MPR News Features are news segments created for various long-form programming, including Morning Edition and All Things Considered, amongst others. Features run the gambit of interviews, reports, profiles, and coverage.
November 28, 1990 - MPR’s Loren Omoto interviews Ingrid Erickson, of St. Paul’s Hungry Mind bookstore and member of Midwest Booksellers for Social Responsibility. Erickson shares concerns over potential cuts to government funding to literary arts programs and small business.
November 28, 1990 - Minnesota Governor Al Quie talks about the state budget woes and how that impacted his 1990 election gubernatorial loss.
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November 29, 1990 - Mainstreet Radio’s John Biewen looks at the changes taking place in Minnesota law enforcement after the Minnesota legislature created the Peace Officers Standards and Training (POST), which in part requires college degree for police officers…including the local sheriff. The state is the first in the country to require two-year degree for beginning peace officers.
November 29, 1990 - MPR’s Beth Friend reports on the Walker Art Center performance piece Persimmon Peel, created by Laurie Carlos and Robbie McCauley.
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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.
November 30, 1990 - MPR’s Beth Friend interviews Native American poet Joy Harjo, who discusses language, the Earth, and Western reality. Segment includes Harjo reading her poetry.
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