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 5, 1997 - Apple computer is reaching back to its roots. The company has announced a broad restructuring that reunites co-founders Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak with the troubled computer maker. Jobs and Wozniak will serve as advisors to Apple chairman Gilbert Amelio and serve on Apple's executive committee.
February 5, 1997 - Mainstreet Radio’s Mark Steil reports that county governments in Minnesota are in a financial squeeze as state and federal grants decline. They must either cut services or find new revenue sources. In southwest Minnesota, a bookmobile with a roadrunner painted on its side is directly in the path of the funding dilemma. People who use it say it's foolish to cut a service which enriches minds.
February 5, 1997 - Many Minnesota educators are embracing President Clinton's call to make college-level education available for everyone. In his State of the Union address Tuesday night, Clinton said at least two years of college should become as universal as a high school education is now. Local educators say it's an achievable goal.... as long as the funding is there. Minnesota Public Radio's Tim Pugmire reports... President Clinton says his number one priority for the next four years is to ensure all Americans have the best education in the world. His goals include enabling every 18-year-old to go to college, and every adult
February 5, 1997 - A Senate panel today approved money to provide emergency food for the state's snow-bound deer population despite objections from the Department of Natural Resources. Minnesota Public Radio's Martin Kaste reports.
February 6, 1997 - The films of Kenji Mizoguchi are known for their long takes, compassionate view of women, and uncompromising social realism. But the problem is that his films are not that well known. Mizoguchi, considered one of the most important directors of all time, was born at the turn of the century in Tokyo. He died in 1956, having made as many as 86 movies. On Friday, the Walker Art Center and the U-Film Society begin showing a selection of Mizoguchi. We asked Marlena Gonzales Tamrong, an associate film curator at the Walker, and Kinji Akagawa, a Japanese-born artist and teacher, into the studio to help us understand Mizoguchi's films and their impact. Marlena Gonzales Tamrong is an associate film curator at
February 6, 1997 - A debate over a proposed large-scale dairy feedlot west of the Twin Cities moves to the courtroom today. A Wright County environmental group is suing the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, arguing the MPCA should do further study on the potential environmental effects of what could be Minnesota's largest dairy farm. Minnesota Public Radio's Laura McCallum reports.
February 7, 1997 - MPR’s Chris Roberts profile sisters Julia and Irina Elkina, one of Russia's more prominent duo-piano teams. The immigrated to Minnesota, and now call Minneapolis their home. One advantage they may have over other piano duos, is they also happen to be identical twins.
February 7, 1997 - Ojibwe storyteller Ann Dunn lost her mother recently. It's been a painful loss, but she has found some comfort in her mother's belongings and her legacy.
February 8, 1997 - From slumber parties to the therapists couch...the short stories in Minnesota author Julie Schumacher's new book "An Explanation for Chaos" weave tales of searching for meaning in life.
February 10, 1997 - Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life is planning a rally tomorrow at the state capitol to protest a medical procedure sometimes referred to as "partial-birth abortions." Banning the relatively rare abortion procedure is an MCCL priority this year, but some lawmakers say they're not as concerned about MCCL's priorities as they used to be. MCCL lost a powerful ally when House Speaker Irv Anderson was toppled last month, and that's translated into a loss of clout at the Capitol. Minnesota Public Radio's Martin Kaste reports.