Saint Paul Pioneer Press (St. Paul, MN) articles from August 2000

Saint Paul Pioneer Press (St. Paul, MN) archives from August 2000

St. Louis Park, Minn., Food Firm's High-Tech Eggs Is Granted Patent Protection.
August 31, 2000... Byline: Lee Egerstrom Aug. 31--For Michael Foods, high-tech eggs have become a major source of growth, accounting for about 25 percent of its business. But that success has attracted competitors, forcing the company to wage an 11-year...

Ford Works to Replace Faulty Tires.
August 31, 2000... Byline: Eric Torbenson Aug. 31--Ford Motor Co. took pains Wednesday to show the public that it's moving quickly to replace potentially faulty tires on its Explorers, recruiting workers at its idled St. Paul assembly plant to unload and...

St. Paul, Minn.-Based Insurance Company Nears Deal to Pay Off Debt.
August 31, 2000... Byline: Tim Huber Aug. 31--Financially troubled insurer Conseco Inc. is close to a deal that would give it more time to pay $1.4 billion in debts that come due next month, according to an analyst with insurance ratings agency A.M. Best....

Qwest Error Leads to Telephone Overcharges in Minnesota.
August 31, 2000... Byline: Martin J. Moylan Aug. 31--If you're in the 612, 763 or 952 area codes, keep an eye on your long-distance phone bills. You may be getting overcharged for long-distance calls. And your calling card may have been canceled. Qwest...

Royals hold off Twins.
August 31, 2000... Byline: Gordon Wittenmyer KANSAS CITY, Mo. _ If Twins pitcher Mark Redman wondered how hot the race for rookie of the year could get this year, he found a few answers Wednesday afternoon in Kansas City. Pitching on a 103-degree day,...

Time does fly for school-bound.
August 31, 2000... Byline: Rick Shefchik It occurred to me this summer _ and perhaps it occurs to me every summer, but I'm just too forgetful to recall it from one year to the next _ that if time flies, it flies at the speed of light from July through...

Steussie seeking that old swagger.
August 31, 2000... Byline: Bob Sansevere ST. PAUL, Minn. _ Vikings offensive tackle Todd Steussie didn't have it last season. He lost the edge, the attitude, the swagger, the reputation as one of the dirtiest players in the NFL. In 1998, he gave up one...

Vikings rebuilding offensive line.
August 31, 2000... Byline: Sean Jensen ST. PAUL, Minn. _ In the span of 15 days early in the offseason, the credibility of the Vikings' offensive line tumbled like a corporation subject to an IRS audit. Free-agent center Jeff Christy signed a lucrative...

Minnesota-Based Sun Country Airlines Reports Second-Quarter Loss.
August 30, 2000... Byline: Eric Torbenson Aug. 30--More customers aren't adding up to profits at Sun Country Airlines. The privately held airline said it carried 21 percent more passengers during the three months ended June 30, but lost $4.1 million...

Saint Paul Pioneer Press, Minn., Consumer Column.
August 30, 2000... Byline: Allison Kaplan Aug. 30--Shopping can be exasperating. Particularly for people who love to shop. We know who you are. In our recent request for Store Troopers, nearly 100 of you let us know where you revel in bargains and...

St. Paul, Minn.-Based Grocer's Fourth Store Targets Upscale Shoppers.
August 30, 2000... Byline: Jim McCartney Aug. 30--Here's a grocery shopper's fantasy: While you're getting a massage or a facial, someone else is schlepping a cart through the food aisles with your shopping list. That's one of the dreams for sale at...

Minnesota Task Force Recommends More State Help for Minority Businesses.
August 30, 2000... Byline: Scott Carlson Aug. 30--Minnesota needs to simplify its tax and regulatory system as part of a blueprint to foster a more business-friendly environment for start-up minority entrepreneurs and minority-owned companies, a state task...

More Minnesota Consumers Are Making a Wireless Phone Their Only Phone.
August 30, 2000... Byline: Martin J. Moylan Aug. 30--You'll never reach Nick Deutsch on his home phone. He hasn't had one for six months. But that doesn't mean he's gone incommunicado. You can always get the 24-year- old Minneapolis programmer on his...

St. Paul, Minn.-Based Company Allows Travelers to Trade Miles for Discounts.
August 30, 2000... Byline: Eric Torbenson Aug. 30--Twin Cities-based Milepoint.com Tuesday launched an online frequent traveler site that allows miles or points to be converted into merchandise discounts that will average 10 percent. Six of the top 10...

