April 5, 2002 - The University of Minnesota has announced that the U of M Press will be the subject of an external review to make sure that its publishing criteria and processes meet industry standards. The announcement comes in the wake of controversy over a book that the press will publish next month called "Harmful to Minors: The Perils of Protecting Children from Sex." The book, which was written by New York journalist Judith Levine, concludes not all sexual interaction between adults and minors is bad. Christine Maziar, Vice President for Research and Dean of the Graduate School will oversee the review. She says the review will evaluate the Press's procedures against two standards.
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March 29, 2002 - INTRO: > The Minnesota Department of Transportation is rolling out a new 3-digit phone number... 5-1-1... for travel information... just in time for the summer road construction season. MnDOT announced yesterday that this summer will be the biggest road construction year ever. Drivers will see almost 250 projects across the state costing a billion dollars. All those projects could catch drivers off guard, and cause delays, so the department is offering motorists the new 5-1-1 number to call for road information. Ginny Crowson (CROH-son) is traveler information coordinator for MnDOT. She says the number works with most cell phones, and callers will be able to get a variety of information from 5-1-1. Ginny Crowson (CROH-son) is traveler information coordinator for MnDOT.
March 29, 2002 - MPR’s Cathy Wurzer interviews students on who will be meeting with R.T. Rybak about community issues. A group of students from South High School in Minneapolis want to solve the social problems they see around them, and they'll get a chance to share their ideas with mayor R.T. Rybak. The students were asked what they'd like to change about their community. Ryan Peterson and Nora Williams are two students who will meet with the mayor. Peterson says the students first identified the issues that affected their community the most. One planned topic of discussion is police profiling.
March 18, 2002 - A new biography of Minnesota native Sinclair Lewis shines a brighter light on one of the state's literary stars. Lewis was born in Sauk Center in 1885, and wrote best-selling books like Main Street, and Babbitt. He won a Nobel prize for literature in 1930, but that proved to be the peak of a career that lasted into the 1940's. Lewis's legacy has been tarnished because of off-hand treatment by critics and biographers in the past. But the new biography titled "Sinclair Lewis: Rebel from Main Street" gives readers a fresh perspective on Lewis' career.
March 18, 2002 - A new biography of Minnesota native Sinclair Lewis shines a brighter light on one of the state's literary stars. Lewis was born in Sauk Center in 1885, and wrote best-selling books like Main Street and Babbitt. He won a Nobel prize for literature in 1930, but that proved to be the peak of a career that lasted into the 1940's. Lewis's legacy has been tarnished because of off-hand treatment by critics and biographers in the past. But the NEW biography titled "Sinclair Lewis: Rebel from Main Street" gives readers a fresh perspective on Lewis' career. Author Richard Lingeman (LING-eh-man) spoke with MPR's Tom Crann about the book. Lingeman (LING-eh-man) says Lewis' novels had a big impact on him in high school and college.
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March 15, 2002 - WELL, THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NAILED THIS STORM...FORECASTING THE PATH AND INTENSITY PRETTY WELL. TONY Zalesky is a forecaster in Channhassen
March 15, 2002 - Happy St Patrick's Day (this Sunday)...the windiest holiday on the calendar.. On this date in 1897, Detroit Lakes in Becker County reported a morning low of -43 degrees F, but by the next afternoon (March 16) the temperature was 45 degrees F, a rise of 88 degrees F in one and a half days! Typical March in Minnesota! The United Kingdom Meteorological Office was recently nominated for a technology innovation award. They have worked with the
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