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December 24, 1998 - MPR’s William Wilcoxen reports on efforts of the Minnesota Twins executives to “break even” by cutting payroll. That helps explain why the Twins let go of several of their best-paid players, but it’s not clear where this short-term strategy will lead them.
December 21, 1998 - THE MINNESOTA VIKINGS' BEST-EVER SEASON GOT EVEN BETTER LAST NIGHT (SUN) WITH THEIR FIFTY-TO-TEN THRASHING OF THE JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS. WITH ONLY ONE REGULAR-SEASON GAME REMAINING, THE VIKINGS ARE NOW ASSURED OF FINISHING THE YEAR WITH THE BEST RECORD IN THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE ... AND THAT MEANS THEY WILL ENJOY THE HOME-FIELD ADVANTAGE IN THE N-F-C PLAYOFFS. MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO'S WILLIAM WILCOXEN HAS THIS REPORT... --------------------------------------------------------- | D-CART ITEM: 5286 | TIME: 3:15 | OUTCUE: standard. --------------------------------------------------------- THE JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS REALLY ARE A GOOD TEAM -- THE BEST IN THEIR DIVISION, IN FACT. BUT THEY MAY NEED A REMINDER OF THAT AFTER LOSING BY FORTY POINTS TO THE MINNESOTA VIKINGS. THE BLOWOUT VICTORY WAS THE VIKINGS' FOURTEENTH WIN THIS YEAR COMPARED WITH ONLY ONE LOSS. THAT RECORD PUTS THIS YEAR'S VIKINGS IN
December 17, 1998 - THOUSANDS OF MINNESOTANS HAVE CALLED OR WRITTEN TO THEIR CONGRESSIONAL REPRESENTATIVES IN RECENT WEEKS TO EXPRESS THEIR THOUGHTS ON WHETHER PRESIDENT CLINTON SHOULD BE IMPEACHED. SEVERAL STAFF MEMBERS ON CAPITOL HILL SAY THE IMPEACHMENT QUESTION HAS GENERATED A STRONGER CONSTITUENT RESPONSE THAN ANY OTHER ISSUE IN RECENT YEARS. MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO'S WILLIAM WILCOXEN HAS THIS REPORT... THIRD DISTRICT REPUBLICAN JIM RAMSTAD IS THE ONLY MINNESOTA REPRESENTATIVE WHO HAS NOT YET DECLARED HOW HE INTENDS TO VOTE ON IMPEACHMENT. BUT RAMSTAD'S INDECISION IS NOT FOR A LACK OF ADVICE. HIS CHIEF OF STAFF, DEAN PETERSON, SAYS STAFF MEMBERS ARE GETTING AN EARFUL...
November 23, 1998 - MINNESOTA VIKINGS FANS ARE CELEBRATING THE TEAM'S 28 TO 14 VICTORY OVER THE GREEN BAY PACKERS, WHICH RAISES THE VIKINGS RECORD TO TEN WINS AND ONE LOSS AND GIVES THEM A COMMANDING LEAD IN THE N-F-C CENTRAL DIVISION RACE. THE FOOTBALL PLAYERS THEMSELVES ARE TAKING THE WIN IN STRIDE AND HOPING A WIN ON THURSDAY AGAINST THE DALLAS COWBOYS WILL IMPROVE THEIR CHANCES OF GAINING THE HOME-FIELD ADVANTAGE IN THE PLAYOFFS. MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO'S WILLIAM WILCOXEN REPORTS... THE VIKINGS DEFEATED THEIR ARCH RIVALS FOR THE SECOND TIME THIS SEASON, RETURNING THE TWO-GAME SWEEP THE PACKERS DELIVERED LAST YEAR ON THEIR WAY TO THE SUPER BOWL. FOR THE SECOND STRAIGHT GAME IT WAS THE VIKINGS DEFENSE THAT
November 16, 1998 - THE MINNESOTA VIKINGS WILL BRING THE BEST RECORD IN THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE TO THEIR REMATCH WITH THE GREEN BAY PACKERS THIS SUNDAY. THE VIKINGS EARNED THEIR NINTH VICTORY IN TEN GAMES THIS SEASON WHEN THEY DEFEATED THE CINCINNATI BENGALS TWENTY-FOUR TO THREE YESTERDAY (SUNDAY). MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO'S WILLIAM WILCOXEN HAS THIS REPORT... MORE THAN SIXTY-FOUR THOUSAND FANS SQUEEZED INTO THE METRODOME, MAKING IT THE LARGEST CROWD EVER TO ATTEND A VIKINGS HOME GAME. THEY WATCHED A GAME IN WHICH THE VIKINGS COMMITED ELEVEN PENALTIES AND THREW THREE INTERCEPTIONS ... BUT WON HANDILY, NONETHELESS. THEIR THREE TOUCHDOWN LEAD EVEN ALLOWED THE VIKINGS TO REST SOME OF THEIR STAR PLA
November 10, 1998 - NORM COLEMAN HAS BEEN THROUGH THREE POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS IN FIVE YEARS. WITH HIS UNSUCCESSFUL GUBERNATORIAL BID BEHIND HIM, THE MAYOR OF SAINT PAUL NOW SAYS HE'S READY TO FOCUS ON CITY BUSINESS FOR THE REST OF HIS MAYORAL TERM. MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO'S WILLIAM WILCOXEN REPORTS... AT ONE PUBLIC APPEARANCE THIS SUMMER NORM COLEMAN ACKNOWLEDGED THE HECTIC TRAVELLING SCHEDULE OF THE GOVERNOR'S RACE CAN MAKE IT HARD TO TELL GRANITE FALLS FROM INTERNATIONAL FALLS. BUT NOW THAT HE FINISHED SECOND TO GOVERNOR-ELECT JESSE VENTURA, THERE ARE NO LONGER ANY DOUBTS ABOUT WHAT CITY COLEMAN WILL BE IN FOR THE NEXT THREE YEARS. HE SAYS HE WILL FINISH
November 5, 1998 - JESSE VENTURA'S SURPRISING VICTORY IN THE MINNESOTA GOVERNOR'S RACE IS ATTRACTING ATTENTION FROM AROUND THE WORLD. ONCE VENTURA TAKES OFFICE HIS PERFORMANCE IS ALSO LIKELY TO BE SCRUTINIZED NATIONALLY ... ESPECIALLY BY THOSE SEEKING TO GAUGE THE VIABILITY OF THE REFORM PARTY AND THIRD PARTIES GENERALLY. MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO'S WILLIAM WILCOXEN REPORTS... AT ONE O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING -- LESS THAN AN HOUR AFTER JESSE VENTURA PROCLAIMED HE'D SHOCKED THE WORLD -- QUESTIONS ABOUT THE REFORM PARTY'S STAYING POWER WERE ALREADY FILTERING THROUGH THE SMOKE FROM VENTURA VICTORY CIGARS. MEDIA CONSULTANT BILL HILLSMAN SAID THE PARTY DID NOT PRODUCE JESSE'S WIN BUT IT MIGHT BE ABLE TO BUILD ON IT...