September 26, 1990 - MPR’s Mark Zdechlik reports on the efforts of Governor's Task Force on Lesbian and Gay Minnesotans to hear public testimony throughout the state as they begin to determine how human services in state can be improved. Report includes comments public and local officials.
October 11, 1990 - Midday presents a Mainstreet Radio special broadcast on rural schools…both their problems and successes. John Biewan visits Rothsay, a small western Minnesota town. People in Rothsay say their school, far from being a dinosaur, should serve as a model for education reform.
October 22, 1990 - MPR’s William Wilcoxen visits St. Joseph a year after the abduction of Jacob Wetterling. Wilcoxen interviews local residents about what has changed in the community.
November 8, 1990 - MPR’s Donna Nicholson reports on survey of homosexual community in Minnesota. Nicholson interviews activist and Minneapolis city council member on the take away of survey results.
November 9, 1990 - MPR’s Donna Nicholson reports on a survey put forth to the lesbian and gay community in the Twin Cities. The results detailed feelings on own’s sexual identity, discrimination, youth counseling, and domestic partners protections.
November 30, 1990 - MPR’s Donna Nicholson reports on Hmong Odyssey: Tradition in Transition, an exhibit opening at the Science Museum of Minnesota. Nicholson interviews curator and intern about cultural significance of exhibit.
January 1, 1991 - MPR’s Catherine Winter reports on Minnesota Civil Liberties Union call for expanding Human Rights Act by including gay rights. Winter gets opposing views on subject from William Roath, executive director of Minnesota Civil Liberties Union; and Tom Prichard, executive director of Berean League.
January 7, 1991 - MPR’s Tom Fudge interviews Brian Coyle, the first openly gay Minneapolis City Councilmember, about domestic partner benefits that local government is considering.
February 22, 1991 - MPR’s Kate Smith reports on the play “Hmong Tapestry: Voices from the Cloth” by Jaimie Meyer and Michael Lenzen, and presented by the Hmong American Partnership Youth Program.
March 4, 1991 - MPR’s Tom Fudge reports on a new bill being sponsored at state legislature that would give legal recognition to traditional Hmong marriages. Fudge interviews the politician behind bill and Hmong community leaders about their views and concerns of bill in how it relates to Hmong culture.