September 10, 2001 - Tomorrow, primary voters in Minneapolis and St. Paul will narrow a large field of mayoral candidates to two in each city. Here on Morning Edition we've been giving you a chance to hear from the candidates for mayor of Minneapolis. Today, we hear from Robert Barnett (bar-NET), who lives in the Warehouse district of Minneapolis. He's a free-lance writer, and has developed a web site called Timism (TIME-ism) dot com. He told Minnesota Public Radio's Eugene Cha that his web site brings people together to talk about societal problems, and help come up with ideas to solve those problems.
September 7, 2001 -
September 7, 2001 - MPR's Morning Edition, Friday, Sep 7, 2001 INTERESTING SEPTEMBER SO FAR......32 DEGREES F AT EMBARRASS ON THE 1ST AND 95 DEGREES F AT MOORHEAD ON THE 5TH!!! Topic Fall brings mixed emotions The month of September brings very noticeable changes.
September 7, 2001 - Voters in Minneapolis and St. Paul who go to the polls for the September 11th primary will see many names on the ballot. Here on Morning Edition, we've been giving you a chance to hear from many of the candidates running in Minneapolis. Today, we'll hear from two more candidates. The first is Gregory Brown who's an assistant manager and bartender at Tracy's Saloon. Brown... who's nickname is "Ernie..." lives in the Hiawatha neighborhood of Minneapolis. He told Minnesota Public Radio's Eugene Cha that creating more affordable housing would be his top priority as mayor.
September 6, 2001 - PERRY At 11:00 o'clock this morning, Midday will air last night's debate with the four leading candidates for mayor of Minneapolis. But the voters who go to the polls for the September 11th primary will see many other names on the ballot. Here on Morning Edition, we've been giving you a chance to hear from many of those candidates. This morning, we'll hear from Steve Houdek (HOE-dack), who lives in the Nokomis neighborhood. He's a social worker for disabled adults. Houdek (HOE-dack) told Minnesota Public Radio's Julie Siple that he likes the Neighborhood Revitalization Program, or N-R-P. Funding for it was reduced by the state legislature, just as it completes it's first 10-year phase. Houdek (HOE-dack) says, as mayor, he would make N-R-P his top priority.
September 5, 2001 - Tonight at 7:00 o'clock, the four leading candidates for mayor of Minneapolis will participate in a live debate right here on Minnesota Public Radio. There are 18 other names on the ballot and here on Morning Edition, we've been giving you a chance to hear from them. Today, an interview with Mark Koscielski (ka-SAUL-ski), who calls himself an Independent Fiscal Conservative. He owns the only gun shop in Minneapolis. He told Minnesota Public Radio's Eugene Cha that his experience clashing with government officials in the past has taught him some valuable lessons.
September 4, 2001 - Tonight at 7:00, the six leading candidates for mayor of St. Paul will participate in a live debate right here on Minnesota Public Radio. Tomorrow night, you can from the four leading candidates in Minneapolis. When voters go to the polls next Tuesday, they will see many other names on the ballot. Here on Morning Edition, we've been talking with the candidates in Minneapolis. Today we'll hear from Travis Manning, a DFLer who lives in the Whittier neighborhood. He works as the manager of an apartment building and Manning told MPR's Julie Siple that his experience in the Army Reserve has prepared him for the job of mayor.
September 3, 2001 - As the leading candidates look for attention through big name endorsements, the other people on the ballot struggle to get their message to voters. We've been giving you a chance to hear from those candidates here on Morning Edition. Today, we hear from DFL-er Dick Franson. Franson is a former Minneapolis alderman... from the 12th ward. He's a retired first sergeant in the army and was an appraiser for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Franson told Minnesota Public Radio producer Julie Siple that he's the best qualified candidate for mayor because of his 41 years in government and the military.
August 31, 2001 - New version of Microsoft's dominant web browser, Internet Explorer.
August 30, 2001 -