April 21, 2004 - As part of the series “Keeping Track of Sex Offenders,” Mainstreet Radio’s Erin Galbally reports on sex offender ‘wound therapy’ programs in Minnesota.
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April 22, 2004 - As part of the series “Keeping Track of Sex Offenders,” Mainstreet Radio’s Dan Gunderson reports that probation officers are overwhelmed with their growing workload.
April 22, 2004 - MPR’s Tom Scheck reports Governor Tim Pawlenty was unsuccessful in his efforts to persuade the shareholders of Pfizer, the world's largest drug company, to charge Americans less for prescriptions. In report, Pawlenty speaks on re-importation of drugs.
April 22, 2004 - A committee charged with improving relations between the Minneapolis police department and communities of color last night discussed the return of Rich Stanek to the police force. Stanek resigned his post as the state's Public Safety Commissioner last Friday after a 1992 deposition resurfaced in which Stanek admitted that he used racial slurs to describe people of color. The committee didn't take a formal position, but some members say Stanek should be forgiven for his remarks but should first make amends to the communities he offended.
April 23, 2004 - Mainstreet Radio's Mark Steil reports on JOBZ (Job Opportunity Building Zones), a Minnesota jobs program. What Governor Tim Pawlenty calls the "mother of all economic incentives" has landed its first big out-of-state prize for rural Minnesota. A South Dakota company says Minnesota's JOBZ program played an important role in its decision to expand to Luverne…but despite Pawlenty's enthusiasm, officials with Total Card, Inc. say JOBZ was not the most important factor.
April 23, 2004 - Minneapolis black leaders met with Police Chief William McManus today in anticipation of former Public Safety Commissioner Rich Stanek's return to the Police Department. Stanek resigned a week ago over his admission in a deposition 12 years ago that he used a racial epithet. He calls opposition to his confirmation to the public safety post 'meanspirited' and says he could've convinced Senators to confirm him if given the chance.
April 23, 2004 - Host Gary Eichten talks with Rich Stanek, former public safety commissioner. Stanek resigned last week under pressure from Governor Pawlenty after a 12-year-old deposition surfaced in which Stanek acknowledged using racial slurs.
April 25, 2004 - Mainstreet Radio's Tom Robertson reports that about 1500 people gathered at a resort near Nisswa Saturday for the funeral of Dru Sjodin. The 22-year-old University of North Dakota college student was found dead near Crookston last weekend, five months after she was abducted from a Grand Forks, North Dakota parking lot.
April 29, 2004 - MPR’s Marisa Helms reports on Ramsey County and St. Paul city officials beginning an education campaign they hope will prepare residents to welcome the newest Minnesotans…1000 to 5000 Hmong refugees that will resettle in the county in the next few months.