February 3, 1997 - Many children growing up in the sixties assumed that by the time they were adults they would all be travelling in spaceships and making regular trips to the stars. Of course it hasn't quite worked out that way..... but in central Minnesota, the children of some of those wanna-be intergalactic explorers ARE getting a practical lessons in outer space. One teacher in Sauk Rapids has teamed up with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration--NASA--to teach students about space and aeronautics, but also about how to learn. . . . Minnesota Public Radio's Gretchen Lehmann (lay-mun) reports:
January 27, 1997 - Could the placement of the furnishings in your home or the color of the wallpaper in your workplace be effecting your life? Practitioners of Feng Shui (FUNG-SHWAY).... an ancient Asian practice becoming popular in the U.S. .... believe the physical structures that surround us do make a difference. They will come to your house or business to make suggestions on how to fill these spaces with positive "chi" (chee), or life energy. The suggestions could involve painting a wall a different color or removing an object filled with negative "chi." In this morning's "Odd Jobs" segment, Minnesota Public Radio's Gretchen Lehmann (lay-mun) introduces us to Erin Rafael (Rah-fy-EL) a Feng Shui (FUNG-SHWAY) practitioner who trained in California and now practices in St. Cloud. | D-CART ITEM: 1011 | TIME: 3:26 | OUTCUE: "nat-chimes ringing"
January 10, 1997 - MPR’s Gretchen Lehmann reports on the growing number of women involved in the sport of dog-sled racing.
January 9, 1997 - ** for Thursday ME (1/9) ** On the first day of the legislative session, DFL State Senator Don Samuelson of Brainerd submitted Legislation designed to get welfare recipients off welfare and into jobs. Central to Samuelson's proposal is the assumption jobs are available. Minnesota's current low unemployment rate and growing economy would suggest they are, but some in rural Minnesota argue, the jobs available there may not hold the answer to welfare reform. Minnesota Public Radio's Gretchen Lehmann (lay-mun) reports.