September 19, 2000 - A record number of students is riding city buses to the University of Minnesota in Duluth this fall. That shouldn't be a surprise, since bus rides are free to all students and employees at UMD. Administrators decided to pick up the tab for mass transit to keep down crowds in campus parking lots. From Duluth, Minnesota Public Radio's Chris Julin reports. {
September 15, 2000 - You might soon see ads that tell you to "Just Say No" to antibiotics. At the Minnesota Medical Association convention this morning in Duluth, members will consider a resolution calling for a publicity campaign urging patients to stop leaning on their doctors for antibiotics. Doctors say this is one part of a much larger effort to fight the spread of antibiotic-resistant disease. Minnesota Public Radio's Chris Julin reports.
September 7, 2000 - Hunters near Ely have killed a black bear researchers called "Whiteheart." The bear gained fame last winter when a video camera broadcast pictures from her den. Although the kill was legal, the man who shot the bear says he's sorry, and he's sworn off any more bear hunting. But field biologists say MOST bears with radio collars get bagged by hunters ... and they say that's part of the plan. Minnesota Public Radio's Chris Julin reports from Duluth.
November 17, 1994 - A Midday pledge drive hour, with a re-broadcast of the 1991 documentary by Steven Smith and Chris Julin about Indian boarding schools in the 19th century. “Learning the White People Way: A Documentary Essay on the History of Federal Indian Boarding Schools” is narrated and co-written by Ted Mahto, a Native American from the Red Lake band of Chippewa in northern Minnesota. Mahto reflects on his experience at boarding schools in Pipestone, Minnesota and Flandreau, South Dakota.
September 15, 1991 - MPR presents the documentary “Learning the White People Way: A Documentary Essay on the History of Federal Indian Boarding Schools.” It is narrated and co-written by Ted Mahto, a Native American from the Red Lake band of Chippewa in northern Minnesota. Mahto reflects on his experience at boarding schools in Pipestone, Minnesota and Flandreau, South Dakota.
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