July 17, 2002 - A new book brings renewed attention to an historic civil rights case on the Minnesota iron range. In 1988, Lois Jenson sued Eveleth Mines for the sexual harassment she endured at work. Her case eventually altered the very nature of sexual harassment suits. Journalist Clara Bingham and attorney Laura Leedy-Gansler are the authors of "Class Action: The Story of Lois Jenson and the Landmark Case the Changed Sexual Harassment Law." Both women came by the studio to discuss the case. Bingham says there is a macho culture on the range that contributed to the harassment in the mines.
July 5, 2002 - A St. Paul-based development group wants to build what's expected to be the largest mixed-use development on the Hiawatha Light Rail line. That line will connect downtown Minneapolis with the Twin Cities international airport and the Mall of America in Bloomington. Minnesota Public Radio's Cathy Wurzer talked with Scott Smith, who covered the story for today's edition of the "The Business Journal." Smith says this would be the largest project ever for McGough Development, and its size was influenced by the light rail line.
July 2, 2002 - WorldCom shares fell 90 percent yesterday (MONDAY) as the Nasdaq Stock Market announced plans to remove the shares from trading this Friday. WorldCom is facing fraud charges over its admission that it hid nearly four billion dollars in expenses on its books. Shareholders have filed a class-action lawsuit in federal court saying they paid artifically inflated prices for the stock. And the federal government said it may stop contracting with the telecommunications company. Bill George, former CEO of Minnesota-based Medtronic says Worldcom's financial misconduct, along with other corporate giants like Enron and Xerox, has weakened investor confidence and damages the business community as a whole.
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May 24, 2002 - One of China's most accomplished living explorers will accept an award this weekend from his Wisconsin alma mater. The University of Wisconsin River Falls will honor Wong How Man for his expedititions in remote areas of China and Tibet. During his career, Wong has identified the world's northern-most rain forest, and proved that the source of the Yangtze River isn't where everyone thought it was. He's also focused on conservation, and runs a nonprofit committed to ensuring that the people and sites he finds won't disappear. Wong says even though he grew up in Hong Kong, it wasn't until he came to River Falls that he grew curious about China.
May 17, 2002 - The Department of Soil, Water, and Climate Re: Suggestions for MPR's Morning Edition, May 17, 2002 Topic: New Monthly and Seasonal Climate Outlook The Climate Prediction Center released the new monthly and seasonal outlooks on Thursday (May 16) of this week. They show equal chances of above or below normal values for temperature and precipitation in our area during the
May 8, 2002 - THE STEARNS COUNTY SHERIFF HAS ASKED THE ABBOTT AT ST. JOHN'S ABBEY IN COLLEGEVILLE TO DISCLOSE THE WHEREABOUTS OF 13 PRIESTS AND MONKS, BETWEEN THE YEARS OF 1970 TO 1990...THE CLERGY MEMBERS IN QUESTION ARE ACCUSED OF SEXUAL MISCONDUCT. MEANWHILE, THE TWIN CITIES ARCHDIOCESE IS INVESTIGATING SEX ABUSE ALLEGATIONS AGAINST THE RETIRED BISHOP OF SIOUX FALLS. THE REVEREND PAUL DUDLEY IS ACCUSED OF SEXUALLY MOLESTING A BOY WHILE DUDLEY WAS A PRIEST AT ANNUNCIATION PARISH IN MINNEAPOLIS.
April 25, 2002 - Today is the tenth and final "Take Your Daughters to Work Day." Starting next year, organizers are planning to encourage parents to bring both girls AND boys to the workplace and to think in new ways about gender inequities at work. The Ms. Foundation for Women started the ORIGINAL program in 1993, and it caught-on nationwide as a way to introduce young girls to the workplace... and to improve their self-esteem. Another person concerned with the self-esteem of girls is Joe Kelly, Duluth resident and author of a new book called "Dads and Daughters: How to Inspire, Support and Understand Your Daughter When She's Growing Up So Fast." Kelly says raising a daughter presents different challenges for men than raising a son.
April 24, 2002 - There was a significant degree of stereotyping of minorities in Minnesota media. There was also a strong acceptance of the stereotyping. Minnesota media played a strong role in giving information to Minnesotan citizens.