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Another Campaign Notebook (08/08/08)

Mary Lahammer had fun watching all the Senate ads this week; that's one of the segments in this week's Campaign Notebook media digest.

Farmfest

08/05/08
by Mary Lahammer
U.S. Senate candidates U.S. Senate candidates Al Franken, Norm Coleman, Dean Barkley and Steve Williams debated outside of Redwood Falls. Energy was the top topic. Discluded candidates Priscilla Lord Faris, Jack Uldrich and Ole Savior are here standing by in protest.
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Senate Candidate Stephen Williams (06/27/08)

Jesse Ventura may enter the race but as of this past weekend the Independence Party already has an endorsed senate candidate. Stephen Williams joins us at the Almanac table.

Capitol Update - May 12, 2008 (05/12/08)

Capitol Update - April 24, 2008 (04/24/08)

Floyd B. Olson (11/26/07)

Unless you can prove us wrong, this is the oldest film clip of a Minnesota Governor. Floyd B. Olson was born of Scandinavian parents and if you don't believe it just look at his middle name: Bjornstjerne. Olson was a firebrand and was moving on to a national stage in 1936 when he died of cancer at age 44. In this film clip Olson is calling on government to fix the problems of agriculture.

Quest to Cuba, China, India

10/18/07
by Mary Lahammer
As a veteran of trade missions (I went to Hollywood, Japan, China, Cuba, Canada with governors) the travel news from the governor's office is interesting. Of course Pawlenty is in China today on his second trip there. Then he leads a 73-member delegation to India.
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Senator Amy Klobuchar (08/24/07)

Minnesota's junior senator has spent time this week touring flooded Minnesota counties. She's also been working on the plans for a new 35W bridge.

Farm Chat with JFK (08/08/07)

In 1960, presidential candidate John F. Kennedy sat down with Governor Orville Freeman and Senator Hubert H. Humphrey in the KTCA studios to film this political spot. Freeman later served as U.S. Secretary of Agriculture under presidents Kennedy and Johnson.

 

Drought (07/27/07)

Our hot, dry weather continues in Minnesota. Has it gotten bad enough in farm country to apply for Federal Disaster Assistance? Perry Aasness from Minnesota's Farm Service Agency gives us an update.

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