Digitization made possible by the State of Minnesota Legacy Amendment’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund, approved by voters in 2008.
May 6, 1992 - A panel discussion on the new international newspaper “We”, hosted at Minnesota Meeting. Panelists include Edward Hughes, publisher at Hearst in New York; Maxwell McCrohon, U.S. editor of We; and Sergei Dardykin, deputy international editor of Izvestia, who will also be the chief of We's Russian staff in Washington. Don Shelby of WCCO-TV is moderator. “We” is published for the Commonwealth of Independent States, a joint venture between Hearst Newspapers and Izvestia. Minnesota Meeting is a non-profit corporation which hosts a wide range of public speakers. It is managed by the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota.
May 7, 1992 - Lester Thurow, dean of the Sloan School of Management at MIT, discusses economic issues. Topics include economic aspect of Los Angeles riots, manufacturing, global capacity, and wages. Thurow also answers listener questions. Thurow is author of numerous books, including “The Zero-Sum Solution.”
May 9, 1992 - On this Saturday Midday, Deb Brown, U of MN Extension horticulturist, discusses spring planting. Topics include the impact on plants from the previous year’s Halloween snowstorm, and lawn care. Brown also answers listener questions.
May 12, 1992 - As part of a "The Roots of Violence" seminar held in the Minnesota Senate Chamber, Susan Hadley, the founder and executive director of WomanKind, Inc, speaks on the issues and myths of family abuse. WomanKind, Inc. is a program of services for battered women, based at Fairview-Southdale and Fairview-Ridges Hospitals. The seminar was sponsored by Tom Neuville, Republican senator of Northfield and Rice County public defender; and Jane Ranum, Democratic senator of Minneapolis and assistant Hennepin County attorney.
May 12, 1992 - As part of a "The Roots of Violence" seminar held in the Minnesota Senate Chamber, James Brink, the training director at the Domestic Abuse Project in Minneapolis, speaks on the issues and myths of family abuse. James Brink is a therapist and the former executive director of Youth Emergency Services in Minneapolis. The seminar was sponsored by Tom Neuville, Republican senator of Northfield and Rice County public defender; and Jane Ranum, Democratic senator of Minneapolis and assistant Hennepin County attorney.
May 12, 1992 - As part of a "The Roots of Violence" seminar held in the Minnesota Senate Chamber, three adult speakers describe how they were victims of violence in their childhoods. The seminar was sponsored by Tom Neuville, Republican senator of Northfield and Rice County public defender; and Jane Ranum, Democratic senator of Minneapolis and assistant Hennepin County attorney.
May 16, 1992 - On this Saturday Midday, Gary Branson of Workbench magazine, and author of "Everyday Home Repairs," share tips on home repair. Branson also answers listener questions.
May 19, 1992 - Midday presents a broadcast of a panel forum discussion, titled "Are Middle-Class Values Cultural Impositions or the Only Real Way Out of Poverty?," sponsored by the Center of the American Experiment.
May 20, 1992 - Midday presents a broadcast of Terry Waite, former Middle East hostage, speaking at Carlson Lecture at the University of Minnesota. Waite’s address was titled, "The Test of Humanity: Resolving Conflict."
June 2, 1992 - Jean-Bertrand Aristide, deposed president of Haiti, speaking at Minnesota Meeting in downtown Minneapolis. Aristide’s address is on the topic of current events and humanitarian concerns in his country. Following speech, Aristide answered audience questions. Aristide was elected with 70 percent of the vote in Haiti's first free election in December 1990 and was ousted in a military coup last September. He is a Catholic priest. Minnesota Meeting is a non-profit corporation which hosts a wide range of public speakers. It is managed by the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota.