December 6, 2000 - People can send one-way voice messages to any phone in the United States called Sound Byte Messages.
December 6, 2000 - The Minnesota Timberwolves defeated the Chicago Bulls 100 to 90 last night at the Target Center. The Bulls, now one of the worst teams in the NBA, were playing without two of their leading scorers: Elton Brand and Ron Mercer. That put three rookies in the starting lineup included Khalid El Amin who was playing in Minneapolis for the first time since leading Minneapolis North High School to three state titles. MPR's William Wilcoxen was at the game and he joins us now.
December 5, 2000 - Should websites and their owners be unionized?
December 5, 2000 - The U.S. Supreme Court is sending back a Florida Supreme Court decision that allowed manual recounts in the Presidential race to continue past a certification deadline. The high court is asking the Florida court to take another look at the case and clarify the reasoning behind its decision. In its opinion, the high court cited the State of Minnesota versus National Tea Company, a case involving tax law that was argued in 1940. Joseph Daley is a Professor at the Hamline School of Law, and he's on the line now.
December 5, 2000 - St. Thomas professor Fred Zimmerman. News of the impending McNerney announcement sent shares in 3M up 5.4 percent yesterday.
December 4, 2000 - A new case of E. coli infection has been reported to state health officials. If confirmed, it would bring the number of illnesses in the current outbreak to at least 22. The new case is the sibling of a child who developed the illness after eating ground beef purchased at Cub Foods. Joining us now with the latest is Buddy Ferguson, a spokesman for the Minnesota Department of Health.
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November 30, 2000 - Morning Edition’s Cathy Wurzer talks with Minnesota House Majority Leader Tim Pawlenty, a Republican from Eagan, about his thoughts about state surplus and what should happen going forward. Pawlenty is concerned about Governor Ventura’s idea of lowering state sales tax, but raising in other areas.
November 30, 2000 - MPR’s Cathy Wurzer interviews Lee Ronning, director of One Thousand Friends of Minnesota, about the fight against urban sprawl. Urban sprawl will be topic number one at the "Growing Smart in Minnesota" conference taking place later today in St. Paul. Jesse Ventura, governor of Minnesota; and Ted Mondale, Met Council chairman, are expected to attend. So are urban growth experts from other parts of the country. One Thousand Friends of Minnesota is sponsoring the conference.
November 29, 2000 - Johann Peter Grunnley, one of Minnesota's oldest residents, died at the age of 109. Dr. Robert Kane, the director of the Center on Aging at the University of Minnesota, speaks on how rare life longevity like Grunnley's is.