Thomas somehow overlooked in Michigan's machine.
August 30, 2000... Byline: Brian Hamilton It is not an unusual story: Lloyd Carr, football coach at Michigan, travels to Winnfield, La., to visit the home of running back recruit Anthony Thomas, shortly after Thomas had signed with Michigan in 1996. While...

`Hail Mary' pass notwithstanding, faith and football don't mix.
August 30, 2000... Byline: Clark Morphew In the past, I have written about religion and football, and many readers have become enraged because I will not support the religiosity of muscular athletes who believe Jesus wants them to win every game. You...

Speculation Swirls on Possible Acquisition on Minneapolis-Based Bank.
August 29, 2000... Byline: Tim Huber Aug. 29--Let the rumors begin -- but don't hold your breath waiting for action. U.S. Bancorp's latest management shake-up -- the unrelated departures of No. 2 executive Phil Heasley and the head of its branch...

Saint Paul Pioneer Press, Minn., Investor's Eye Column.
August 29, 2000... Byline: Gail MarksJarvis Aug. 29--DOLLAR-COST AVERAGING CALMS JITTERY INVESTOR: At a gathering the other night, I ran into a man with the kind of problem we all wish we had: He'd just inherited almost $150,000. Not a bad problem, I...

Workers at Burnsville, Minn., Pepsi Bottling Plant Sign Contract.
August 29, 2000... Byline: Mike Hughlett Aug. 29--About 440 Teamsters have ended a 2 1/2-month strike at Pepsi Bottling Group in Burnsville, voting Monday evening 257-114 to accept a new two-year contract. Workers were scheduled to go back to work at 7...

Edina, Minn.-Based Tech Job Web Site Offers Advertisement Opportunities.
August 29, 2000... Byline: Martin J. Moylan Aug. 29--It's grabbed the eyeballs of some 550,000 techies who cruise its Web site to check out prospective employers and their online job postings. Now Edina-based techies.com, among the nation's leading...

Saint Paul Pioneer Press, Minn., Start-Up File Column.
August 28, 2000... Byline: Jeffrey C. Kummer Aug. 28--QUESTION: Each month, I compile a document to members of my investment club, which I am trying to place in a "universal" format that each can read. I have attempted to use MSWord to create Web pages...

Saint Paul Pioneer Press, Minn., Real World Economics Column.
August 28, 2000... Byline: Edward Lotterman Aug. 28--POLITICIANS' RHETORIC ABOUT CHANGES IN HEALTH CARE LIGHT ON SUBSTANCE: `It's just wrong to have life-and-death medical decisions made by bean counters at HMOs, who don't have a license to practice...

Saint Paul Pioneer Press, Minn., Internet Security Column.
August 28, 2000... Byline: Leslie Brooks Suzukamo Aug. 28-- Spam never sleeps. You're going to find out why. This one weaseled its way into my work computer at 1:52 a.m. not long ago. "Look, we don't want to waste your time or ours" the e-mail...

Cline hopes to win big for small country.
August 28, 2000... Byline: Robbi Pickeral He carried his nation's flag in the opening ceremonies of the 1996 Summer Olympics, but a hamstring injury kept him from competing in Atlanta. He will carry it again in Australia_this time by default. ...

`BattleBots,' premiering Wednesday on Comedy Central.
August 28, 2000... Byline: Brian Lambert I saw many strange sights in Southern California last month. There was the guy out at Point Dume with the two bleached, hornlike tufts of hair on his otherwise shaved head and a large, coiled, Beelzebubian tail...

Former Minnesota coach Stoll dead at 76.
August 27, 2000... Byline: Brian Hamilton ST. PAUL _ Cal Stoll, the former University of Minnesota football coach whose optimistic, charitable attitude never waned even in the face of a wait for a heart transplant, died Friday at age 76. Stoll, who...

Hard work pays off for Vikings tight end Jordan.
August 27, 2000... Byline: Mike Wells EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. _ Minnesota Vikings tight end Andrew Jordan remembers when he seemed destined for a promising career in the National Football League. He had caught 35 passes for 336 yards and been chosen to the...

Manitoba anthrax concerns Minnesota hunters.
August 27, 2000... Byline: Chris Niskanen ST. PAUL, Minn. _ An outbreak of anthrax among cattle in southern Manitoba is having implications for bear hunters in northwestern Minnesota.. Department of Natural Resources officials are...

