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August 16, 1988 - MPR’s Euan Kerr reports on the Lake Superior Big Top Chautauqua near Bayfield, Wisconsin. It is a 900-seat music venue and performing arts center.
August 18, 1988 - MPR's Stephen Smith observes an average day in the life of a nuclear missile crew based at Grand Forks Air Force Base in North Dakota. He finds out that there is no button to launch a nuke; it's actually a set of keys…and keeping the keys can be pretty dull work.
August 25, 1988 - MPR’s Bill Catlin talks with some of the workers at the Minnesota State Fair. It’s hard work, including overcoming negative “carnie” stigmas.
September 12, 1988 - MPR’s Euan Kerr gives a walking audio tour of structural remains of the Washburn "A" Mill, which the city of Minneapolis is looking to purchase.
September 20, 1988 - MPR’s Chris Tetlin reports on Minnesota’s desegregation law and school districts' efforts and to comply. Some citizens are looking beyond the school buildings, to the actual classes.
October 17, 1988 - Mainstreet Radio-Brainerd’s Leif Enger reports on increased law enforcement efforts to protect wildlife from over-hunting and poaching.
November 10, 1988 - MPR’s Stephen Smith interviews various individuals during a trip of Latin American refugees escaping through Minnesota to Canada, utilizing a Duluth sanctuary group, called Refugee Railroad.
November 19, 1988 - On this Midday program, a special documentary about teenage pregnancy produced by Carol Gunderson from member station KLSE in Rochester. Following dcocumentary, Dr. Betty Jerome, director of the Teenage Medical Center at Minneapolis Children's Hospital, answers listener questions on the subject.
December 5, 1988 - MPR’s Bill Catlin reports on the issues of Denver's Stapleton Airport, and the planning process of creating a new Denver airport.
December 6, 1988 - MPR’s Bill Catlin continues look at airport debate…this time moving from Denver's battle to an upcoming one in Minneapolis.