Friday, April 13, 2007
Minnesota Public Radio Stories
Twins, county officials discuss the new stadium design
The Minnesota Twins have unveiled the design for their new downtown Minneapolis ballpark in a series of watercolor renderings. The plans were originally supposed to be released in February, but were delayed by negotiations over the price of the site. Were they worth the wait?11:00 a.m.GuestsJerry Bell: President of Twins Sports, Inc.Mike Opat: Hennepin County commissioner. Opat engineered the funding plan for the ballpark, which includes a .15 percent sales tax hike for the county.More from MPRTwins unveil design for new stadium (04/12/2007)See images of the news Minnesota Twins ballpark (04/12/2007)Memories of Jackie Robinson (04/13/2007)A designer's perspective of the new Twins ballpark (04/13/2007)
Walz argues for a broader view of foreign policy
U.S. Rep. Tim Walz, D-Minn., says America's foreign policy has become so focused on the goal of security that it has given short shrift to other important goals like human rights.12:00 p.m.More from MPRSen. Klobuchar's Humphrey Institute speech (04/03/2007)Rep. McCollum's Humphrey Institute speech (04/12/2007)
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