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.
February 4, 1993 - Local theater critic Erin Hart reviews Penumbra’s production of Michael Henry Brown’s King of Coons. Abdul Salaam El Razzac plays Cotton Pickit, a portrayal of Black film comedian Stepin Fetchit.
February 4, 1993 - An interview with Dr. Marianne Legato and Dr. Kevin Graham on women's hearts and the increased efforts regarding the study and research of women’s health.
February 4, 1993 - In a press conference, Ann Bancroft reflects on American Women's Expedition (AWE) to the South Pole. Bancroft details the differences between exploring the South and North Pole.
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February 4, 1993 - Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere (CARE)
February 5, 1993 - St. Paul resident and commentator Louis Porter II says Saint Paul Winter Carnival must end due to his view of racist and sexist traditions.
February 5, 1993 - MPR’s Cathy Wurzer interviews Randy Sue Latimer, local playwright and co-founder of Sell the Cow Theatre, a new theater company in the Twin Cities. Others involved in the joint venture are Brad Lowery, Anne Welsbacher, Jeff Reynolds. The group’s first offering is Harold Pinter’s The Caretaker and Lyle Kessler’s The Orphan.
February 5, 1993 - St. Paul teacher and author Roger Barr talks about his book, The Treasure Hunt. The mystery follows characters as they hunt for a hidden medallion in Ramsey County. The story is based on the Saint Paul Winter Carnival and the Pioneer Press Medallion Hunt.
February 5, 1993 - On this segment of Voices from the Heartland, Duluth writer Barton Sutter reads an essay on cross-country skiing.
February 5, 1993 - Former U.S. Attorney General Ramsey Clark talks about aspects of past U.S.-Middle East relations and on his book, The Fire This Time: U. S. War Crimes in the Gulf.