Digitization made possible by the State of Minnesota Legacy Amendment’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund, approved by voters in 2008.
April 20, 1998 - U.S. Attorney David Lillehaug discusses his ideas to reduce crime in the highest-crime Minneapolis neighborhoods, including the Phillips neighborhood. Lillehaug also answers listener questions.
April 20, 1998 - On this Midday, a broadcast of Governor Arne Carlson speaking on media accountability, and a need for self-examination of profession. Carlson’s speech was given at the Minnesota Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists.
April 21, 1998 - A Mainstreet Radio special broadcast from Mille Lacs Indian Museum, highlighting Indian treaty rights and Native American sovereignty. Rachel Reabe interviews Don Wedll, Commissioner of Natural Resources for the Mill Lacs Band of Ojibwe; Doug Sam, tribal elder; and Henry Van Offelen, treaty biologist for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Group discussion includes spearfishing topic and answering audience/listener questions.
April 21, 1998 - A Mainstreet Radio special broadcast from Mille Lacs Indian Museum, highlighting Indian treaty rights and Native American sovereignty. Rachel Reabe interviews Henry Buffalo, a Minneapolis attorney, sovereignty expert, and member Red Cliff Band of Ojibwe; Chief Tribal Judge Mary Jo Brooks Hunter, of Ho chunk Tribe; and Jim Genia, solicitor general for the Mille Lacs band of Ojibwe. Discussion topic is tribal sovereignty and how the rules are different on the reservation.
April 22, 1998 - On this Midday program in observance of Earth Day, guest Peder Larson, commissioner of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, discusses environmental issues. Topics include agricultural feed lots and Koch refinery case. Larson also answers listener questions.
April 22, 1998 - Mannie Jackson, the owner of the Harlem Globetrotters addresses the Minnesota Meeting. Jackson’s speech was titled "What Sports Should Be." Speech is followed by a question and answer period. 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.
April 23, 1998 - Minnesota 5th District Congressman Martin Sabo talks about a new report on the wage gap called "Executive Excess" and discusses his Income Equity Act proposal. Sabo also answers listener questions.
April 24, 1998 - As part of our "Meet the Candidates” series, DFL Gubernatorial candidate Doug Johnson answers questions from listeners about issues facing Minnesota, and his plans if he is elected Governor. Topics include taxes, abortion, and education.
April 24, 1998 - Former South African President and Nobel laureate F.W. de Klerk, speaking at the University of St. Thomas about the past, present and future of South Africa. F.W. de Klerk released Nelson Mandela from prison, abolished the laws of apartheid and laid the groundwork for South Africa's first multi-racial elections held in 1994.
April 27, 1998 - George Karvel, who holds the Distinguished Chair in Real Estate at the University of St. Thomas, and Barbara Brin, realtor with Coldwell Banker Burnet Realty, discuss the current hot real estate market. Karvel and Brin also answer listener questions.