Don't get rattled ... outdoor rumors spread like wildfire.
August 27, 2000... Byline: Chris Niskanen Today's best urban legends have nothing to do with sewer rats mistaken for small dogs, but the nefarious plots hatched by government officials to put fanged critters in our back yards. Here's a good one: A...

Saint Paul Pioneer Press, Minn., Career Column.
August 27, 2000... Byline: Amy Lindgren Aug. 27--Not very many people enjoy writing cover letters. So why not skip the letters and send the resume alone? In certain circumstances, that's a fine strategy. For example, if you are a carpenter whose resume...

Saint Paul Pioneer Press, Minn., Executive Focus Column.
August 27, 2000... Byline: Aron Kahn Aug. 27--Patrick McGovern's Pub has been serving beer and burgers to a loyal group of customers for 18 years, doing splendid business -- though not quite draining the Guinness brewery dry. Now, it will test the...

CORRECTION: Comcast Cable Company Hopes for Agreement with NBC ...
August 27, 2000... Byline: Raymond Fazzi Aug. 27--The story slugged SP-CABLE, filed for Aug. 27 by KRT Business News, was credited to the wrong newspaper. The story was published by the Asbury Park Press in New Jersey. To see more of the Saint Paul...

Organic Food Brands Face Rising Competition from Giants Such As General Mills.
August 27, 2000... Byline: Lee Egerstrom Aug. 27--For many in the organic foods industry, General Mills' deal this summer to purchase Pillsbury was just business as usual. The really big news happened late last year, when the food giant purchased Small...

Saint Paul Pioneer Press, Minn., Saving, Spending, Investing Column.
August 27, 2000... Aug. 27--QUESTION: If I start a retirement plan for my small business, can my business pay expenses of administering the plan and managing its assets, and deduct them? Or does the plan have to pay those costs? ANSWER: There are two tax...

Founder's Son Steers Embers America Restaurants to Fast Growth.
August 27, 2000... Byline: Jim McCartney Aug. 27--In the last two years, David Kristal has helped steer Embers America, his father Henry's restaurant chain, from the brink of collapse into a fast-growing franchisor and service provider to independent...

Saint Paul Pioneer Press, Minn., Smart Move Column.
August 27, 2000... Byline: Roxane T. Gehle Aug. 27--AN UNEXPECTED GIFT: Many investors choose to rebalance their investment portfolios near year-end. They later discover they received an unexpected gift: capital gains. As we approach the end of the year,...

Saint Paul Pioneer Press, Minn., Technology Test Drive Column.
August 27, 2000... Byline: Julio Ojeda-Zapata Aug. 27--Steve Jobs has done the impossible. No, I don't mean his revival of the once-moribund Apple Computer, though that was one mean feat. The CEO has topped even that: He has made my wife want to buy a new...

Saint Paul Pioneer Press, Minn., Ideas Web Watch Column.
August 27, 2000... Byline: Carol Gurstelle Aug. 27--http://hbsworkingknowledge.hbs.edu/ You may not have a Harvard MBA, but you don't need one to tap into some of the best cutting-edge management thinking. Just a few mouse clicks or keystrokes will...

St. Paul, Minn., Business Insurer Searches for New Firm Leader.
August 26, 2000... Byline: Tim Huber Aug. 26--Back in January 1999, The St. Paul Cos. thought Jim Gustafson was an executive who could one day take over the corner office from CEO Douglas Leatherdale. Twenty months later, Gustafson is out as president,...

Tentative Agreement between Pepsi Bottling, Union Puts End to Leafleting Plan.
August 26, 2000... Byline: Mike Hughlett Aug. 26--An informational leafleting scheduled for today at Cub Foods in Stillwater has been called off because striking Teamsters have reached a tentative contract agreement with Pepsi Bottling Group. The...

Departures of Top Officers at Minnesota Companies Highlight Changing Ideals.
August 26, 2000... Byline: Sheryl Jean Aug. 26--The traditional steppingstone to the top corporate job may be losing its luster. Two of Minnesota's largest companies -- U.S. Bancorp and The St. Paul Cos. -- announced the exits this week of their...

Green focuses on opener, despite defensive lapses.
August 26, 2000... Byline: Bill Williamson ST. PAUL, Minn. _ Perhaps discouraged by his unit's performance, Emmitt Thomas was invigorated by what coach Dennis Green said Thursday night after the Vikings' lackluster exhibition loss at Indianapolis. "I...

