The other political side of Jesse Ventura: As a member of the reform party, he pulled out of the organization, saying the national party was “dysfunctional.” But as governor of Minnesota, how is he doing? [showhide type=”transcript” more_text=”Read the Transcript »” less_text=”Close the Transcript”] JESSE VENTURA: And the American dream lives on in Minnesota. FRED […]
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Farming Crisis Hits Northern Plains ’99
As the US economy grows, the strength of the dollar grows with it. This has lead to a problem for farmers as they lose out on exports. This, with the elimination of certain subsidy support, has lead to many farmers either giving up farming or having to take on a second job in order to […]
Games and Grades
While the Minnesota Golden Gophers were having a great run on the court, they were having major problems off of it. During the height of their playoff success accusations were raised about the academic achievements of some of the players. Players in college sports must have a minimum GPA in order to be eligible to […]
Ming in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Institute of Art has slowly been collecting a world-class collection of artifacts from the China’s Ming era. They have reconstructed an original Ming home in the museum and filled it with works and artifacts from the era. Click here to watch the video » [showhide type=”transcript” more_text=”Read the Transcript »” less_text=”Close the Transcript”] […]
Farming Crisis Hits Northern Plains ’98
With the introduction of the Freedom to Farm Act, many of the price protections that farmers have counted on are slowly being eliminated. This has come at a bad time for farmers who are being hit by poor weather conditions and poor trading conditions that have hurt their ability to make a profit. [showhide type=”transcript” […]
Hate Crimes
A report and discussion on hate crimes on the MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour. […]