A selection of programs and series throughout the decades that were broadcast on Minnesota Public Radio.
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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.
February 26, 1982 - In this Science Town Meeting, held at Arts and Science Center Auditorium in St. Paul, Dr. Arthur Harkins, Associate Professor of Future Studies at the University of Minnesota, speaks on co-existence of humanity and robots. Harkin’s address is titled "A Robot in Your Life." Following Harkins address, a counter-response is given by Dr. Arthur Norberg, director of the Charles Babbage Institute for the History of Information Processing and associate professor of computer science at the University of Minnesota. Norberg speaks on negative aspects in culture, and the unknown of technological use and response. After speeches, Harkins and Norberg answer questions from the audience.
March 2, 1982 - House Inter-American Affairs Subcommittee, meeting at Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, D.C., continues hearing on human rights progress in El Salvador, with witnesses including Congressmen James Oberstar of Minnesota and Tom Harkin of Iowa, both of whom have recently returned from trips to El Salvador.