Spam hunt often leaves victims frustrated.
August 25, 2000... Byline: Leslie Brooks Suzukamo ST. PAUL, Minn. _ Spam never sleeps. You're going to find out why. This one weaseled its way into my work computer at 1:52 a.m. not long ago. "Look, we don't want to waste your time... or ours"...

Reviews of new bluegrass releases.
August 25, 2000... SAM BUSH "Ice Caps: Peaks Of Telluride" Sugar Hill It ain't a very big instrument; probably not 30 inches from tip to tail. But in the hands of a master like Sam Bush, the mandolin might as well be the size of a grand piano. He gets that...

Minnesota Delays Launch of New Skills Test for High School Students.
August 25, 2000... Byline: John Welsh Aug. 25--The state education department announced Thursday it was delaying by a year the launch of a new level of testing for more than 100,000 Minnesota high school students. Following last month's announcement...

One in 20 Kids in Minnesota Lack Health Insurance.
August 25, 2000... Byline: Maja Beckstrom Aug. 25--1 in 20 kids in Minnesota lack health insurance 8 percent of adults younger than 64 have no coverage Almost 8 percent of Minnesota residents younger than 64 do not have health insurance, including one...

Saint Paul Pioneer Press, Minn., Investor's Eye Column.
August 25, 2000... Byline: Gail MarksJarvis Aug. 25--Q: I would like to get the best interest rate I possibly can on a CD, and the best I have found so far is at an online bank. Would a CD at an online bank be safe? I called the bank, and it doesn't have...

CEO to Retire from St. Paul-Minn.-Area Medical Device Maker.
August 25, 2000... Byline: Karen Padley Aug. 25--William George, who took Medtronic Inc. from a $1 billion pacemaker company to a $6 billion medical device maker, will retire as chief executive officer on May 1, the firm announced Thursday. Succeeding him...

Belle Plaine, Minn.-Based Motorcycle Maker Gets Two-Year Reprieve on Loan.
August 25, 2000... Byline: Eric Torbenson Aug. 25--The reorganized Excelsior-Henderson Motorcycle Manufacturing Co. will have a two-year reprieve for paying back $5 million of a state loan it took, according to state officials and bankruptcy documents. ...

California-Based Online Trading Firm to Buy Minneapolis Firm before Launch.
August 25, 2000... Byline: Tim Huber Aug. 25--Minneapolis-based PrivateAccounts.com doesn't have any customers yet, nor has it launched its business. But it's already been sold. Menlo Park, Calif.-based ETrade said Thursday it has signed a letter...

Minneapolis Software Services Firm to Buy Kansas City, Kan.-Based Rival.
August 25, 2000... Byline: Martin J. Moylan Aug. 25--In a move that figures to boost its online sale of software, Digital River is acquiring the software services division of NetSales, a Kansas City-based rival, in a $6 million stock deal. Like Digital...

Target Advertises E-Commerce Site During Two-Hour 'Survivor' Finale.
August 25, 2000... Byline: Jim McCartney Aug. 25--Richard Hatch may have won the million bucks as the sole "Survivor," but one of the biggest winners of the phenomenal hit TV show may be Target and its spruced-up e-commerce site. As one of the 10...

Walgreens Mistakenly Doubles Bills of Customers Who Use Credit, Debit Card.
August 25, 2000... Byline: Sheryl Jean Aug. 25--Talk about inflation. Joany Cody was shocked to discover that Walgreens drug store had charged her bank account almost $72 for several notepads, a pen, ice cream and a few other small items she picked up one...

Wells Fargo Signs Lease for Space in St. Paul, Minn., World Trade Center.
August 25, 2000... Byline: Jim McCartney Aug. 25--Wells Fargo, as expected, said it has signed a 15-year lease to occupy 49,000 square feet of space at the World Trade Center in downtown St. Paul. Although the lease doesn't start until July 1, 2001,...

Minnesota's NuSpeed Internet Systems Finds Fast Success in Cisco Buyout.
August 24, 2000... Byline: Sheryl Jean Aug. 24--It's not just dot-coms led by baby-faced 22-year-olds that make it big in the so-called new economy. Take NuSpeed Internet Systems of Maple Grove. The founders -- Mark Cree, 39, and Clint Jurgens, 58 --...

St. Paul, Minn., Approves Revised Plan for Parking-Shopping Complex.
August 24, 2000... Byline: Karl J. Karlson Aug. 24--A controversial parking and shopping complex at Victoria Street and Grand Avenue was approved Wednesday by a divided St. Paul City Council. Opponents of the planned Victoria Plaza immediately said...

