April 14, 2003 - All Things Considered’s Lorna Benson interviews Bob Gehrz, an astrophysicist and a professor of astronomy at the University of Minnesota about NASA plans to launch the Space Infrared Telescope on April 27th, 2003. A goal of mission is to have telescope orbit the sun for seven years and capture different kinds of light in space.
April 21, 2003 - MPR’s Bob Kelleher reports on efforts by Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa officials to relocate the remains of Ojibwe, whose graves were uprooted and moved more than one hundred years ago from a cemetery on Wisconsin Point, which lies along the shores of Lake Superior. The remains were reburied in a mass grave in Superior, Wisconsin.
April 21, 2003 - All Things Considered’s Lorna Benson checks in with MPR’s William Wilcoxen about the Minnesota Wild and Minnesota Timberwolves during their respective playoff runs. Basketball's Timberwolves lost the opening game of their series with the Los Angeles Lakers. In hockey, the Wild surprised the favored Colorado Avalanche in game five and will host game six in that best of seven series in Saint Paul.
April 25, 2003 - Morning Edition’s Cathy Wurzer interviews violin virtuoso Gil Shaham, who will perform Korngold's Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D Major with The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra. Shaham discusses Viennese composers, his instrument, and touring.
April 25, 2003 - All Things Considered’s Lorna Benson interviews Jim Crotty about The Boys and Girls Clubs of America announcement of deep cuts to its Twin Cities programs. The organization is facing a budget shortfall of nearly $300,000, after a reduction in the amount of individual and corporate contributions. The seven clubs in the Twin Cities will operate four days a week instead of five and every employee will take a 20% pay cut.
April 28, 2003 - All Things Considered’s Lorna Benson interviews Dr. Michael Maddus about "minimally invasive" surgery. The University of Minnesota opened a new center today dedicated to that type of operation.
May 1, 2003 - The VocalEssence music series presents the North American professional premiere of Swedish composer Sven-David Sandström’s "High Mass." It is a huge event, featuring two full choirs, an orchestra and five soloists, with close to 250 people on stage at Orchestra Hall in Minneapolis.
May 1, 2003 - A team of doctors at Rochester's Mayo Clinic has developed an innovative way to treat, and possibly even cure, sinusitis. MPR’s Steven John interviews Dr. David Sherris about the condition and new treatment.
May 2, 2003 - MPR's Marisa Helms reports that the University of Minnesota's School of Music is marking 100 years of developing many of the region's foremost music teachers, performers and composers. Helms looks into the school and its history.
May 6, 2003 - Mainstreet Radio’s Bob Reha reports on the National Symphony Orchestra visit to North Dakota, as part of the American Residency Program that the orchestra began in 1992. In two weeks, the musicians will have performed 200 concerts and workshops across the state.