January 15, 1997 - THE AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION HAS SUED NEW YORK STATE TO BLOCK A STATE LAW THAT PROHIBITS THE DISSEMINATION OF INDECENT MATERIALS OVER THE INTERNET. THE ACLU ALLEGED IN THE LAWSUIT FILED IN FEDERAL COURT IN MANHATTAN THAT THE NEW YORK LAW WAS AN UNCONSTITUTIONAL RESTRICTION OF FREE SPEECH THAT WOULD REDUCE ADULT COMMUNICATIONS TO LEVELS ACCEPTABLE FOR A 6-YEAR-OLD. THE ACLU SAYS THE NEW YORK LAW WAS SIMILAR TO THE U.S. COMMUNICATIONS DECENCY ACT, WHICH HAS BEEN FOUND TO BE UNCONSTITUTIONAL BY FED
January 14, 1997 - note special outcue instructions THIS IS FUTURE TENSE FOR TUESDAY, JANUARY 14TH. I'M JON GORDON. TODAY, DWIGHT SILVERMAN ON THE DUBIOUS TECHNOLOGY TRENDS AND PRODUCTS OF 1996.
January 13, 1997 - THIS IS FUTURE TENSE FOR MONDAY, JANUARY 13TH. I'M JON GORDON. IN TECHNOLOGY NEWS TODAY, THE POSTAL SERVICE COMPUTERS THAT READ HANDWRITTEN ADDRESSES ARE IM
January 10, 1997 - In technology news today, pagers go wild, IBM admits email troubles with its internet service. And, a peek at the future of Apple with Steve Jobs back on the ship.
January 9, 1997 - THIS IS FUTURE TENSE FOR THURSDAY, JANUARY 9TH. I'M JON GORDON. IN TECHNOLOGY NEWS TODAY, 3-M SUES MICROSOFT OVER PC POST IT NOTES...AOL SHUTS OFF SERVICE TO RUSSIA...AND APPLE PROMISES A NEW LINE OF COMPUTERS. THEN AFTER THE NEWS, A LOOK AT INTEL'S NEW 'MMX' TECHNOLOGY.
January 7, 1997 - Minnesota's political attention is turning to taxes, welfare reform, stadium funding and education. Those are among the serious policy issues Minnesota legislators will be debating over the next several months. Frequently lost among the bills, vetoes and deals are the personal stories of the legislators themselves, who re-arrange their lives each session to do the peoples' work. Minnesota Public Radio's Jon Gordon spoke with a brand new lawmaker and a six-year St Paul veteran about the beginning of a new session. Bob Westfall, a new Republican state representative from Rothsay in western Minnesota, has no grand vision for his first term.
January 7, 1997 - On the opening day of the Minnesota Legislature, a Midday discussion with key legislators on the major issues coming up this session: taxes, welfare reform, education, crime, and Twins stadium. Program also includes an interview with Governor Arne Carlson about his hopes for the 1997-98 and a short profile on two new legislators.
November 13, 1996 - Snowmobilers yesterday protested the National Park Service's proposal to close parts of Voyageurs national park this winter to protect wolves. And a renowned wolf biologist joined the protesters in questioning whether snowmobile use harms the wolf population. The Park Service presented its plan at a public meeting in St Paul.
August 19, 1996 - This hour of Midmorning features Voices of Minnesota segments with David Lanegran, an urban geographer; a Minnesota Twins update, including interviews with players Frank Rodriguez, Scott Stahoviak, and Paul Molitor; and an Odd Jobs piece on mussel transport.
June 11, 1996 - About 400 North Minneapolis residents attended a raucous community meeting to discuss the recent slayings of 11-year-old Byron Phillips and 22-year-old Derrick Adams. Phillips and Adams were shot to death about a half block away from each other, in the space of a week. Police have no suspects as of report.