A selection of programs and series throughout the decades that were broadcast on Minnesota Public Radio.
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January 29, 1982 - In this Science Town Meeting, held at Arts and Science Center Auditorium in St. Paul, Dr. Elisabeth Mann Borgese, professor in the Training Program for the Management and Conservation of Marine Resources in the department of Political Science at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, speaks on the future use of the resources of the sea and progress toward international treaties and agreements on such uses of the ocean. MPR’s Rich Dietman hosts and moderates’ program.
January 30, 1982 - Al Quie concession call-in. Bob Potter is host, listener call-in.
February 2, 1982 - NPR’s Bill Buzenberg presents live coverage of the Inter-American Affairs Subcommittee of the House Foreign Affairs Committee on human rights in El Salvador, with witnesses including Thomas Enders, Assistant Under Secretary of State for Latin American Affairs.
February 6, 1982 - Bill Knight of the Internal Revenue Service talks with Bob Potter and answers live listener questions on federal income taxes.
February 8, 1982 - MPR reporter Nancy Fushan talks with some of the people protesting against President Ronald Reagan's appearance in Minnesota, and MPR capitol reporter Pat Kessler talks with Senator David Durenberger about his reactions to the President's programs and policies.
February 12, 1982 - In this Science Town Meeting, held at Arts and Science Center Auditorium in St. Paul, Bruce Small, an environmental engineer and author, speaks on formaldehyde and indoor air pollutants. Small’s address is titled “Indoor Pollution: Home, Deadly Home.” MPR’s Rich Dietman hosts and moderates’ program.
February 13, 1982 - On this live call-in program, Esme Evans, Minnesota Revenue Department Publications Officer, and Dave Semrud, supervisor of the telephone assistance office, answer live listener questions on state income taxes.
February 20, 1982 - Independent-Republican Chair Bill Morris and Democratic-Farmer-Labor Associate Chair Mary Monahan answer live listener questions on the precinct caucus procedures and what is expected to occur.
February 22, 1982 - Nick Nash interviews former hockey player Dave Schultz about his personal experience with violence in the game.
February 24, 1982 - Ira Schwartz, research fellow at the Humphrey Institute for Public Affairs, speaking to the Citizens League about the institutionalization of juvenile offenders in Minnesota. For the past 15 years, the prevailing thought within juvenile justice circles has been away from youth confinement. Yet a new study being completed at the Humphrey Institute for Public Affairs shows that incarceration of juvenile offenders is on the upswing across the country. The study, under the direction of Schwartz, uses Minnesota as a test location.