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December 20, 2002 - MPR's Morning Edition, Friday, Dec 20, 2002 Happy Holiday Season to our friends who work for the National Weather Service which provides us with updated forecasts 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Their guidance is especially appreciated during the heavy travel time over the holidays. Topic: HAPPY WINTER SOLSTICE!
December 13, 2002 - The pressure pattern at higher latitudes has had more to do with our weather this fall than El Nino. Indices of atmospheric pressure such as the Arctic Oscillation, North Atlantic Oscillation, and Pacific North American pattern all favored periodic intrusions of polar air over Minnesota. These have been very evident on numerous days. Minnesota has reported the lowest temperature in the contiguous 48 states this fall on the following dates.....
December 10, 2002 - MPR’s Cathy Wurzer interviews W. Harry Davis, prominent local civil rights activist and educator, about his autobiography, entitled "Overcoming." In it, he describes growing up in poverty, helping found the Minneapolis Urban Coalition, running a local Golden Gloves Boxing organization and serving on the Minneapolis School Board for 20 years.
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December 6, 2002 - I will be calling in from Finland, MN on Friday morning since I am attending a meeting of snow observers up there ..also I am stopping in on the Wurzers at Knife River to talk about making snow observations there......
November 29, 2002 - MPR's Morning Edition, November 29, 2002 Many cold temperatures, below zero and single digit overnight readings, accelerated the freezing of soil and lakes around the region this week. Embarrass, MN reported a morning low of -17 degrees F on Tueday, November 26, the coldest reading in the 48 contiguous states that day.
November 28, 2002 - Today is the twentieth anniversary of what was then the costliest office building fire in U.S. history. It was Thanksgiving Day, 1982, when a fire destroyed the Northwestern National Bank in downtown Minneapolis. The bank would later change its name to Norwest, and then again to Wells Fargo. Despite the fire, banking customers were able to do their business the next day through branch offices. Joining us on the line is Bob Seeger, the Chief Architect for Wells Fargo Bank, who worked for the bank that night 20 years ago.
October 29, 2002 - Artists, art lovers and art critics all have reputation for being, well, a little snobbish, self-involved, you know what I mean. In an act of great self awareness, a group of artists have put on a new musical that takes a long, hard, yet hilarious look at the artistic life. Halfcast Productions presents "Artist in Trouble," a musical satire of the business of art and the various characters involved.
October 11, 2002 - 150 years ago this week the Rock Island Line departed from Chicago on its maiden voyage. Over the next 50 years, the Rock Island Line would extend through 14 states and play a big role in the settlement of the West. Then it would inspire a song that would travel around the world. A documentary airing today at noon traces the history of the railroad and the song and how they fit into the story of America. In this excerpt, reporter Jim Bickal tells how the song was first discovered in a southern prison.