All Things Considered is a comprehensive source for afternoon news and information provided by various MPR hosts in St. Paul and NPR hosts in Washington over the decades. The program contains interviews, reports, speeches and breaking coverage.
November 1, 1991 - MPR’s Donna Nicholson provides a report on her, and others experience in attempting to get to work via a bus ride, after no success in digging out cars. Segment includes interviews with those waiting at the bus stop. It was a LONG wait.
November 1, 1991 - MPR’s Catherine Winter reports on deteriorating road conditions from massive snowfall in Twin Cities, with officials asking people not to drive, and MTC planning on stopping bus service at 8PM due to bad road conditions. In one instance, 15 buses were stuck along Lake Calhoun routes.
November 1, 1991 - MPR’s Lorna Benson reports on officials’ frustration over people traveling on roads during storm, with many becoming stranded. Roads are becoming increasingly unpassable except for emergencies. Snow removal crews in Mankato were pulled off roads out of safety to workers.
November 4, 1991 - MPR’s Gary Eichten talks with Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) official about the delays on roads during morning rush hour, which lasted an incredibly long 6-10:30 AM. If anything should have been done differently regarding bus service during snowstorm is also discussed.
November 4, 1991 - MPR’s Carol Schotzko reports on the impact of snowstorm to, the small southern Minnesota town of Sargeant. There are numerous power outages and downed frozen powerlines.
November 4, 1991 - MPR’s Bill Wareham reports on snow removal problems in St. Paul. Due to a failure of private contractors, four areas of the city were bypassed for plowing. Minneapolis road challenges are also mentioned.
November 6, 1991 - MPR’s Gary Eichten interviews naturalist about how animals are adapting to to massive snowstorm. The different experiences of small birds, squirrels, pheasants, and deer are detailed. Not surprisingly, hibernators are the big winners.
November 6, 1991 - Karen Clark, Minnesota House representative from District 60A, discusses legislative efforts at State Capitol to secure gay rights statewide. Clark also comments on local efforts; notably the gay and lesbian rights ordinance repeal in St. Paul.
November 6, 1991 - MPR’s Gary Eichten interviews Choua Lee after she wins seat on Saint Paul School Board. Lee discusses her desire to focus on bilingual studies, ESL programs, and parental involvement.
November 26, 1991 - A commentary that the Twin Cities have become more of an “indoor” city. Reasons behind the thought include the skyway system infrastructure and “snowbird” Minnesotans escaping to the south in the winter months.