The Minnesota Daily

Tax credit would urge gifts to schools

by Chris Vetter
Published January 31, 1997

Legislators proposed a plan Thursday to generate more revenue for the University through private donations. Rep. Gene Pelowski, DFL-Winona, and Sen. John Hottinger, DFL-Mankato, introduced legislation...

Alumni baseball game set for Monday

by Tim Klobuchar
Published January 31, 1997

Minnesota Twins Paul Molitor and Terry Steinbach head the list of Gophers alumni who will play in Monday's pro alumni game at the Metrodome. Other major leaguers that will play include Dan Wilson of the...

Gophers poised for big series

by Michael Rand
Published January 31, 1997

It is sometimes hard to tell what athletes like more -- using cliches or downplaying big games. You just scored 46 points, how does it feel? "I'm just happy I could help the team get a W'." It's the Super...

Responsible money management needed

by by Benjamin
Published January 31, 1997

Higher taxes, higher prices, growing money shortages and economic stress are the results of Congress passing bad laws in 1864, 1873, 1913 and 1933, which changed our money from an evidence of wealth to...

Bakery caught in labor dispute

by Max Rust
Published January 31, 1997

Bruegger's Bagel Bakery responded Thursday to the publicized boycott of the chain by the Carpenters Council of Southern Minnesota. Council members have been passing out leaflets in front of Bruegger's...

Old computer programs create demand in field

by Peter Kauffner
Published January 31, 1997

While Prince might party when it's 1999, his accountant could be busy trying to salvage the Minnesota musician's tax records from computer oblivion. Preparations for the new millennium and the effects...

Traditions leave Japanese without organ donors

Published January 31, 1997

TOKYO (AP) -- Masanori Suzuki says a prayer of gratitude every night for the kidney transplant he received in the United States 12 years ago. "It's as though I live with an American I don't even know,"...

Bill would increase grant amounts

by Tracy Ellingson
Published January 30, 1997

Sen. Paul Wellstone says he hopes to buck the trend of the last two decades and provide students with the maximum amount of money authorized for the federal Pell Grant program. Wellstone introduced legislation...

‘back-to-the-basics’ faith

Published January 30, 1997

n the heart of the Phillips neighborhood lies Shiloh Temple, a church rich with history. The growth of the church can be attributed to one family. The storefront church was founded in 1932 by Howard and...

Flynt exposed at Coffman discussion

by Kathryn Herzog
Published January 30, 1997

The critically acclaimed and award-winning movie, "The People vs. Larry Flynt," portrays Hustler magazine publisher Larry Flynt as a champion of the First Amendment. But some local feminist and anti-pornography...