NewsNight Minnesota RealVideo Archive
June 1998

Monday, June 1, 1998

What's Up With This Weather?

First, it was the mild winter. Then, the tornadoes down south. Now, we've experienced two incredibly destructive storms in as many weeks. Is this the flip side of El Nino, the wrath of God, a developing trend or just a fluke? NewsNight meteorologist Bruce Watson stops by tonight to explain what's been going on and, just maybe, what we can expect for the rest of the summer.

Local Media Takes a Look at Itself

It's time once again for our semi-regular panel to give us their thoughts on the various media here in the Twin Cities. Tonight's panelists are Brian Lambert of the St. Paul Pioneer Press and Monica Bauerlein of City Pages.

 

Spring Has Sprung...

Columnist, minister and NewsNight contributor Kristine Holmgren offers her own wistful take on the coming of Spring in the Upper Midwest.

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Headlines, Woodbury's clean-up, kids' test scores, the AARP and our very own little weather forecast that could. NewsNight - your one-stop-shop for news and information.

Tuesday, June 2, 1998

What Price Progress?

The long-awaited expansion of the Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport is underway, but at what cost to the surrounding environment? Tonight, we'll feature a live, on-set discussion featuring an environmentalist, a representative from the Metropolitan Airports Commission and Richfield City Manager Jim Prosser.

Related Links:
Metropolitan Airports Commission Department of Environment Website

Theatre of Color

With August Wilson's "Seven Guitars" now on stage at the Penumbra, we felt it was a good time to take a look at the state of black theatre in the Twin Cities. Joining us tonight will be columnist Dwight Hobbes, Penumbra Theatre founder Lou Bellamy and Star Tribune theatre critic Rohan Preston

Related Links:
Literature & Life: The Givens Collection

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Headlines, Minneapolis parks featured in U.S. News & World Report, an AARP study, Minnesota logging and our lean, mean weather forecasting machine. NewsNight - you won't find stuff like this on any other newscast.

Wednesday, June 3, 1998

Gender Inequity?

A class-action lawsuit has been filed against the University of Minnesota/Duluth claiming the school is in violation of Title IX gender equity provisions in women's athletics. U of M's Associate General Counsel Laurie Gildea will join us live from Duluth to discuss the school's side of this brewing court battle.

Only God Can Make a Tree, But Anyone Can Cut One Down

How does the DNR determine where logging is permitted? What criteria do they use? What of protestors who call for a moratorium on logging? Does the public have any say in these decisions? To answer these, and other, questions, we've scheduled a live debate featuring representatives from the logging industry, the Sierra Club and the Superior National Forest.

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Headlines, Bugger MacArthur on the ropes, VP Al Gore returns to the Twin Cities, a genetic breakthrough, the prom dress lawsuit and our sporty, dependable weather forecast. NewsNight - the newscast for people who expect better from their TV set.

Thursday, June 4, 1998

DFLers Gathering in St. Cloud

In spite of Attorney General Skip Humphrey's recent poll performance, this week's DFL Convention is expected to nominate Mike Freeman as their gubernatorial candidate. Political reporter Mike Mulcahy gives us a look at what else may come up during Friday's opening day activities.

Related Links:
E- Democracy 1998

The Biggest Step Toward Assimilation

In the wake of California's vote on bilingualism, KTCA's "Don't Believe The Hype" crew takes a look at the challenges faced by immigrants struggling to learn and understand the English language.

Jazz Live!

Closing our show tonight will be a live performance by Steve Westby's jazz quartet, offering up a taste of their upcoming album.

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Headlines, the Duluth church's apology, the latest from White Earth and Grand Forks, Humphrey's poll results and our oh-so-lovely weather forecast. NewsNight - your news, our way.

Treaty Rights Case Goes to D.C.

The U.S. Supreme Court announced today that it will hear the Minnesota vs. Mille Lacs Treaty Rights case, so we've invited Scott Strand of the Minnesota Attorney General's Office to explain what this latest development will mean for the Mille Lacs and other Chippewa fishers.

Post-Convention Wrap-up

Now that this past weekend's DFL Convention is over, we'll be joined by the Associated Press' Bill Wareham and NewsNight political reporter Mike Mulcahy to look back at what was accomplished, and maybe give us a preview of what is shaping up to be a heated Gubernatorial primary season.

