April 6, 1998 - Environmentalists today claimed a small victory in their effort to protect a raptor called the "Goshawk" in Northern Minnesota. The Forester in charge of the Chippewa National Forest has agreed to ban logging for two years in areas known as Goshawk habitat. While the situation is not as contentious as the fight over the spotted owl in the northwest, environmentalists say its a battle worth fighting. Brigit Hust prepared the case for the Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy and the National Audubon Society. Brigit Hust prepared the Goshawk case for the Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy and the National Audubon Society. The Goshawks habitat in Chippewa National Forest won't be logged for two years. Sun 28-MAY 11:47:53 MPR NewsPro Archive -
April 1, 1998 - MPR’s Euan Kerr presents yet another April Fools’ Day treat. In a secret location just a few miles over the Minnesota border into Wisconsin. Kerr interviews Milt Whiting, who is an attempting to bring the little known, but possibly illegal, European practice of fish-grooming to the Midwest.
April 1, 1998 - Olympic silver medal figure skater Michelle Kwan says she won't turn pro and instead has her sights on the 2002 Olympic competition in Salt Lake City when she'll be 21 years old. Kwan told reporters at the World Figure Skating Championships in Minneapolis today (WED) she is struck with the youthfulness of figure skaters getting high marks in competition. Kwan says she'll get her high school diploma this summer and intends to start taking some college courses soon after. She also says she'll retain her amateur figure skating status because she wants to compete in the 2002 Olympic games, but she keeps open the option of taking a year or two off. Kwan told reporters the problem with taking time off is the erosion of a competitive edge.
March 30, 1998 - A series of tornadoes crashed through south central Minnesota late yesterday, killing a six year old boy, wrecking buildings, and driving hundreds of people from their homes. Minnesota Public Radio's Lynette Nyman was in one of the towns worst effected, St Peter, as one of the tornadoes passed through. She filed this report. Sun 28-MAY 11:52:55 MPR NewsPro Archive - Wed 04/11/2001
March 30, 1998 - Hundreds of people are working to repair the damage left in the wake of a tornado that swept through the city of St. Peter last night. People are stunned but grateful. Looking across the cityscape, some residents say its is hard to imagine only one person was killed. Minnesota Public Radio's Lynette Nyman reports. Sun 28-MAY 11:52:28 MPR NewsPro Archive - Wed 04/11/2001
March 24, 1998 - MPR’s Euan Kerr interviews Minnesota poet Susan Carol Hauser about her book “Sugartime: The Hidden Pleasures of Making Maple Syrup with a Primer for the Novice Sugarer.”
March 18, 1998 - As the editor of the Hungry Mind Review for the last decade and a half Bart Schneider has been examining and critiquing books by others. Now he is experiencing the other side of the literary equation as his first novel "Blue Bossa" is published.
March 18, 1998 - As the editor of the Hungry Mind Review for the last decade and a half, Bart Schneider has been examining and critiquing books by others. Now he is experiencing the other side of the literary equation as his first novel "Blue Bossa" is published. Schneider told Minnesota Public Radio's Euan Kerr the book tells the story of an aging jazz trumpeter, who after recieving great acclaim in his youth has given up music, in part because he sees it as the only way to escape heroin addiction. Bart Schneider's new book is called "Blue Bossa." He spoke to Minnesota Public Radio's Euan Kerr Sun 28-MAY 12:04:32 MPR NewsPro Archive - Wed 04/11/2001
March 6, 1998 - The idea that a pleasant environment can make us happier is nothing new, but can it also make us healthier?. That's what some architects and designers think. They point to research that patients in hospital rooms with views of nature got better faster and with fewer drugs than those who looked out at a brick wall. And if patients get better faster, that saves money, which may be one reason more hospitals and hospices in the Twin Cities are keen on the idea of using architecture to heal. Minnesota Public Radios Mary Stucky reports.
February 27, 1998 - Suggest to most adults that what they really need is to spend a couple of hours playing with a puppet, and you are not likely to get a favorable reaction. But that's just what many of us need according to the Galumph Performance Troupe. In its latest project the company gives each audience member a puppet, and a chance to be rediscover their childlike creativity. Minnesota Public Radio’s Mary Stucky attended a recent performance of "Tales from Tumtumerau."