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Anoka hospital officials ignored security warnings

Published October 15, 2002

ANOKA, Minn. (AP) - Top officials at the state psychiatric hospital in Anoka ignored repeated warnings about illegal drugs and other safety concerns long before a patient died from a heroin overdose, state...

Ind. Candidate Isn’t Riding Ventura’s Pink Boa

Published October 14, 2002

M By Stephanie Simon The Los Angeles Times ILACA, Minn. - The candidate is strolling through the senior citizens center, looking to shake hands. But the white-haired men and women bent over their quarters...

From AM to FM: Radio K plans acquisition of new frequency

by Monica LaBelle
Published October 14, 2002

Campus AM radio station 770 Radio K, KUOM, plans to gain an FM frequency this December, but the University campus won't be able to receive it. Radio K staff say the new low-power FM frequency will only...

Rochester among president’s stops on pre-election tour

Published October 11, 2002

W By Mike Allen The Washington Post ASHINGTON - President Bush will hit the road for 14 straight days before the Nov. 5 elections, stopping in as many as four states a day during a taxpayer-subsidized...

Minneapolis-St. Paul airport tram delayed, again

Published October 10, 2002

T By The Associated Press he Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport announced another delay in elevated tram service to regional jets along the lengthy C Concourse. Partial service won't start until...

University study examines the decline of Monarch butterflies

by Branden Peterson
Published October 9, 2002

Daily temperatures are cooling, leaves are changing and one more unavoidable tradition occurs: Monarch butterflies return to Mexico. But this year, fewer of them will be making their way south, according...

Residents support liquor upgrade for Sportsmans

by Shruti Mathur
Published October 8, 2002

Following a heated debate, residents of the Southeast Como neighborhood voted last night to support a liquor license upgrade for Sportsmans Pub and Grille, on the corner of 22nd and Como avenues southeast. If...

Trade rally draws mixed crowd in Duluth

by Nathan Halverson
Published October 7, 2002

Two men, one in dreadlocks and wearing patchouli oil and the other with a mullet and teamster's cap, chanted and cheered side-by-side for the same cause. Saturday's rally in Duluth for "fair trade, not...

Referendum threatens conservation district

by Monica LaBelle
Published October 7, 2002

A referendum to disband the Hennepin Conservation District will be on the ballot this Nov. 5 as a result of a petition and a little-known statute. The referendum was initiated by Keefe Schunk of Corcoran,...

Wellstone’s Stance on Iraq Could Cost Him This Time

Published October 4, 2002

W By Faye Fiore and Stephanie Simon The Los Angeles Times ASHINGTON, Oct. 3 — Even before Paul Wellstone was sworn into office 11 years ago as a U.S. senator from Minnesota, he staged several protests...

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