Story archive for
Stephanie Hemphill
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| Date |
Title |
Description |
| 01/31/2001 |
North Shore Girds for Development |
Minnesota's North Shore has remained comparatively free of the development pressures that have carved up much of Minnesota. Now, residents are concerned that efforts to protect the environment, will actually threaten the lifestyle of the shore. |
| 12/01/2000 |
A Rural Problem |
Even with today's drugs, AIDS is still a major problem. Worldwide, experts estimate more than 34 million people are living with HIV and AIDS, and in 1999 nearly 3 million people died from the disease. In Minnesota, most people with AIDS live in the metropolitan area, but there are about 400 people with AIDS living in other parts of the state. In rural areas, isolation and a lack of services can be major problems. |
| 11/21/2000 |
Big Chains Entering Gasoline Business Threaten Small-Town Stores |
Some owners of gas stations and convenience stores around the state are getting nervous as Wal-Mart's and Sam's Club stores begin selling gas at discount prices. Nationwide, nearly 2,000 discount stores and supermarkets sell gas, but so far Minnesota has seen only skirmishes in this latest assault in the gas wars. |
| 10/18/2000 |
Profile: The 8th District Race |
In northeastern Minnesota, voters in the 8th district have returned Jim Oberstar to his House seat 13 times. This year he faces two opponents, because of a battle during the Republican endorsement process that prompted the loser to run as an independent. |
| 10/09/2000 |
The Sewage Solution |
Turning iron ore into taconite creates twice as much waste rock as taconite. Since the Evtac mine opened over 30 years ago, waste rock has been piled in one place. The pile is now a mountain a mile long, a mile wide and 150 feet high. It looks like a lunar landscape, and it's virtually sterile. Sewage sludge may bring it back to life. |
| 05/18/2000 |
Rural School Keeps Local History Alive |
A celebration in a town north of Duluth celebrates Finnish history in Minnesota. Take the virtual tour with our slideshow. |
| 04/06/2000 |
New Front Opens in Anti-tobacco War |
Moose Lake becomes the first community in Minnesota to ban smoking in restaurants. |
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