May 30, 2002 -
May 29, 2002 - The 2002 World Cup soccer tournament begins this week in South Korea and Japan. The US team is hoping to advance to the second round for the first time ever. Four years ago, the U.S. made the World Cup field of thirty-two teams, but finished last. Tony Sanneh, who played for St. Paul Academy and for the Minnesota Thunder, is on the U-S team. host Cathy Wurzer talked with Buzz Lagos, head coach of the Thunder. That's Minnesota Thunder coach Buzz Lagos. By the way if you want to watch soccer at a more reasonable hour, the Thunder play the Calgary Storm at 7:30 on Saturday night at the National Sports Center in Blaine.
May 29, 2002 - If you're eating toast with your breakfast this morning, you can thank a man from Minnesota. On this day in 1919, Charles Strite filed a patent for the first pop-up toaster. During World War I, Strite worked at a manfuacturing plant in Stillwater, and got tired of getting burnt toast from the cafeteria. So he developed a toaster that didn't require a person to watch it. Brent Peterson wrote about Charles Strite and his invention for the St. Croix Valley Press, and he joins us now. That's Brent Peterson who has written about Charles Strite the inventor of the pop-up toaster.
May 28, 2002 -
May 28, 2002 - Morning Edition host Cathy Wurzer talks with Minnesota Public Radio's Chief Economics Correspondent Chris Farrell. They discuss corporate profits, and the markets.
May 27, 2002 - A Minnesota museum featuring retired war planes usually draws some curious Minnesotans on Memorial Day... but not this year. The museum was forced to close after September 11th because the Air Force needed space at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. The Minnesota Air Guard Museum has been popular with aviation buffs, who come to see the rare war planes and large collection of models. Tom Wier (WEER, like beer) is the director of the museum, and he joins us now. That's Tom Wier (WEER, like beer), director of the Minnesota Air Guard Museum which is looking for new location after losing its place at the Twin Cities International Airport.
May 27, 2002 -
May 23, 2002 -
May 23, 2002 - Governor Ventura also vetoed many outstate projects from the bonding bill. Joining us now is John Sundvor, a lobbyist for the Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities. That's John Sundvor, a lobbyist for the Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities. To get more information on the bonding bill and offer your thoughts through an online survey, visit our web site, Minnesota Public Radio dot org.
May 23, 2002 - Governor Ventura has vetoed a bill that would have required public school students to say the Pledge of Alligance at least once a week. In explaining his veto, Ventura said patriotism should come from the heart and should be voluntary. The governor had hinted he might veto the bill, once comparing a Pledge requirement to the indoctrination practiced by the Nazis and the Taliban. Republican Senator Mady Reiter was a chief sponsor of the bill, and she joins us now. That's Republican State Senator Mady Reiter.