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 11, 1997 - MPR’s Bill Wareham reports on residents of the Phillips neighborhood in South Minneapolis packing City Council chambers morning to plead for more help combatting violence.
April 12, 1997 - Seventeen Minnesota authors are waking up winners this morning. The 9th Annual Minnesota Book awards were awarded last night at the Minnesota History Center. The Coordinator of the MN Book Awards Roger Sween, says seventy books are nominated for awards this year-another record year for nominations.
April 13, 1997 - Francisco de Goya's 80 images entitled "The Disasters of War" are on display this weekend at Hamline University. This rare Goya exhibit is part of Hamline's ESPANA festival--a celebraion of Spanish culture. The festival includes speeches by American scholar Noam Chomsky--flamenco dancing, music and art. I toured the Goya exhibit with Curator and Art Professor Leonardo Lasansky. Prof. Lasansky says many people are not familiar with many aspects of Goya's large body of work.
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April 15, 1997 - A revolution is underway in medicine that could result in the mainstream acceptance of ancient healing techniques. Practitioners of accupuncture, massage and herbal remedies have often clashed with western-style doctors over a lack of strong scientific backing. But patients have been more receptive. A 1993 Harvard Medical School study found one-third of Americans use some form of alternative medicine. Each year, Americans spend more than 13 billion dollars out-of-pocket on these procedures and products. As Minnesota Public Radio's Lorna Benson reports, consumer interest in alternative medicine is forcing a dramatic change in the structure of modern medicine.
April 17, 1997 - Small town cafes are fading away quietly. They're being replaced by fast-food restaurants. The local cafe is more than just a place to eat. It's a place to get together with neighbors and catch-up on the latest news around town. St. Peter artist Charles Waterman is putting together a book based on sketches he's drawn at cafes in southern Minnesota. Many of the drawings are of customers at a cafe called Elmer's, located in Le Center since the 1940's. Minnesota Public Radio's Holly Nelson reports.
April 18, 1997 - East Grand Forks update. The flooding situation is continuing to deteriorate in Grand Forks, North Dakota and East Grand Forks, Minnesota. Joining John Rabe on the line is Melvin Hoverson Assistant Fire Chief for East Grand Forks.
April 18, 1997 - Fargo has two flooding problems: both along the Red River and overland flooding withstanding water. Officials looked at options for dealing with the situation Hope Deutscher reports.
April 18, 1997 - Flooding situation update (East Grank Forks?), invu w/Major Shields of National Guard Major Shields - 2:37 / JR / ATC
April 18, 1997 - MPR’s Bob Potter interviews Grand Forks police official Byron Sieber about flooding in the town and a mandatory evacuation order.