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New Rules, New Technologies, And The Shape Of Minnesota Farming, Steven J. Taff

Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science

The future development of Minnesota agriculture will be strongly influenced by new technologies and government policies that will alter prices for farm inputs and outputs. While some farm operations will fail under most expected price regimes, a loss of farmers will probably not have a significant impact on overall farm production. However, the new technologies and government policies could shift Minnesota farming into either a more intensive (less land, higher yield) or more extensive (more land, lower yield) mode of operation. A shift either way will have important implications for Minnesotans. Ownership and residence patterns, ground water quality, habitat and …

Learning From Each Other: Better Schools And A Brighter Future, Joe Nathan Phd

Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science

Recent Minnesota experience shows that it is possible to make rapid, significant improvement in our public schools. Despite the skepticism of some and opposition of others, Governor Perpich's school choice initiatives helped thousands of youngsters, while not producing the chaos opponents predicted. This paper argues that we should build on the success of recent reforms to rethink the roles of parents and students in our schools. While Minnesota has the nation's highest graduation rate and above-average test scores, additional reforms are necessary if we are to continue to make economic and social progress.

The State Of Public Primary And Secondary Education In Minnesota, Ruth E. Randall Ed.D

Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science

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Managing Minnesota's Solid Waste, Thomas Meersman

Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science

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New Approaches Needed For Water Quality Gains In The 1990s, Gerald L. Willet

Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science

In the land of 15,000 lakes, 91,944 river miles and a trillion gallons of ground water, the summer of 1988 saw the unlikely come to pass. The mighty Mississippi dropped to less than one-tenth of its normal flow. Crops withered, grass turned brown, and well pumps burned out in the most hellish heat wave since the 1930s.

While the drought was primarily an issue of insufficient water quantity, it also served to focus additional attention on water quality. Water quality concerns are not new to Minnesota, which has led the nation in protecting the environment for two decades. Nonetheless, the …

Providing Quality Health Care For All, Vic Ellison

Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science

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Human Immunodeficiency Virus In Minnesota: Summary Of 1988 Statewide Hiv Risk Reduction And Disease Prevention Plan, Kristine L. Macdonald M.D.

Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science

The AIDS epidemic continues to grow in Minnesota. As of December 10, 1988, 447 cases of AIDS had been reported to the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH), and 252 Minnesotans had died from AIDS. An effectively implemented risk reduction and disease prevention plan that has broad support and involvement of all segments of the statewide community is essential to reduce the tragic morbidity and mortality caused by this disease in Minnesota. The Commissioner's Task Force on AIDS approved a statewide human immunodeficiency virus (HN) risk reduction plan in the spring of 1986.

Suburban Congestion The Twin Cities Real Transportation Problem, Richard P. Braun, Amy M. Vennewitz

Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science

Suburban Congestion. What is it and why is it the Twin Cities' rea/transportation problem?

Webster's dictionary defines the word "congestion" as a condition of overcrowding, overburdening, or an excessive accumulation to the point of obstruction. Though the term "suburban congestion" does not have a precise definition, most persons living in urban areas today have a clear perception of what suburban congestion entails. Images of overcrowded freeway lanes, snarled intersections, endless queues of cars and bumper-to-bumper, stop and go traffic jump quickly to mind.

The Twin Cities and metropolitan areas all across the nation are reaching a "suburban congestion crisis" brought …