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May 9, 2001 - (FOR WED. M.E.) Lawyers expect a full day of testimony in St. Cloud today , in a trial for a misdemeanor driving offense that has been complicated by allegations of racial profiling. Minnesota Public Radio's Jeff Horwich has this Mainstreet report.
May 7, 2001 - (Note: For Mon ATC) After a scare earlier this spring, it now looks like most Minnesota farmers will have the fertilizer they need as they head into planting season. But the spring weather has created new reasons to keep farmers and fertilizer dealers on their toes. Mainstreet Radio's Jeff Horwich reports.
May 4, 2001 - In recent months, the state corrections department has introduced an unusual new hobby to its younger inmates. From the state correctional facility in St. Cloud, Jeff Horwich has this Mainstreet report.
April 24, 2001 - As part of Mainstreet Radio series "Broken Trust: Civil Rights in Indian Country,” MPR’s Jeff Horwich reports that as a new generation of Indians comes of age, a long-standing genetic cut-off point for Indian people may be closely linked to the future of Indian nations and cultures.
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April 13, 2001 - There was hardly a cloud over Chippewa and Yellow Medicine counties this morning, and the sun glistened off of farmfields turned into bayous by the rising water. But the western sky showed storms over the Dakotas.
March 30, 2001 - Rolling blackouts and rising electricity prices in California have brought new urgency to efforts in Minnesota to keep the state's power supply affordable and reliable. Proponents of moving electricity generation closer to consumers are holding a conference in St. Cloud today Mainstreet Radio's Jeff Horwich reports.
March 8, 2001 - In Sauk Rapids, there is a big debate about how meat, especially beef, should be given to consumers.
February 19, 2001 - More than half of Minnesota school superintendents say they are having problems finding enough teachers. Consider that baby-boomers, the biggest group of teachers, are just a few years from retirement, and the current teacher shortage looks to some like a looming crisis. St. Cloud State University already produces more teachers than any school in the state, and a new accelerated masters degree program is reaching out to unconventional candidates. Jeff Horwich has this Mainstreet Report.