Boise, Idaho-Based Grocery Chain Not Looking to Expand.
August 24, 2000... Byline: Lee Egerstrom Aug. 24--Albertson's Inc., the long-rumored suitor of the Rainbow Foods chain, now appears to be a long shot to become a player in the Upper Midwest food market. Gary Michael, chairman and chief executive at...

Teamsters, Pepsi Bottling Officials to Try to End Strike.
August 24, 2000... Byline: Mike Hughlett Aug. 24--Teamsters union officials and Pepsi Bottling Group executives are expected to meet today in an attempt to end the longest strike the bottler has experienced since 1965. The meeting comes at a time when...

Dorm room basics.
August 24, 2000... Drippy candles and faux fur might be cool accents, but you'll need the basics, too. Here's a checklist from Organized Living in Edina, Minn: Laundry basket and laundry bag Lingerie/sweater wash bag Clothes-drying rack ...

Worst of both worlds: U.S. `pros' in Olympics.
August 24, 2000... Byline: Tom Powers ST. PAUL, Minn. _ Time for home viewers to get ready to watch the U.S. Olympic baseball team perform in Sydney. Everybody on the couch. Turn on the TV. Now place your hands in front of your face. Ready? And one and two...

Customer discovers Walgreens doubling bills at 3,100 stores nationwide.
August 24, 2000... Byline: Sheryl Jean ST. PAUL, Minn. _ Talk about inflation. Joany Cody was shocked to discover that Walgreens drug store had charged her bank account almost $72 for several notepads, a pen, ice cream and a few other small items she...

Twins fall to Devil Rays.
August 23, 2000... Byline: Greg Johnson ST. PAUL, Minn. _ It was the quality not the quantity of the hits that hurt Twins starting pitcher J.C. Romero. The rookie left-hander left Tuesday's game with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays after allowing only four...

`The Crew'.
August 23, 2000... Byline: Chris Hewitt It's not that "The Crew" didn't make me laugh. It's that, for 90 minutes, it made me forget how to laugh. Witless and predictable, "The Crew" would like to be amusing in the vein of one of those Donald Westlake...

Stylish accessories can jazz up dorm room.
August 23, 2000... Byline: Molly Guthrey You'll need to jazz up that boring dorm room. Here's a list of stylish accessories for today's dormsters from Kmart, Organized Living (located in Edina, Minn.) and Target: _Mac accents. Who would have guessed...

Dorm room basic.
August 23, 2000... Drippy candles and faux fur might be cool accents, but you'll need the basics, too. Here's a checklist from Organized Living in Edina, Minn: Laundry basket and laundry bag Lingerie/sweater wash bag Clothes-drying rack ...

Movies can inspire dorm designs.
August 23, 2000... For dorm design inspiration, author Matt Maranian suggests watching these movies: _"Barbarella" (1968): Barbarella, Queen of the Galaxy, travels the universe in her wall-to-wall, super-shaggy girl-pad spaceship. _"The Stepford...

Dorm party themes.
August 23, 2000... To set a "pad" tone, throw a cool dorm-room party during the first few months of college. Some of Maranian's ideas: _Video festival: Require every guest bring something on video, no more than five or six minutes long, cued and ready to...

Rail Critic Held in Contempt for Posting Worker Info on Web.
August 23, 2000... Byline: Scott Carlson Aug. 23--A St. Paul federal judge on Tuesday held former railroad worker William Purdy in civil contempt for allegedly posting on one of his Web sites the Social Security numbers of 11 Burlington Northern Santa Fe...

St. Paul, Minn., Port Authority Seeks to Acquire Historic Brewery Site.
August 23, 2000... Byline: Karl J. Karlson Aug. 23--The St. Paul Port Authority on Tuesday moved to acquire 8 acres of the historic Stroh's Brewery site on the East Side, either through a purchase agreement with the owner or eventually through...

Brooklyn Park, Minn.-Based Call-Center Software Firm CEO to Take Job at Cisco.
August 23, 2000... Byline: Martin J. Moylan Aug. 23--Spanlink Communications president and CEO Brett Shockley is stepping down to accept a job with Cisco Systems, which owns 47 percent of Spanlink and will greatly determine the Brooklyn Park-based firm's...