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Headlines, the Norwest/Wells Fargo merger, wheat scab, salmonella, a new bike trail and our very own, one-of-a-kind weather forecast. NewsNight - the local newscast with a state-wide perspective.

Tuesday, June 9, 1998

"What's the Matter With Kids Today?"

It's an old refrain, but one that's still heard. Violence, guns, drugs, prostitution, you name it, kids are in jail for it. But what happens then? How can we, as a society, turn back the tide of juvenile crime? Producer Steve Spencer takes a look at the programs the Red Wing Correctional Facility has launched to reclaim and rehabilitate incarcerated young offenders.

What the Twin Cities are Doing

Following the Red Wing Story, we'll feature a live, in-studio discussion with Rep. Rich Stanek, Department of Corrections Commissioner Fred LaFleur and Commissioner of Public Safety Don Davis.

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Headlines, campaign '98 gets rolling, the St. Croix bridge, the latest from Duluth and our cute & cuddly, warm & fuzzy (except when it's gonna be cold & drippy) weather forecast. NewsNight - news you can use and information you won't get anywhere else.

Wednesday, June 10, 1998

Over 50 - and Starting Over

NewsNight's Ken Stone files his latest report for his Columbia/Dupont Award-winning series following laid-off Unisys workers. Tonight, he looks at one woman's return to school and her subsequent retraining in a new career.

"The Scary Guy"

Who is he? And why does he look like that? You'll just have to tune in to find out why this odd-looking gentleman thinks he can change the way kids look at the world.

Musical Mythology from the Ordway

Tonight, we feature a live performance by the composer and cast of the Ordway's new production, "Tribe".

Related Links:
The Ordway Music Theatre

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Headlines, the Savage Fen, women closing the wage gap, the latest on the campaign trail, our record-breaking storm damage and the one-and-only NewsNight weather forecast. So tune us in and check us out - we just might surprise you.

Thursday, June 11, 1998

Planting the Seeds of Education

Tonight, Ken Stone files the latest in a series of reports investigating the effectiveness of the innovative teaching methods of Seed Academy/Harvest Prep in Minneapolis.

No Such Thing as a Free Ride?

So, just why is MTC proposing to give free (or nearly free) rides to employees of local businesses? Lou Harvin sits down with Met Council Chair Curt Johnson to get the lowdown on this unusual plan.

A New Kind of Hand Up

Ramsey County Commissioner Susan Haigh joins us to discuss Ramsey County's proposal to form its' own health care plan for indigents.

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Headlines, Money Magazine's opinion of Minnesota, the crisis nursery, more rumblings in White Earth, a special farewell to one of our own and, as ever, the one-and-only NewsNight weather forecast. So join us this evening for the news and information program that's unlike any other in the Twin Cities

Monday, June 15, 1998

Homeless in Minnesota

One would think that with economic prosperity near all time highs, the number of homeless people in Minnesota would be declining. Think again. Since 1994, the number of homeless people in the state increased by 25%. It gets worse, though. Women and children are the quickest growing segments of the homeless population in Minnesota. Greg Owen of the Wilder Research Center, which released the survey, will join us in the studio to discuss the survey results.

Welfare in the minds of Minnesotans

The Star Tribune/NewsNight Minnesota Citizens' Forum met last Thursday to discuss welfare and welfare reform. Ken Stone shows us just how contentious the forum became and why.

Dream with the Fishes...

The Finnish epic, Kalevala: Dream of the Salmon Maiden, continues at the Guthrie Theater Lab through June 21. Tickets are sold out but you can see members of the cast right here, tonight.

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Headlines, Campaign Notes with Capitol Reporter Mike Mulcahy, viewer response to The Scary Guy and the fifteen-second weather forecast. Please join us.

Tuesday, June 16, 1998

Black Newspapers

Tonight the Juneteenth Film Festival is showing the documentary, "Soldiers Without Swords: The Black Press". David Taylor, University of Minnesota, and Kwame McDonald of the Spokesman Recorder will be in our studio talking about the history of black newspapers in Minnesota and the U.S. as well as the role of black newspapers in the struggle for civil rights.

