January 26, 1995 - Local attorney Amy Klobuchar discusses the making of the sporting dome facility in Minneapolis. In 1982, Klobuchar wrote the book Uncovering the Dome, a history of the political dealings that finally ended with the construction of the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome.
January 31, 1995 - Karen-Louise Booth reports on Mayor Sharon Sayles Booth’s firing of Minneapolis police officer Mike Sauro. Segment includes audio from mayor’s press conference and comments from Minneapolis City Council members.
February 2, 1995 - On this Midday program, Minnesota Governor Arne Carlson discusses federal welfare reform, state controls, health care, Prairie Island, politics, and education funding. Carlson also answered listener questions.
February 6, 1995 - Midday’s Gary Eichten interviews Vern Mikkelsen, upon being named to the National Basketball Hall of Fame. Mikkelsen reflects on his game days as a Minneapolis Laker and being known by many as the NBA’s first power forward.
February 10, 1995 - MPR’s Karen Louise Boothe reports on highlights of Sharon Sayles Belton’s State of the City address. Topics of speech included Minneapolis police and environmental city initiatives. Segment also includes commentary from other local officials.
February 20, 1995 - Paul Wellstone, Minnesota U.S. senator (D), discusses the Senate. Topics include cuts, balanced budget amendment, social programs, and endowments. Wellstone also answers listener questions.
February 27, 1995 - Mitch Pearlstein, president of the Center of the American Experiment; and Steven Zachary, director of Minnesota Office of Diversity and Equal Opportunity, discuss the political and social debate regarding affirmative action. Pearlstein and Zachary also answer listener questions.
March 22, 1995 - MPR’s Mary Stucky reports on Minneapolis Mayor Sharon Sayles Belton’s views on neighborhood schools. Some in community see it as a return to segregation, others as a community focus to strengthening schools.
March 24, 1995 - On this Midday, Robert Olson, the new Minneapolis police chief, discusses the job and the department. Topics include violent crime, community, domestic abuse, and diversity in the force. Olson also answers listener questions.
March 28, 1995 - Judith Martin talks with Midday’s Gary Eichten about a poll showing happiness in the suburbs of the Twin Cities. Martin describes innate differences between dense Twin Cities and sprawling suburban experience.