May 31, 2002 - Political leaders say University of Minnesota President Mark Yudof's decision to leave is a loss for the state. Yudof said today he will accept the job of chancellor of the University of Texas system. Gubernatorial candidates say Governor Ventura should have done more to try to keep Yudof at the U, while Ventura says it was Yudof's personal decision to make. Minnesota Public Radio's Laura McCallum reports:
May 23, 2002 - An All Things Considered/Mainstreet Radio profile of author and poet BIll Holm, his small home town Minneota, and literary history of nearby Marshall. Program includes interview with Holm, various readings performed by MPR staff, and musical elements.
May 23, 2002 - If there is one Minnesota state park that breaks the mold its probably Blue Mounds near Luverne. While most Minnesota parks are tree-covered, Blue Mounds is mainly open prairie. In a state famous for its natural lakes, Blue Mounds' only lake is manmade. But visitors say those differences are the park's strengths. It's a storehouse of rare plants and animals, touched by a hint of mystery. Mainstreet Radio's Mark Steil reports:
May 23, 2002 - Today we're bringing you ALL THINGS CONSIDERED live from Liberty Park, in Marshall with a look at life in Southwestern Minnesota. Coming up, we'll have a story on the only park in the state thats home to Bison and a look at the dynamic writers community in this region. But first... Every highschool senior in Southwestern, Minnesota faces the same decision... whether to stay or leave after graduation. Census estimates released last month show that while Minnesota as a whole is the fastest growing state in the midwest... nearly every county in the southwest is losing population. We visited Murray County Central High School in Slayton and Bold High School in Olivia, to get a sense of whether graduates will stay or go and how their decisions will shape the region's future:
May 23, 2002 - ALL THINGS CONSIDERED is live from Liberty Park, in Marshall today with a look at life in Southwestern Minnesota. Coming up, we'll have a report on photographer Jim Brandenberg's efforts to save the region's prairies. But first... Few people have written more about Southwest Minnesota than Joe Amato. Amato is a professor at Southwest State University here in Marshall and founder of the school's Center for Rural and Regional Studies. And he joins me now. Thanks for coming today.
April 1, 2002 - American RadioWorks’ John Biewen presents “Corrections, Inc.,” a documentary that examines the business and financial aspects of imprisonment, and how some of those with vested interests help to shape who gets locked up and for how long.
March 28, 2002 - Last month Federated and Peter Lytle's business Development Group signed a non-binding letter of intent to explore purchasing Fingerhut, which employs 47 hundred people in Minnesota. The group was expected to respond in early March, but received at least one extension. But with no committed financing for the Business Development group Federated Spokeswoman Carol Sanger says it's time to open the process to the dozen or so other parties that have expressed interest in parts of Fingerhut.
March 22, 2002 - In an unusual move, the Minnesota House today approved labor contracts negotiated with state employee unions - after removing health benefits for same-sex domestic partners. Senate DFL leaders support the benefits, and Governor Ventura called the House action "homophobic". Minnesota Public Radio's Laura McCallum reports:
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