August 4, 1998 - On this Midday, Sheryl Ramstad Hvass and Amy Klobuchar, two candidates for Hennepin County attorney, discuss their plans for fighting crime. Topics include burglary, juvenile justice system, National Night Out, and repeat offenders. Hvass and Klobuchar also answer listener questions.
August 11, 1998 - Rev. Ron Smith, co-pastor of University Baptist Church of St. Paul; and Dan McElroy, Minnesota state representative for Burnsville, discuss the campaign watchdog group organization "Political Racism is Offensive to All Citizens Task Force" (aka as Pro-Act). Smith and McElroy also answer listener questions.
August 11, 1998 - As part of the MPR’s Campaign 98’ series, MPR’s Laura McCallum reports on the welfare views of Jesse Ventura, Reform Party candidate for governor. Ventura comments on “welfare to work” reform, more support for those in the middle-class, and a critique of single-parents on welfare.
August 12, 1998 - Warren Hanson, president of the Greater Minnesota Housing Fund; and Charlie Warner, chairman of the Right to Housing Campaign, discuss the state of affordable housing in Minnesota. Topics include shortage of subsidized housing and increasing rents. Hanson and Warner also answer listener questions.
August 14, 1998 - Sharon Sayles Belton, mayor of Minneapolis, talks with MPR’s Gary Eichten about her new budget for the city and the wide range of issues facing the city: housing, crime, schools, jobs, transportation and more. Program starts with discussion about Shubert Theatre and Block E development.
August 14, 1998 - Walter Mondale, former U.S. vice president and former ambassador to Japan, talks with MPR’s Gary Eichten about the foreign service, the Asian economic crisis, and campaign finance. Mondale also answers listener questions.
August 20, 1998 - Tom Satre and Jim Silva, both from the Minnesota Office of Technology; and Jerry Podkopacz, co-chair of Leonard Street and Dienard law firm's Y2K team, discuss the upcoming Y2K problem. Topics include definition of problem, potential impacts, and what individuals should do. Guests also answer listener questions.
August 25, 1998 - MPR’s John Rabe reports on local African American leaders from the Twin Cities talking with local black leaders in South Africa.
August 31, 1998 - As part of the MPR’s Campaign 98’ series, Laura McCallum talks with Reform Party gubernatorial candidate Jesse Ventura about his views on crime. Ventura states that crime is a local issue, not a state one. He also discusses policing, gun control, drugs, prostitution, and the death penalty.
September 4, 1998 - MPR’s Eric Jansen reports on status of Northwest Airlines strike. Report includes numerous clips of commentary, including Walter Mondale, who is an NWA board member. The U.S. Transportation Department has ordered Northwest Airlink flights to resume, despite Northwest Airlines being shut down by a pilot’s strike. Also, Northwest flight attendants who were laid off this week rallied at the state capitol to say they're 100 percent behind the pilots. The Federal Department of Transportation ordered Mesaba Aviation and Express Airlines to resume flights to 17 rural communities. The two airlines fly Northwest Airlink routes to Northwest Airlines hubs in Minneapolis.