June 22, 2001 - Morning Edition’s Cathy Wurzer talks with Mindy Ratner, host of Evening Classics on MPR, about traveling to China with the Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphony. The group consists of seventy young musicians traveling for a formal 2001 summer concert tour, and features performances in China's most prestigious concert halls in Beijing, Xi'an, and Shanghai.
June 8, 2001 - MPR's Morning Edition, Friday, June 8, 2001 Topic A cold start to the farming and gardening season Looks like today (Friday, June 8th) will end a remarkably long run of colder than normal temperatures in many locations. Rochester tied a record on Tuesday of this week (June 5th) for
June 6, 2001 - LIVE INTRO: Meetings will be held today between registered nurses at two Allina Health System hospitals, attornies, and representatives of the Minnesota Nurses Association. At issue....what happened that a contract ratification vote was miscounted...with nurses learning yesterday, that they actually had turned DOWN the contract, by one vote, instead of approving it, as the MNA had reported. While those meetings get underway, nurses at two Fairview Hospitals enter a fourth day of picketing. Nursing unions across the country are watching the Fairview walkout, and the contracts that other TwinCities hosptals have signed recently with nurses. Susan Bianchi-Sand (bee-ON-kee Sand) is the director of the United American Nurses based in Washington, D.C. The Minnesota Nurses Association is affiliated with that group. Bianchi-Sand says many eyes are on the Twin Cities.
June 1, 2001 - MPR's Morning Edition, Friday, June 1, 2001 Topic: Preliminary climate summary for May, 2001 With a few exceptions May averaged from 1 to 2 degrees warmer than normal in most places. There were pronounced temperature extremes, ranging from 99 degrees F at Olivia and Hutchinson on the 15th (a new state record for the date) to just 25
May 25, 2001 - INTRO: A federal judge has handed Minnesota's light-rail line, that will run through Minneapolis, a victory over Excel Energy. The energy company had sued to keep from having to pay to move their utility lines which is estimated to cost abou 18 million dollars. U-S District Judge John Tunheim ordered the cmpany to relocate their lines downtown. Excel said they had an agreement in place with the city that called for advance payment for relocations as a result of state projects like light-rail. Joining us on the line is Elwyn Tinklenberg, Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Transportation. -- What did the ruling say ? -- What was the law that he ruled under? -- Why should the utility have to move the lines? -- Who will end up paying for it? Why should the utility pay? -- Do you expect an appeal? -- Will the costs just be passed on to consumers? -- What ramificatyions are there for the phone company Qwest?
May 23, 2001 - New numbers from the US Census confirm what Minnesota renters and prospective home buyers already know. That it's tough to find housing. Ted Mondale is chairman of the Metropolitan Council. He says there is good news, and bad news, in the numbers.
May 18, 2001 - Re: Suggestions for MPR's Morning Edition, Friday, May 18, 2001 Topic: Record high temperatures this week Strong warm advection and bright sun brought some record setting temperatures to the region on Monday and Tuesday this week. In fact, the high of 97 degrees F recorded at Redwood Falls, Hucthinson, St Cloud, Litchfield and Montevideo on Tuesday set an all-time state record high for May 15th breaking the old record of 96 degrees F set at Fergus Falls, Canby, and Beardsely in 1931 (the Dust Bowl
May 11, 2001 - MPR's Morning Edition, Friday, May 11, 2001 Today is Minnesota Statehood Day (1858) Topic NOAA Weather Radio in the BWCA As a follow-up to our discussion last week about NOAA Weather Radio.
May 11, 2001 - Matt Hoy, Twins vice president for Operations, discusses new security measures being put in place at the Metrodome after unwanted activity during a game by fans in the previous week. The team will distribute a "Fan Code of Conduct" card to fans as they enter. It states: “The Minnesota Twins are committed to creating a safe, comfortable and enjoyable ballpark experience."
May 11, 2001 - Jane Ranum, author of the state senate's racial profiling bill INTRO: The Minnesota state senate has developed a compromised plan to combat racial profiling. The Senate Finance Committee approved the plan where the state offers law enforcement agencies money for video cameras for their squad cars. But to get the money, law enforcement agencies would have to have their officers collect data about traffic stops. Joining us on the line is Senate Finance Committee Chairwoman Jane Ranum of Minneapolis. -- How much money is involved? -- How would it work? -- How many law enforcement agencies want to participate in this? -- What about the House? How will the two sides come to an agreement on a plan? What could that agreement look like? -- Why didn't the state senate agree to have mandatory data collection?