Agriculture Outlook

Tom Rothman of the MN Farm Network and Gene Hugoson, Commissioner of the MN Dept. of Agriculture, will join us in the studio to talk farms, wheat prices, the affects of the Asian crisis on Minnesota farmers and the weather outlook for the rest of the summer.

Related Links:
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture

50,000 and Counting...

That's the number of children killed by guns since 1979. Yesterday there was yet another school shooting-this time by a 14-year-old in Virginia. Are gun laws too soft? An interview with Joe Olson of the Gun Owners Civil Rights Alliance.

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Headlines from around the state, 3M woes, Campaign Notes with Mike Mulcahy and the fastest weather report in the Midwest. NewsNight Minnesota-please join us.

Wednesday, June 17, 1998

On the Campaign Trail

Mike Mulcahy checks in with the latest in a series of Campaign Notes. Today-gubernatorial hopefuls prepare for the GOP Convention. Coleman names Gen Olson as running mate, Benson talks taxes and Mondale tears in to DFL opponents.

Aging Baby Boomers

The Citizens League and the Minnesota Department of Human Services hosted a symposium today on the policy implications of an aging baby boom generation. Lyle Wray of the Citizens League and Mary Jean Overend, a symposium participant, will be in the studio. The discussion will focus on long-term care, new ideas and policy problems brought up by the graying of America.

Irish Folk Music

The Irish folk singer Mary Black will be in the studio with her band.

Related Links:
Unofficial Mary Black pages - by Carolyn Andre, by Mark van Setten, and by Webster Records

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The British Consul General in the studio, headlines from around the state, the weather forecast and the Minnesota Wild release plans for the design of a new hockey arena. Please join us.

Thursday, June 18, 1998

Live from the GOP State Convention

Mike Mulcahy joins us live from the floor of the Target Center as the GOP State Convention begins. He will have a preview of the convention and the still up-for-grabs gubernatorial endorsement.

The Conservative Press

Not exactly a big club. But one of its mainstays, Robert Novak, was in town last week speaking at the Center of the American Experiment. Tonight on NewsNight, Jason Lewis of KSTP-AM 1500 and D.J. Tice, Pioneer Press, will talk about the role of a conservative journalist. Their focus-personal philosophies v. partisanship. This segment will be broadcast live on KSTP-AM 1500 simultaneously.

Wacky Tobaccy

Events since the tobacco case was settled have been odd to say the least. Judge Fitzpatrick has come under criticism for several reasons and has now been granted a disability retirement. Joseph Daly, a law professor at Hamline, closely followed the trial and will join us in studio to discuss the latest developments.

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Love in the 90's, headlines from around the state, viewer calls and the weather forecast. NewsNight Minnesota...simply illuminating.

Monday, June 22, 1998

Politics Now...

Mike Mulcahy reviews last weekends' GOP Convention which made Coleman king and looks at the DFL attacks against Coleman which have already begun. Also, Mike Mulcahy will join Kerri Miller of KARE-11 and Dane Smith of the Star Tribune live in-studio to provide some post-convention analysis.

...Politics Then

Fifty years ago, Hubert H. Humphrey gave a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia ushering in a new commitment to civil rights. Harry Davis, a former Minneapolis School Board member and former President of the Minneapolis branch of the NAACP, and Art Naftalin, former Mayor of Minneapolis and a delegate to the 1948 DNC, join us in the studio to talk about the speech and its consequences.

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Headlines from around the state, the first day of open juvenile court and the weather forecast that gets right to the numbers. NewsNight Minnesota...please join us.

Tuesday, June 23, 1998

What's news around the state?

How does Norm Coleman fare in Greater MN? Who is the DFL favorite? How are the farms, farmers and feedlots? Just some of the questions we will be asking Pia Lopez of the St Cloud Times, Bill Hanna of the Mesabi Daily News and Mike Jacobs, Grand Forks Herald. They will provide some insight on news from around the state.

Ojibwe Art

A look at the 25th and final year of the Ojibwe Art Expo which continues to tour the state next week in Onamia, MN. Originally created to rescue what many artists saw as the generic direction "indian art" was heading, it has become an expo at which some of the best Ojibwe art in the country can be seen.

Tuba-Euphonium Quartet

Listen to the soft, soothing sounds of the Inter Service Tuba-Euphonium Ensemble, in town for the 1998 International Tuba Euphonium Conference at the University of Minnesota School of Music.

