Water is the most abundant resource in the Big Rapids Area of Michigan. Now, Nestle, the world’s number one bottled water company, is taking advantage of it. Although some welcome the stimulation of the local economy, others protest the effects on a delicate ecosystem. Click here to watch the video » […]
Former Vice President Walter Mondale and former St. Paul Mayor Norm Coleman vie for a seat in the U.S. Senate. Click here to watch the video » [showhide type=”transcript” more_text=”Read the Transcript »” less_text=”Close the Transcript”] FRED DE SAM LAZARO: Five days after their standard-bearer died in a plane crash, Minnesota Democrats at an 11th […]
In one of the poorest countries in the world, a new tactic is being tried to make sure its natural resources get used to help the people of the nation. The World Bank has signed on to help make sure that the money that Chad gets for its oil is used to make the lives […]
Attracted to the first-rate medical facilities and a comfortable lifestyle, an increasing number of foreign doctors are being drawn to rural U.S.A. Click here to watch the video » [showhide type=”transcript” more_text=”Read the Transcript »” less_text=”Close the Transcript”] FRED DE SAM LAZARO: Eutaw, Alabama, is one of the poorest places in the United States, with […]
The attacks of September 11th have had a serious drag on the Minnesotan economy and led to major budget shortfalls. This has caused some big problems in a state which constitutionally must have a balanced budget. The governor and legislators have two different visions when it comes to solving this problem. Click here to watch […]
Many researchers want government approval to extract stem-cells from cloned human embryos, and then learn to grow them into tissue that might cure disease. But many others object because that procedure would mean destroying the embryos, and, they say, that means destroying life. The U.S. Senate is expected to take up this spring a bill […]
In the remote central-Asian country, militant Muslim fundamentalists want ot seize power and impose strict Islamic rule. This creates a difficult situation for the U.S. war on terrorism in neighboring Afganistan. [showhide type=”transcript” more_text=”Read the Transcript »” less_text=”Close the Transcript”] BOB ABERNETHY, anchor: Now, a special report from Central Asia, where militant Muslim fundamentalists, like […]
It is a one-of-a-kind work in progress: the first hand-written, hand illuminated bible in 400 years. Benedictine monks at St. John’s University in Minnesota and a team of scribes in Wales are working together to create it. The monks are raising the several millions of dollars the project will cost, the scribes are doing the […]
India was an early supporter of the U.S.-led war on terrorism in Afganistan. However, as the U.S. has relied more on Pakistan, India’s arch-rival, anti-American sentiments have been echoed throughout the country. [showhide type=”transcript” more_text=”Read the Transcript »” less_text=”Close the Transcript”] BOB ABERNETHY (anchor): Next, reaction from India to events in Afghanistan. India was an […]
After the attacks on September 11, 2001, homeland security, long a secondary concern, became a top defense priority. In response, some 35,000 millitary personnel have been called off reserve and in to active duty. We report on one unit from Duluth, Minnesota. [showhide type=”transcript” more_text=”Read the Transcript »” less_text=”Close the Transcript”] FRED DE SAM LAZARO: […]