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.
August 26, 1991 - MPR’s John Biewen looks beyond the barns, Heritage Square motif, and greasy food to find the cultural diversity of Minnesota State Fair. Segment includes numerous interviews.
August 26, 1991 - Mainstreet Radio’s Rachel Reabe finds herself on the water of Lake Vermilion to witness one of the few U.S. Mail delivery services left in the states and talks with those receiving the aquatic delivery.
August 26, 1991 - A proposed ballot question for an election in St. Paul reads: Shall sections of the human rights law be repealed to permit discrimination in education, employment, housing and use of public places due to sexual and affectional orientation?
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August 27, 1991 - MPR’s Karen Boothe reports on the washing, hair brushing, blow-drying, body shaping, and walking skills that are integral for success in the show ring at the Minnesota State Fair.
August 27, 1991 - Minnesota-based author, educator, and outdoor enthusiast Bill Hansen presents an essay that warns to “watch your pack.”
August 27, 1991 - MPR’s Beth Friend reports from the Fine Arts building at the State Fair. Friend interviews Karl Bethke, Studio Arts professor at University of Minnesota, and Marky Lingin, Director of Education at Walker Arts Center, who are judges of the many submissions competing for the desired fair ribbons and awards.
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August 28, 1991 - MPR’s Tom Fudge explores “humongous” things at the Minnesota State Fair…from a pig, a horse, the Space Needle, elephants, the Big Slide, Midway koala bear, a man, a pumpkin, to a hot dog.
August 28, 1991 - Did you know aviation enigineers created the mini-dount machine? MPR’s Bill Wareham presents a short history of three State Fair food classics: cheese curds, mini donuts, and pronto pups. Wareham talks with vendors behind the fairground treats.