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.
April 23, 1993 -
April 23, 1993 -
April 24, 1993 - MPR’s Mark Zdechlik reports on concerns over the catching and eating of contaminated fish in Minnesota waters. Many in the Southeast Asian communities continue a tradition of fishing for food, but are unaware of the dangers of contamination in the waters of Minnesota lakes and rivers.
April 24, 1993 -
April 24, 1993 - An unknown girl speaks on her thoughts on women having the opportunity to serve in the military, including combat positions.
April 26, 1993 - MPR’s Leif Enger reports from Mille Lacs Lake on Anishinaabe Liberation Front preparing to spear in violation of state law. Report includes numerous interviews, including Ojibwe writer Jim Northrup, who participates in traditional spearing.
April 26, 1993 - MPR’s Cathy Wurzer interviews Tim Rose, media advocate for Gay and Lesbian Community Action Council (GLCAC), who shares his personal experiences while participating in March on Washington for Lesbian, Gay, and Bi Equal Rights and Liberation. Rose also details others that were a part of movement event.
April 26, 1993 -
April 27, 1993 - A month into the 1993 Major League Baseball season, the Twins are suffering a poor bull pen performance, resulting in a run of game losses. MPR’s Robin Gehl breaks down what has…and what hasn’t been working for the team.
April 27, 1993 - We think that the Hmong believe that education is the route to upward social mobility in the United States. And we find that most students have a great deal to support for educational achievement both from their parents and from their peer groups and because the Hmong community is rather more tightly knit than other communities in St Paul. These supports kind of compound each other.