Minnesota Office of Technology Names New Leader.
August 23, 2000... Byline: Martin J. Moylan Aug. 23--The state Office of Technology has tapped a new leader, former Prudential Insurance Co. executive Regenia David. David, 51, succeeds Mel Boynton as assistant commissioner of the office. Boynton...

Ramsey County, Minn., Officials Seek Public Input on Public Transit Options.
August 23, 2000... Byline: Toni Coleman Aug. 23--A light-rail transit line for the east metro area could be in the works, and then again, maybe the Riverview Corridor will become a busway. In the next month, Ramsey County officials will be seeking...

Minneapolis-Based U.S. Bancorp Loses Two Top Executives.
August 23, 2000... Byline: Tim Huber Aug. 23--U.S. Bancorp's troubles just got worse. President and chief operating officer Phil Heasley, the bank's No. 2 executive, is quitting just a year after getting the job in hopes of becoming a CEO. Separately,...

Warroad, Minn., Window Firm's Lawsuit to Proceed Against Pittsburgh Supplier.
August 23, 2000... Byline: Scott Carlson Aug. 23--Marvin Windows and Doors may proceed with a lawsuit against PPG Industries after a federal appeals court on Tuesday ruled there is a factual dispute whether the Pittsburgh-based supplier made and broke...

Director of Hudson, Wis.-Area Chamber Leaving to Join Rochester, Minn., Bureau.
August 22, 2000... Byline: Gary Dawson Aug. 22--HUDSON, Wis.--Mary Claire Olson, who directed the Hudson Area Chamber of Commerce and Tourism Bureau into the largest chamber along the 100-mile length of the St. Croix River Valley, serves her last day as...

Earnings Increase, Defibrillator Sales Soften for St. Paul, Minn.-Area Firm.
August 22, 2000... Byline: Karen Padley Aug. 22--Medtronic Inc. said its fiscal first-quarter earnings rose 19 percent, meeting analysts' estimates, although its sales were slightly weaker than expected. Net income rose to $289.0 million, or 24 cents a...

Energy Firm's Minnesota Customers May See Increase in Winter Heating Bills.
August 22, 2000... Byline: Scott Carlson Aug. 22--Minnesota natural gas customers of Xcel Energy could face an increase of nearly 20 percent in their winter heating bills compared with the same period a year ago, the new utility said Monday. Xcel...

Saint Paul Pioneer Press, Minn., Investor's Eye Column.
August 22, 2000... Byline: Gail MarksJarvis Aug. 22--Mutual funds that invest exclusively in particular emerging markets -- or developing countries -- are notorious for giving investors painful thrashings. Consequently, many investors who lost 55...

University of Minnesota Enrolls Largest Class of International MBA Students.
August 22, 2000... Byline: Shuchi Anand Aug. 22--When Luis Moreno left Venezuela in pursuit of an MBA degree at the University of Minnesota, he knew little about his destination. "I didn't realize they would have heaters inside," he said. "I thought I...

Minneapolis-Based Pepsi Bottler to Merge with Illinois-Based Firm.
August 22, 2000... Byline: Tim Huber Aug. 22--PepsiAmericas Corp., a Minneapolis- based Pepsi bottler controlled by Minnesota Twins owner Carl Pohlad and his family, said Monday it would merge with Rolling Meadows, Ill.-based Whitman Corp. The $661.7...

United Merger Plans May Be Inopportune with Track Record of Delays.
August 22, 2000... Byline: Eric Torbenson Aug. 22--By the numbers, United Airlines is running the most inefficient, complaint-ridden domestic carrier for the first six months of 2000. In May, four of every 10 of the Chicago-based airline's flights...

U.S. Bancorp President, Vice Chairman Are Leaving Company.
August 22, 2000... Byline: Tim Huber Aug. 22--U.S. Bancorp said Tuesday that its No. 2 executive, Phil Heasley, is leaving to look for a chief executive officer job outside the company. Separately, vice chairman Peter Raskind is leaving to run...

Minn. town puts target on geese.
August 22, 2000... Byline: Bob Linneman If you're a Canadian honker living in Moose Lake, Minn. you might want to head south_fast. Beginning Sept. 2, the day the early goose season opens in Minnesota, honkers on the shores of Moosehead Lake will become...

Death of pilot rare on flights.
August 22, 2000... Byline: Sheryl Jean ST. PAUL, Minn. _ Flight crews are trained for emergencies. Pilots go through rigorous training and physical exams. All DC-10 jets have three people on the cockpit crew who can fly a plane. Still, nothing prepares...