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The new hockey arena groundbreaking, Canadians crave Viagra, the Northern Cricket Frog calls and the fifteen-second weather forecast. NewsNight Minnesota...please join us.

Wednesday, June 24, 1998

License To Kill

NewsNight has exclusive footage of a conversation with Jay Johnson...an interview done after the completion of the P.O.V. documentary "License To Kill". Jay Johnson was convicted of the 1991 murders of John Chenowith and Joel Larson based on their sexual orientation. This P.O.V. airs this Sunday, June 28 on public television, KTCA-2.

Related Links:
P.O.V. Interactive

Meredith Monk

The performance artist Meredith Monk will be live in the studio-singing and playing the piano. If you miss it-you won't know what everybody is talking about tomorrow at work.

A Class Act

Class Act is a unique arts project for public housing residents. The goal is to give low income children a chance to create music and theater under the guidance of a professional artist. We'll have a look at that plus a discussion with Peter Brosius, Philip Brunelle and Jon Gutzmann in our studio.

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Humphrey revisited, results of the Rochester sales tax vote, redevelopment in Minneapolis and Lou Harvin in the backyard with the weather. NewsNight Minnesota ...please join us.

Thursday, June 25, 1998

Life in China

NewsNight's Fred de Sam Lazaro gives us a glimpse of life in Xi'an, China. President Clinton arrived in Xi'an today, we've been there, done that and tonight you'll see a bit of modern day China.

Minnesota-Xi'an Summit

Last Thursday, a group of Minnesota China experts linked up in a live telephone summit with a gathering in Xi'an in order to promote Sino-American relations. NewsNight was on both ends with a camera in hand-Steve Spencer here in the Twin Cities and Fred de Sam Lazaro in Xi'an. Another Asia expert, P. Richard Bohr was in Xi'an as well at the summit and will join us in the studio tonight.

Cabaret Pops

Three Broadway talents-Michael Maguire, Jan Horvath and Doug La Brecque will be in the studio belting out Broadway show tunes from Cabaret, A Chorus Line, Sunset Boulevard and more...

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Doug Johnson, Minnesota sports headlines, storm damage, a video postcard from China to you and tomorrows weather forecast. NewsNight Minnesota...please join us.

Monday, June 29, 1998

Lights Out

30,000 Minnesotans are still without power after the storms of last weekend. A stormy spring and summer have made power outages common and residents angry. NSP will be in our studio to update power restoration efforts and explain why some areas still don't have any power.

Latino Youth Conference

The 2nd Latino Youth Conference just wrapped up yesterday at Hamline University. Dan Bergin will highlight some of the issues addressed.

Domestic Partner Benefits

Rick Wald talks about the increasing number of Minnesota companies offering domestic partner benefits. Wald works for William M. Mercer, a human resources consulting firm, and has worked on a survey of employee benefit preferences.

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Mayor Jabs of Jordan talking about the cresting of Sand Creek, a clip from Les Mis, angry viewer calls and Lou with the weather. NewsNight Minnesota...please join us.

Tuesday, June 30, 1998

Porn in the Library

How do you keep a kid from viewing internet porn at the library? The answer is not so simple. Some libraries use filters but filtering is an imperfect system to date. Who decides what you cannot see? The Hennepin County Library system allows unlimited Internet access for all users. That policy has some concerned...the Hennepin County Commissioners have urged the Library Board to reconsider its position. Ken Stone visited Rockford Road Library to take a look. Then, Michael McConnell, a Principal Librarian at Hennepin County Library and Hennepin County Commissioners Mike Opat and Penny Steele will be in the studio to talk about solutions.

Rail Car Shortages

Farmers and grain elevator operators around Minnesota have experienced rail service delays for years, especially along the Union Pacific line in southern Minnesota. These transportation delays have caused farmers and grain elevator operators to lose millions. Congressman Minge is in Madelia and Worthington today to host forums with UP's CEO Dick Davidson to hear community concerns. In our studio, a representative from the Department of Agriculture.

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Road safety, Jesse the Body, the high incidence of Crohn's disease in the Mankato West High School class of 1980 and the weather forecast. NewsNight Minnesota...please join us.

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