July 20, 2000 - Olivia Cramer is a member of Grain Rage, a group that opposes genetic engineering and has proclaimed its desire to "shut down" the conference next week.
June 28, 2000 - The hotel workers' strike mirrors recent janitors' strikes in Chicago and Los Angeles. Sophia Koropetckyj {KOR-roo-PET-skee} is a senior economist who follows labor issues for RFA Dismal Sciences, an economic consulting firm based in West Chester Pennsylvania: She says unions recognize the time is right for low-paid service workers to demand their fair share of America's growing prosperity:
June 27, 2000 - For the 23 years that he's been head of non-game wildlife for Minnesota's Department of Natural Resources, Carol Henderson has been trying to save the species that don't interest hunters and anglers. Some of them have been a success--the bald eagle and the timberwolf, but many others haven't attracted the same kind of attention and level of funding. Now Henderson is hopeful that he's finally going to get some help from the Federal Government. The House has passed a bill that would take revenues from off-shore oil drilling and funnel it to state parks and recreation areas, and non-game wildlife. The bill is now going through the Senate, and Henderson says it could mean an extra 36 to 37 (M)million dollars annually for Minnesota's non-game species:
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April 14, 2000 - Tonight the Minnesota Book Awards will honor a St. Paul woman in recogntion of her lifelong love of reading. Jeanne Fischer will receive the Kay Sexton Award. At 90 years of age, Fischer still reads almost a book day. She gives book talks at clubs and churches, reviews books, writes poetry, reads to children and participates in her own book club. Fischer says her love of books began at an early age.
March 30, 2000 - Three years ago, creative writing teacher and children's author Jane Kurtz found herself a refugee. The Grand Forks resident was one of the many who lost their homes and neighborhoods in the Red River Flood of 1997. Kurtz said she didn't write about the experience right away, because it was too raw and too close. But as time went by, she collected her poems into a book for children called River Friendly, River Wild. It's dedicated to everyone who survived the flood, or helped its victims, and anyone anywhere who has had to pick up life after a natural disaster. I asked her about her most vivid memory of the flood.
March 13, 2000 - Even as a pre-schooler growing up in Baudette, Minnesota, Christin Lore Weber knew she wanted to become a nun. At the age of 17, she entered the convent, and spent the next 14 years of her life there. Ultimately, she left the Church to marry and fulfill her dream of becoming a writer.
January 6, 2000 - Minnesota has one of the lowest percentages of uninsured children in the country. But the Children's Defense Fund estimates 60 to 80-thousand Children in the state still lack coverage. Jim Koppel is the executive director of the Children's Defense Fund of Minnesota. He says providing insurance coverage for every child in the state is a big job: Jim Koppel is the executive director of the Children's Defense Fund of Minnesota. Thu 25-MAY 23:31:29 MPR NewsPro Archive - Wed 04/11/2001
January 3, 2000 - Folks who hedged their Y-2-K bets by stockpiling food may have awakened Saturday to find they have more canned goods on hand than they really care to consume. That kind of caution could provide a boon for food shelves, though. Janine Laird is the executive director of the Minnesota Food Shelf Association: Janine Laird is the executive director of the Minnesota Food Shelf Association. Thu 25-MAY 23:33:27 MPR NewsPro Archive - Wed 04/11/2001
January 3, 2000 - Schulz's hometown of St. Paul is brainstorming ways to honor its famous son. Erich Mische is the Director of Strategic Initiatives for the city of St. Paul. He hopes to narrow down the list of ideas for honoring Charles Schulz in a couple of weeks. Thu 25-MAY 23:33:27 MPR NewsPro Archive - Wed 04/11/2001