May 31, 1999 - All Things Considered’s John Rabe chats with baseball analyst Kevin Hennessy on the state of affairs of Minnesota Twins. As the team continues to lose games and cuts payroll, Hennessy sees a possible line crossed for fanbase may be if the team loses ace starting pitcher Brad Radke.
May 31, 1999 - To close out the millennium, Minnesota Public Radio's All Things Considered presents a look back at Minnesota life in 1900 via a 12-part series, entitled “A Minnesota Century.” This segment profiles the Merritt brothers and their Minnesota ore discovery.
May 20, 1999 - A high-school student opened fire today on his classmates in Conyers, Georgia... just one month after the deadly school massacre in Littleton, Colorado. President Clinton was in Littleton today, to offer consolation to the victims there. He called today's incident "deeply troubling" and asked all Americans to join in a national campaign to protect children from violence. Dr. Blanton Bessinger grew up near Conyers, Georgia and is currently the director of Child Advocacy for Children's hospital in Minneapolis . Bessinger who develops strategies for preventing juvenile violence, says Americans have been too tolerant of violent words and threats in school.
April 26, 1999 - To close out the millennium, Minnesota Public Radio's All Things Considered presents a look back at Minnesota life in 1900 via a 12-part series, entitled “A Minnesota Century.” In this segment, the story of Maude Baumann and her family's pioneer trek through the state in 1900.
April 6, 1999 - Yugoslav officials said today they will impose a unilateral cease-fire in its battle against Kosovo rebels for the Orthodox Easter holiday. Western leaders called the move a sham and pledged to press ahead with airstrikes. A Serbian journalist who's visiting Minneapolis says NATO's airstrikes are only worsening the humanitarian situation in Kosovo. Aleksandra Ajdanic is an editor for the BETA news service, an independent news agency in Belgrade. She left for the United States six days after the airstrikes began because she had been planning to attend a conference. She has connections to the Twin Cities because she was a fellow at Macalester College's World Press Institute last year. Ajdanic is continuing to follow the war through her agency's website, and is sharing her experience in the American media.
March 29, 1999 - To close out the millennium, Minnesota Public Radio's All Things Considered presents a look back at Minnesota life in 1900 via a 12-part series, entitled “A Minnesota Century.” In this segment…the story of Lincoln Fey.
March 18, 1999 - In the Hollywood world of perfect families and happy endings, not many openly gay stars find acceptance or a steady income. But in 1930, the top box office draw was gay, and he refused to take any of the usual steps to hide his sexuality. Billy Haines' unusual sucess is the subject of the book Wisecraker, by William Mann, just out in paperback. Mann told Minnesota Public Radio's Stephanie Curtis Haines wasn't a great actor, but he had something the audience loved.
March 15, 1999 - Minneapolis City council member Kathy Thurber testified against the bill this weekend. Thurber says she's concerned about the restrictions on gun suits. But she says other parts of the bill pose a more immediate threat to the safety of Minneapolis residents.
March 9, 1999 - Many Minnesotans experienced a few white knuckle moments on the roads today, but imagine if driving was your work. Author Ellen Hawley spent five years as a twin cities cab driver. Her first novel, "Trip Sheets" is a fictional account of a young female cabbie loosely based on Hawley's life. Hawley says she's glad she didn't have to spend 9 hours on the roads today, but the cab driving life does offer some perks.
March 5, 1999 - Novelist Jon Hassler is best known for his fictional tales of ordinary people who experience extraordinary things. Hassler brings those same elements and even a few familiar characters to his latest literary pursuit, a darkly comedic play set in the small Midwestern town of Staggerford, the same town he wrote about in his very first novel.