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April 14, 2003 - Bob Gehrz is an astrophysicist and a professor of astronomy at the University of Minnesota. He says that NASA plans to launch the Space Infrared Telescope on April 27th. If all goes well, the telescope will orbit the sun for seven years.
April 10, 2003 - Peace activists in the Twin Cities say the war's end will not weaken their movement. Peter Thompson practiced law in the Twin Cities for many years, but retired a year and a half ago to devote himself to working towards non-violent solutions in the Middle East. He spent three weeks in Iraq last December as part of a delegation from Chicago-based Voices in the Wilderness. He says he's not impressed with t-v images of Iraqi's cheering U-S troops:
April 8, 2003 - In the midst of war with Iraq, the idea that the world could virtually eliminate the possibility of war sounds implausible. But some scholars and philosophers are presenting their vision for a world system that they say would accomplish exactly that. The national group's system calls for establishing a democratic world federation that would function much like the United States, but on a global level. Professor Ronald Glossop is Vice-President of the national World Federalist Association. He says he understands he is promoting radical change, but so were the founding fathers of the United States:
April 7, 2003 - The U-S office of Naval Research is testing a handheld translation device that will allow troops to communicate better with civilians and surrendering P-O-Ws on the battlefield. The device, called "Interact," offers real-time oral translations in about 12 different languages. It's being developed by a Northfield-based company called SpeechGear. SpeechGear President Robert Palmquist says Interact isn't going to put human translators out of business anytime soon, but he says it does a decent job:
April 3, 2003 - Song writing is easy for folk musician John McCutcheon. The prolific artist says some songs come to him in a flash of revelation. All he has to do is put the words and melody on paper. McCutcheon has produced 26 collections of songs during his thirty-year career. His latest CD, "The Greatest Story Never Told," delves into the past, looking back at historical events that had world-wide significance and smaller episodes that hold personal meaning. McCutcheon says he first considered becoming a professional musician on a trip he took to Appalachia, while he was a student at St. John's University in Collegeville:
April 2, 2003 - The first rescued American P-O-W from the war in Iraq is recovering in a hospital at Ramstein Air Base in Germany. Jessica Lynch is believed to have broken legs, a broken arm, and at least one gunshot wound. She was rescued yesterday when U-S special operations forces raided an Iraqi hospital. Richfield resident Kenny Hanson has some idea how Lynch is feeling today. Hanson was held in a P-O-W camp during the Korean War 50 years ago. He says he is terribly happy for Lynch: