January 14, 2002 - Market Report: Chris Farrell talks about Alan Greenspan's speech on Friday and how it was not well-received by Wall Street.
January 9, 2002 - While the Minnesota Vikings just wrapped up their first losing season in more than ten years and the Twins are fighting talk of contraction, the Timberwolves are on a hot streak. The Wolves will try to win their sixth straight game when they take on Seattle tonight at the Target Center. They are just a half game out of first place in the NBA's Midwest Division. Brit Robson covers the Timberwolves for the City Pages. He's on the line now.
January 9, 2002 - Today, the Metropolitan Airports Commission will discuss security at six small so-called reliever airports. Individual pilots, corporate jets, and many flight school instructors use these airports that are located in communities like Eden Prairie and Lake Elmo. This meeting comes just a few days after a 15-year-old pilot flew his small airplane into the side of a building in Tampa, Florida. Gary Schmitt, the Director of Reliever Airports, will brief the MAC on security issues and he joins us now.
January 8, 2002 - For the last month we've been asking you to reflect on how you have changed as result of the terrorist attacks on September 11th. This week we're playing some of your responses. Today we'll hear two perspectives. John Schneider is a Chaplain at North Memorial Medical Center in Robbinsdale. He works with terminally ill people as part of their hospice program. He wrote these thoughts about September 11th and its affect on him.
January 8, 2002 - A new study by a physician at Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis finds that new amusement park rides may lead to neurological symptoms in riders. Dr. Robert Braksiek (BRAUT sick) warns that emergency room physicians may be seeing a significant increase in head, neck, and back trauma caused by the faster speeds and longer falls in new rides. His research appears in the January Edition of the Annals of Emergency Medicine, and Dr. Braksiek is on the line now. That's Dr. Robert Braksiek (BRAUT sick) of the Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis.
January 8, 2002 - When Elizabeth Johnson started thinking about what has changed for her, she was reminded of all that she has lived through during her lifetime. For her, the tragic events of September 11th did not represent a change.
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January 7, 2002 - The Minnesota Vikings will play the final game of their season tonight without head coach Dennis Green. Green accepted a buyout of his contract on Friday, one day after reports that Red McCombs was planning to fire him. Green is being forced out after ten seasons. This year's 5-and-10 record is the club's only losing season under his direction. Offensive line coach Mike Tice will serve as head coach when the Vikings play in Baltimore tonight. Sean Jensen covers the Vikings for the Pioneer Press. He's on the line now. That's Sean Jensen who covers the Vikings for the St. Paul Pioneer Press.
January 7, 2002 - INTRO: This week on Morning Edition we are looking at how we've changed since September 11th. People who lost loved ones in the attacks or live in New York City or work in the airline industry have been directly impacted by what happened. But for most of us in this part of the country the impact has been harder to gauge. Over the last few weeks, we've been asking you to tell us how you've changed since September 11th. All this week on MPR you'll be hearing the response. This morning we hear a sampling of how people have been affected emotionally. Mary Lou from St. Paul contributed an essay on the Soapbox section of our web site. She says the date September 11th has taken on a new meaning for her. (transition to Haeg piece)
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