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September 25, 2003 -
September 25, 2003 - The Roomba appears to inspire much stronger personal feelings than a typical appliance.
September 19, 2003 - The city of Minneapolis is making moves to join St. Paul in a race to become a center of biotechnology innovation. St. Paul is off to a faster start. Mayor Randy Kelly pushed state lawmakers in the last legislative session to help the city create a biotech research park in his city. Minneapolis may be playing catch-up... but it's also taking a slightly different approach. Joining us in the studio is Mark Reilly... who wrote about this inter-city competition in this week's edition of The Business Journal.
September 16, 2003 - Mickie Turk is co-producer and director of the documentary "Wayward Girls." The film is scheduled to appear twice in the Central Standard Film Festival in Minneapolis on Thursday and then again on Sunday.
September 12, 2003 - Robert Klaus, an alumnus, is giving Hamline University a gift of seven million dollars to go towards the creation of an athletic facility.
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September 5, 2003 - In the near future, the first responders to a disaster in Minneapolis who are trained to handle emergency response may not be fire fighters or police officers, but citizens in the neighborhood. The City's Office of Emergency Preparedness is launching a program that would train citizens across the city to be able to respond to disasters like tornados... fires... and even terror attacks. It's called the Community Emergency Response Team, or CERT. Richard Turner is Director of Emergency Preparedness for the city of Minneapolis. He says that the program originated with the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
September 5, 2003 - The president of the Minnesota Bar Association, James Baillie (BAY-lee), faces an immediate crisis, finding more money for low-income people who can't afford legal representation. The 60-year-old Minneapolis attorney became the bar association's top elected official in July. He's known for his dedication to legal aid, which is facing its worst funding crisis in more than 20 years. John Share describes the legal aid situation in this week's edition of The Business Journal. He says that Baillie (BAY-lee) has built a national reputation in this area.