May 17, 2001 - Today, the Minnesota Department of Transportation is holding its 10th Annual B-BOP Day across the Twin Cities. B-Bop is meant to encourage people to commute using bikes, busses or car pools. It's an effort to cut traffic congestion and pollution. Joining us on the line is Brad Beagle, who rides his bike from the Macalester neighborhood in St. Paul, to his workplace in the northwestern suburb of Plymouth.
May 16, 2001 - What is the best way to protect Americans' privacy on the internet: technology or new laws?
May 16, 2001 - That's Hillary Boyce, an editor at New Moon: A Magazine for Girls and their Dreams. The magazine has declared today "Turn Beauty Inside Out Day."
May 15, 2001 - Later tonight, the Saint Paul Heritage Preservation Commission holds their Eleventh annual awards ceremony, honoring those who have protected the city's history. Among the winners is the Rondo Community Land Trust, which built two homes in the historically African-American neighborhood near downtown. The two homes were built with renewable materials salvaged from other homes. Joining us in the studio is Greg Finzell (FIN-zell), executive director of the Rondo Community Land Trust. Greg Finzell (FIN-zell), executive director of the Rondo Community Land Trust.
May 15, 2001 - The University of Minnesota has fired its women's basketball coach. The school says Cheryl Littlejohn committed a pattern of deliberate rules violations. A university investigation found she gave money to a player, and interfered with a previous investigation by telling players to lie. The school says the violations will likely be considered a major infractions case by the N-C-A-A. Murray Sperber (SPUR ber) is a professor at Indiana University, and author of "Beer and Circus: How Bigtime College Sports is Crippling Undergraduate Education." He's on the line now.
May 14, 2001 - Lawmakers at the Minnesota capitol have until one week from today to wrap up the session. Among other things, that means agreeing on a tax bill, a health and human services bill, and possibly a Twins stadium bill. Minnesota Public Radio's Capitol Bureau Chief Laura McCallum is on the line now.
May 14, 2001 - University of Minnesota gives a public statement about the women's basketball violations and states that Coach Littlejohn is fired.
May 14, 2001 - Steve Schier -- Monday Morning Edition DCart #3263 President Bush is planning to unveil that energy policy during a visit to St. Paul on Thursday. The President will also tour an alternative energy plant while he's here. With rolling blackouts in California and rising gas prices across the country, energy is becoming a high profile issue for the Bush administration. Joining us to discuss the politics of energy is Stephen Schier is chair of the Poiltical Science Department at Carleton College in Northfield.
May 10, 2001 - In local business news-- the Saint Paul Pioneer Press plans to cut about ten percent of the newspaper's full-time jobs. The cutbacks will be made through eliminating open positions, early retirements, buyouts and possibly layoffs. John Morton is a newpaper analyst in Maryland, and president of Morton Research. He says this is an industry-wide trend.
May 10, 2001 - The state House will take up a six-point-three billion dollar health and human services spending bill today. The bill includes a 24-hour abortion waiting period, which is also in the Senate bill. Governor Ventura has pledged to veto the entire bill if it arrives on his desk with the abortion language included. If that happens, it could shut down the Health and Human Services department. Joining us on the line is Chris Gilbert, Political Science Professor at Gustavus Adolphus.