June 16, 1997 - Nils Hasselmo had to rely on his parents in Sweden for part of his education. They used correspondence courses to teach him at home for a time in junior high because there was no school in the village. This month he finishes his job as president of the University of Minnesota to return to his work as professor. Today on our Voices of Minnesota interview Hasselmo talks about his Swedish roots and his University experiences.
June 16, 1997 - Party leaders say Bill Cooper's money-raising ability is one reason Republicans selected him as state party chairman. They do not see his selection as a shift away from the socially conservative agenda advanced by Minnesota Republicans over the past decade. Minnesota Public Radio's Dan Olson has more.
June 16, 1997 - Scrabble players from around the country challenged each other yesterday in Bloomington at a qualifying tournament for the main event this fall. The players competed for a spot in the world championship Scrabble competition in Washington, D.C. Minnesota Public Radio's Dan Olson has more.
June 16, 1997 - Nils Hasselmo had to rely on his parents in Sweden for part of his education. They used correspondence courses to teach him at home for a time in junior high because there was no school in the village. This month he finishes his job as president of the University of Minnesota to return to his work as professor. Today on our Voices of Minnesota interview Hasselmo talks about his Swedish roots and his University experiences. In the first part of his conversation with Minnesota Public Radio's Kate Smith Hasselmo talks about growing up in Sweden.
June 12, 1997 - Attorneys for the Mille Lacs band of Chippewa Indians repeated their claim today a 160 year old treaty is still in effect, giving them the right free of state rules to hunt, fish and gather on land off their reservation in east central Minnesota. Attorneys for Minnesota and some landowners argued the treaty rights were revoked by President Zachary Taylor in 1850. Today's comments were before federal judges of the 8th circuit court of appeals in St. Paul. Minnesota appealed a federal judge's ruling three years ago upholding, for the most part, the claims of the Chippewa. Minnesota Public Radio's Dan Olson has more.
June 11, 1997 - The Finns who came to northeastern Minnesota's iron range at the turn of the century struggled against poverty, prejudice and economic exploitation. They were leaders in the strikes and radical political movements of their time. A new Minnesota Public Radio documentary produced by Mary Losure and Dan Olson tells their story. Here's an excerpt of the documentary called "Finland Was a Poor Country".
June 9, 1997 - A Voices of Minnesota interview with Mary Beth Blegen for Mon, June 9, 1997. Mary Beth Blegen spent her school year traveling as the National Education Association's teacher of the year. In July, the Worthington educator takes a new job as a consultant in Washington D. C. at the Department of Education. Today on our Voices of Minnesota interview we'll hear Blegen talk about her life. She's been a writing, history and literature teacher for 30 years at Worthington High School. The 52-year-old South Dakota native is also well known to Worthington-area readers through her weekly newspaper column. Blegen told Minnesota Public Radio's Mark Steil her column often became a public expression of personal struggles.
May 30, 1997 - The drug dealers and prostitutes are still in business, but some residents of the Philips neighborhood say they are now getting more help from city officials in combating crime. Philips is on the south edge of downtown Minneapolis. At the turn of the century it was one of the city's wealthiest neighborhoods. Now it is one of the poorest and most crime-ridden. Residents have been trying every tactic they can think of to reverse the problems. Minnesota Public Radio's Dan Olson has more.
May 29, 1997 - Try this for a good time: Join a group of strangers who disagree with your politics. Well, believe it or not, hundreds of Twin Cities residents have voluntarily participated in community circle dialogue groups this spring. They talked about eliminating racial barriers in education, housing and the workplace. Participants meet in St. Paul (tonight) Thursday evening at Macalaster College for a wrap-up event. A national figure in renewing civic participation says the popularity of citizen discussion groups is rising because of mistrust of experts. Minnesota Public Radio's Dan Olson has more. --------------------------------------------------------- | D-CART ITEM: 4151 | TIME: 3:48 | OUTCUE: "...soc --------------------------------------------------------- Lynelle Charay (sha RAY) was the lone African American in her community circle dialogue group. She grew up in a segregated Mississippi town before moving to Minnesota. Charay, a Minneapolis public schools social worker, says if
May 16, 1997 - Most alcoholics need treatment to kick their habit, and treatment eventually works for many. But conventional alcoholism treatment doesn't work well for about 4,000 Minnesota residents who are chronic drunks and also poor. A new approach gives the indigent chronic alcoholics a place to live with no requirement they quit drinking. Proponents say it saves taxpayers money and helps keep inebriates out of public places. Minnesota Public Radio's Dan Olson has more.