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 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 - MPR’s Chris Roberts reports on the vote results of St. Paul gay and lesbian rights ordinance repeal. Roberts visits the Prom Expo Center in St. Paul, election headquarters for Campaign 90s, the group supporting the ordinance, to get reactions. Roberts also contacts spokesperson for Citizen’s Alert, a group behind the repeal effort.
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 - It wasn’t until 10 pm that bedlam broke out at the Prom Expo Center in St. Paul, election headquarters for Campaign 90s, the group supporting the ordinance. Unofficial results show the effort to repeal was defeated by a rather narrow margin of more than 4,000 votes. Included are reactions from Campaign 90s chair B.J. Metzger, Deb Schlick, Mayor Jim Scheibel, St. Paul city councilmember Dave Thune, Citizens Alert spokesman Bob Fletcher, Campaign 90's manager Susan Kimberly.
November 6, 1991 - Writer Erin Hart reviews Burn This by Lanford Wilson, a New Classic Theatre Production at Mixed Blood Theatre.
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.
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November 7, 1991 - Mainstreet Radio’s Rachel Reabe reports on the foster care of developmentally disabled in Stearns County, Minnesota. Reabe interviews a foster care provider and government officials.
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