April 26, 2002 - Arnold says he'll never forget the day in 1995 when his team found a few artififacts that indicated they were getting close to the shipwreck... That's Barto Arnold of the Institute of Nautical Archaeology at Texas A&M University. He'll speak at the Fort Snelling History Center next Wednesday at 7pm.
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April 22, 2002 - Today's Market Report on Minnesota Public Radio is supported by the full-service investment firm of U.S. Bancorp (Bank-Corp) Piper Jaffray. Introducing the marriage of brokerage and banking. A new financial resource for a new era. Member S-I-P-C and N-Y-S-E, Inc. (ink). The time is six minutes before 9:00 and time to hear from MPR's Chief Economics Correspondent and Sound Money host Chris Farrell. Chris says the Federal Reserve is indicating that interest rates are going to stay right where they are for the time being.
April 22, 2002 - Humans possess a certain essence within them when they are born. At birth, it is pure and undefiled. The competition on Saturnday night is at the Lanesboro community Center. John Davis thought of the Kids Philosophy slam as a fun, competitive way for kids to think about the world. He also started the Great American Think-Off too. INTRO: The nature of humankind is good. That's the conclusion of the winner of the 2002 Kids Philosophy Slam held in Lanesboro, Minnesota. Vineetha Joseph of Nutley, New Jersey: won with her thoughts on this year's question which was: "Is the nature of humankind good or evil?" More than 2000 kids from around the world participated.
April 22, 2002 - It's Earth Day today, and the Minnesota Department of Agriculture will celebrate by releasing ladybug larvae at the Como Park Conservatory. The ladybugs eat several kinds of pests, which would otherwise damage the plants in the conservatory. Today's release is part of an effort by the agriculture department to draw attention to biological control of pests. Roberta Sladky is the Director of the Conservatory, and she's on the line now.
April 22, 2002 - Almost a month after they had hoped to finish, Minnesota lawmakers are still trying to work out an agreement on several key issues. House and Senate budget negotiators have spent hours in meetings, but made little progress toward closing a 439 million dollar gap in the current 2-year budget. And the two sides are still trying to strike a deal on transportation, bonding, and anti-terrorism bills. Joining us now is Laura McCallum, Minnesota Public Radio's Capitol Bureau Chief.
April 19, 2002 - Many of the students at Southwest high school who boycotted a statewide test earlier this week had to make up the tests yesterday. About half of the junior class decided to skip the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment test in math. The tests do not affect student grades or graduation, but ARE used to assess the performance of schools. Joining us on the line is the Commissioner of the Department of Children, Families, and Learning, Christine Jax, who was also principal for the day yesterday at Southwest high school.
April 19, 2002 - Five whooping cranes being tracked by researchers are nearing the end of their migration from Florida to Wisconsin. The whooping cranes are part of a project to restart a migratory path between the two states. Reestablishing the route is key to the survival of the cranes, which are some of the most endangered birds in North America. Last fall, researchers guided the birds all the way to Florida using an ultralight plane. The birds were left to adjust to life in the wild, and are now flying back to Wisconsin-- on their own. Rachel Jepson Wolf is the Outreach Coordinator for the International Crane Foundation. She's on the line now. Check out the Morning Edition page of our web site later today for additional links about the whopping ctanes, Minnesota Public radio dot org
April 18, 2002 - MPR’s Cathy Wurzer interviews Tony Bouza, former Minneapolis Police Chief, about possible leadership change in Minneapolis Police department. Last night, Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak confirmed that he has asked Police Chief Robert Olson to resign. Rybak says he asked the chief to step down two weeks ago in his words "for the good of the community." Olson has not commented on those reports. Fifth Precinct Inspector Lucy Gerold is reportedly being considered for the job of interim chief.