A selection of programs and series throughout the decades that were broadcast on Minnesota Public Radio.
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May 15, 1981 - MPR’s Bob Potter provides a brief tax committee update from the Capitol.
May 16, 1981 - Winston Borden, president of the Minnesota Association of Commerce and Industry, and Michael McCloskey of the Sierra Club discuss the environment and answer live listener questions concerning issues of the protection of the environment and economic development. Bob Potter hosts.
May 17, 1981 - Dale Warland Chamber Singers & Stephen Paulus visit Saint Paul Sunday Morning in the studio. Program includes commentary by host Bill McGlaughlin and interview segments. There is a discussion on professional choirs.
May 18, 1981 - MPR’s Bob Potter reports on continued debate at the Capitol over a tax plan and the growing chances for a special session. Segment includes speech excerpts and interview.
May 18, 1981 - Governor Al Quie announces his intention to veto the oMinnesotaibus tax bill passed in the House, as well as the bonus tax bill passed by the Senate.
May 18, 1981 - The Minnesota House of Representatives debates the oMinnesotaibus, broadcast live.
May 22, 1981 - MPR reporter Rich Dietman details discussions on Veterans Affairs and University of Minnesota sharing hospital facilities and the unlikelihood of merger.
May 23, 1981 - Survival expert Tim Kneeland talks about camping, summer outings, and wilderness survival, and answers live listener questions, from the American Lung Association. Bob Potter hosts.
May 27, 1981 - Fishing specialist, Chet Meyers talks about his recent fishing trip to Canada, the bass season opener, and fishing in the Twin cities, as well as answers liver listener call-in questions.
May 29, 1981 - James Gustave Speth, senior fellow at the University of Minnesota's Humphrey Institute, speaking at the Humphrey Institute about measures to alleviate the increase of CO2. Speth’s address is titled "Carbon Dioxide Buildup: The Case for Limited Action.” Speth is former chairman of the president's Council on Environmental Quality during the Carter administration.