayor of Oak Park Heights, who opposed the project, and Curt Johnson, chair of the Metropolitan Council, which approved it.
April 15, 1998 - As part of the series Remembering and Rebuilding - The Great Flood of 1997, a special Mainstreet Radio program from East Grand Forks, one year after the flood. Host Rachel Reabe interviews Pat Owens, Grand Forks mayor; Lynn Stauss, East Grand Forks mayor; Cliff Barth, Breckenridge mayor; and Morris Lanning of the Red River Basin Coalition about how people of the Red River Valley are putting their lives and their communities back together.
April 15, 1998 - As part of the series Remembering and Rebuilding - The Great Flood of 1997, a special Mainstreet Radio program from East Grand Forks, one year after the flood. Host Rachel Reabe interviews several business people and families who were affected by the flood…some who rebuilt, and some who moved away.
April 15, 1998 - Minnesota has more to offer the culinary world than just State Fair pronto pups. One of the best examples of a restaurant using local food to create mouthwatering meals is found far north, on the edge of the Boundary waters. The Gunflint Lodge has been serving meals since 1925. When Ron Berg started as chef on 1991, he introduced a rotating menu based on what he had on hand and what he wanted to make. His best recipes are now gathered in a new cookbook called The Gunflint Lodge Cookbook.
April 15, 1998 - MPR’s Bob Potter discusses CODEFOR with Minneapolis Mayor Sharon Sayles Belton. Since Minneapolis began its CODEFOR policing strategy in February of 1998, violent crime in the city is down 16%, property offenses are down 18%, and crimes against persons are down 12%. Sayles Belton says one key is focusing on so-called nuisance crimes.