December 12, 1999 -
December 13, 1999 - For patients sitting through hours of chemotherapy or family members waiting for a loved one to come out of radiation, there are the usual distractions - old magazines, the newspaper or television. But there isn't much to feed the soul, especially for those who haven't come to terms with the disease. Karin Miller is hoping to change that. Two years ago, her husband Thom was diagnosed with cancer. He was 36 and had a tumor the size of a football in his abdomen. Karen began writing poetry to get through the difficult months of his treatment. She suspected others touched by cancer might be doing the same thing, so she founded the Cancer Poetry Project. Through a Web site and other publicity, Miller is soliciting poetry for an anthology that she hopes will be published next year.
December 15, 1999 - It's been nearly a year and a half since nature photographer Nadine Blacklock and her dog Paddles were killed in a head-on car crash along the North Shore. Before she died, Nadine had been working with her husband Craig to re-issue their popular collection of photographs of the Quetico-Superior wilderness called, Border Country. The Blacklocks wanted to re-work their photos using new digital technology to make them sharper, brighter and more colorful. After Nadine's death, Craig took over the project and has just released the new, improved Border Country. He says looking over the old photos brought back many memories.
December 16, 1999 - It's been nearly a year and a half since nature photographer Nadine Blacklock and her dog Paddles were killed in a head-on car crash along the North Shore. Before she died, Nadine had been working with her husband Craig to re-issue their popular collection of photographs of the Quetico-Superior wilderness called, Border Country. The Blacklocks wanted to re-work their photos using new digital technology to make them sharper, brighter and more colorful. After Nadine's death, Craig took over the project and has just released the new, improved Border Country. He says looking over the old photos brought back many memories.
December 16, 1999 - MPR’s Annie Feidt tests out the snow with a few cross-country skiers as they hit the trails at Trollhaugen and hope for more snow.
December 20, 1999 - Mainstreet Radio's Leif Enger shipped aboard a Bulgarian tramp freighter as it departed for Italy with a load of North Dakota wheat. As the last ship of the season departed Duluth early in the morning, the St. Lawrence Seaway's 40th season draws to a close.
December 20, 1999 - The city of Saint Paul and Central High School are the settings for Stanley Gordon West's new novel, Finding Laura Buggs. This is the Saint Paul native's second self-published novel. Both books feature characters loosely based on West's friends in the Central High class of 1950. West lives in Montana now. He tells Minnesota Public Radio's Mike Edgerly the idea for Finding Laura Buggs came to him while driving the long interstate from the Twin Cities to his home in Bozeman.
December 21, 1999 - MPR’s Brent Wolfe reports on health experts at the Mayo Clinic embarking on an effort to cutting the fat in Olmsted County. They want to prove they can change the lifestyle of an entire community and decrease the rate of heart disease in the county.
December 22, 1999 - That's author Jim Lenfestey reading from his book The Urban Coyote: Howlings on Family, Community, and the Search for Peace and Quiet. The book is a compilation of columns and essays he's written for a community newspaper in Minneapolis.
December 22, 1999 - MPR’s Marisa Helms reports on Kinpride, a cable-access show in St. Cloud that takes a closer look at homosexuality. The show's creator and host says the program is designed to educate people and, hopefully, lead to a greater acceptance of a wider range of lifestyles in Minnesota.