October 6, 1998 - Minnesota's congressional candidates are running out of time to raise campaign money before the November elections. Sitting comfortably at the top of the heap is sixth district DFL congressman Bill Luther. At last report, he'd raised one-point-two million dollars. Luther is not one of the state's most visible public figures, and yet he's one of the most prolific campaign fundraisers in the country. Only six other members of the U.S. House of Representatives have raised more. Minnesota Public Radio's Brent Wolfe reports on why Congressman Luther raises so much money.
October 7, 1998 - A Mainstreet Radio special broadcast from the Prairie Wetlands Learning Center in Fergus Falls. In this first hour of program on Minnesota's wetlands and waterfowl, Rachel Reabe interviews Tim Bodeen, director of the Prairie Wetlands Learning Center; Kevin Brennan, member of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife; and Dr. Jay Leitch, economist at North Dakota State University. The group discuss Minnesota's vanishing wetlands, actions being taken to protect them, and educating the public about the wetlands.
October 7, 1998 - A Mainstreet Radio special broadcast from the Prairie Wetlands Learning Center in Fergus Falls. In this second hour of program on Minnesota's wetlands and waterfowl, Rachel Reabe hosts a discussion on hunting in the wetlands with Doug Wells, wildlife manager at the Fergus Falls office of Natural Resources; and Tom Brimhall, chairman of the local Ducks Unlimited. Reabe then interviews John House, wildlife artist, and winner of DNR duck stamp contest.
October 7, 1998 - Timberwolves players aren't at training camp this week. The NBA has locked the players out of training camp and cancelled the pre-season games. Players and owners are at odds over player salaries. Labor negotiatons resume tomorrow but the two sides are far apart. Bob Stein is someone who's got insight into both sides of the lockout. He served as CEO of the Timberwolves from 1986 to 1995 and before that represented players as a sports agent, and was professional athlete for 8 years. Stein says thanks to the TV revenues the owners are continuing to receive, both sides might be able to dig in for a while.
October 7, 1998 - With the opening of Minnesota’s sixty-day duck season, Mainstreet Radio's Dan Gunderson spent a few hours in a duck blind near Fergus Falls and filed this report. Minnesota has more waterfowl hunters than any place in the nation. Some 130,000 duck hunters are expected to shoot 800,000 ducks in two months.
October 7, 1998 - The Yellowstone Bison herd has plenty of friends in the Twin Cities, if testimony at a hearing in Bloomington is any indication. A National Park Service hearing on the fate of the bison herd attracted the highest turnout of any of the 13 held around the country. The overwhelming majority spoke against the killing of bison.
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October 7, 1998 - Chinese officials are opening a new trade office in St. Paul tomorrow. Commissioner of Trade and Economic Development, Jay Novak, says the Chinese are hoping the office will help them INCREASE EXPORTS to Minnesota. Novak says so far China's economy has weathered the Asian financial crisis fairly well. And he says Minnesota officials hope that means China will soon be willing to IMPORT more Minnesota goods as well.
October 7, 1998 - MPR’s Amy Radil reports on the gubernatorial candidates Skip Humphrey, Norm Coleman, and Jesse Ventura debating at Hibbing High School in the Iron Range. They tailored their messages to the audience by taking on subjects like tourism, recreation and education in northeast Minnesota and invoking the image of a favorite son.
October 7, 1998 - The Bureau of Indian Affairs has REFUSED to put a parcel of land owned by the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community into federal trust. Trust-status would have essentially given the land tax-exempt status, and the tribe would have been able to build a shopping complex there without paying property taxes to the city of Shakopee or Scott County. Prominent politicians like Governor Carlson and U.S. Senator Rod Grams lobbied hard against the tax-exempt status, and they're calling today's decision a victory.