October 27, 2003 - Minneaota Public Radio's Chief Economics Correspondent Chris Farrell talks about the open market meeting this week, and what people expect to com from it. Farrell says that evryone expects that the Federal Open Market Committee will not do anything.
October 24, 2003 - INTRO-- A group of 17 priests in the Diocese of New Ulm has signed a letter saying that celibacy should be optional for Catholic priests. The group is following in the footsteps of over 100 Milwaukee priests, who sent a similar letter to the U-S Conference of Catholic Bishops in August. About 22 percent of active and retired priests in the New Ulm diocese signed the letter. The bishop of the diocese reponded by issuing a statement opposing optional celibacy. Reverand Kenneth Irrgang (UHR'-gang) is a retired priest who helped organize the petition. He says the petition was a response to the Milwaukee letter.
October 22, 2003 - Blogs have been buzzing lately with mention of a previously obscure website that features digital copies of so-called "social hygiene" posters from 1910-1970.
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October 16, 2003 - The Metropolitan Council has adopted a new draft plan to guide growth and development in the Twin Cities for the next few decades. The new plan changes a previous iniative called Blueprint 2030 which was approved last December... when most of the council members were appointed by then-Governor Jesse Ventura. When Tim Pawlenty became governor he appointed a new chairman... and new members. The growth plan produced by the new group is more concise and is now called a framework rather than a blueprint. Joining us on the line is Peter Bell... chairman of the Met Council. That is Peter Bell, chair of the Metropolitan Council
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October 15, 2003 - The University of Minnesota this week is marking the 25th anniversary of its first human heart transplant. A number of people who have received new hearts at the hands of university surgeons will gather to mark the anniversary,including the university's longest-surviving heart transplant recipient. The first human heart transplant was done in South Africa in 1967. Since the U of M began doing the procedure 11 years after that, university surgeons have performed almost 500 heart transplants, including 28 so far this year. The recipients have ranged from 6 months to 70 years old. Dr. Leslie Miller is the director of the University's heart transplant program. He joins us now.
October 15, 2003 - Coaches, athletes, and academics will gather at the University of Minnesota today to discuss homophobia in sports. The panel discussion is sponsored by the school's Tucker Center for Research on Girls and Women in Sport. Three speakers will address the challenges they've faced as gays and lesbians in the sports world, and suggest strategies for a more inclusive system. Mary Jo Kane is the director of the Tucker Center. She's on the line now. That is Mary Jo Kane, director of the University of Minnesota's Tucker Center for Research on Girls and Women in Sport. The Tucker Center is sponsering a panel discussion tonight called "Homophobia in Sports: Breaking Barriers by Breaking the Silence."
October 14, 2003 - How game-playing monkeys could lead to better lives for people suffering from paralysis. Scientists at Duke University say that a monkey with electrodes implanted in it brain managed to move a robotic arm with pure thought.