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.
March 13, 1993 - Mainstreet Radio’s Catherine Winter reports on the difficulty to prosecute child abuse on Red Lake and other Indian reservations. On most reservations, state criminal laws don’t apply. The federal government is responsible for prosecuting serious cries under federal law. While child sex abuse is prohibited under federal law, child physical abuse is not.
March 13, 1993 - This Weekend Edition segment presents Isabell Monk, member of Guthrie Theater acting company, reading the scene "Indigo Gets Her Period" from Ntozake Shange’s Sassafrass, Cypress & Indigo.
March 15, 1993 - An All Things Considered interview with American writer Dorothy Allison about her book, Bastard Out of Carolina. The focus of conversation is on abuse and the family network.
March 15, 1993 - Minnesota State Senator Duane Benson comments on debate at State Capitol over Minnesota health coverage reforms.
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March 17, 1993 - Dan Salomone, executive director of Minnesota Taxpayers Association, responds to efforts at State Capitol to raise state taxes. Salomone argues that Minnesota is already a high tax state, and more taxes on higher incomes will hurt local economy.
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