February 20, 2001 -
February 7, 2001 - Yesterday on Morning Edition we said that Oarfolkjokeopus, a record store in Minneapolis, is closing. In fact the store is not closing, but is changing ownership and its name. For those you who have wondered where that name came, owner Vern Sanden explains.
January 25, 2001 - A team of migrant workers pulled well-formed apples from trees at the Pepin Heights Orchard. They are also working on getting rid of the pests.
January 24, 2001 -
January 23, 2001 - Mary Jo Copeland will have to keep looking for a place to build the state's largest children's home. The Brooklyn Park city council voted 5-to-1 last night NOT to re-zone a former golf course to build the facility. Copeland is the founder of Sharing and Caring Hands in Minneapolis, and she says the home would be geared for children whose parents are unable or unfit to care for them. The project has been controversial, and encountered a similar obstacle in Brooklyn Center. Grace Arbogast (are bih GAST) is the mayor of Brooklyn Park, and she's on the line now.
January 22, 2001 - Morning Edition’s Cathy Wurzer talks with Laura McCallum, MPR’s capitol bureau chief. McCallum previews Governor Ventura’s budget address and probable abortion topic in legislature.
January 17, 2001 - The Star Tribune reports this morning that Senator Paul Wellstone is expected to announce today that he will seek a third term in the U-S Senate. When he was first elected in 1990 Wellstone pledged that he would serve only two terms. He was also considering a run for Governor in 2002. Chris Gilbert, Chair of the Political Science department at Gustavus Adolphus College says he's not surprised that Wellstone is planning to run for the Senate again.
January 16, 2001 - MINNESOTA LAWMAKERS ARE BACK ON THE JOB TODAY AT THE STATE CAPITOL. AFTER A THREE DAY WEEKEND, THERE ARE MANY ISSUES FACING LEGISLATORS. FOR A ROUNDUP, LET'S CHECK IN WITH MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO'S CAPITOL BUREAU CHEIF, LAURA MCCOLLUM.
January 15, 2001 - It's no longer optional-- you now have to dial two new area codes to reach some parts of the Twin Cities. The new codes became mandatory yesterday, about ten months after they were first introduced to accomodate an increasing demand for telephone numbers. Now if you're calling parts of the northwestern Twin Cities as far north as Princeton and Cambridge, you'll have to dial 7-6-3 first. Calls to the southwest Metro as far south as New Prague will need the 9-5-2 area code. Officials from Qwest Communications have said this switchover is one of the most technically challenging splits ever done in the U-S. Bryce Hallowell is a spokesman for Qwest communications, and he's on the line now.
January 12, 2001 - A statewide teachers' union says teacher shortages in Minnesota may be worse than earlier forecasts suggested. Education Minnesota yesterday released the results of a survey of Minnesota superintendents. 60 percent of superintendents say their district faces a teacher shortage-- and over one quarter of the respondents said they consider the shortage a major problem. Carol Johnson is the superintendent of the Minneapolis Public Schools. She's on the line now.