A selection of programs and series throughout the decades that were broadcast on Minnesota Public Radio.
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April 13, 1987 - Dr. Richard H. Grimm, Jr., Assistant Professor of Epidemiology at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health, answers listener questions about treating hypertension, or high blood pressure.
April 18, 1987 - University of Minnesota extension nutritionist Joanne Slavin answers listener questions about calories, cholesterol, fiber, and other nutrition and diet concerns.
April 21, 1987 - Deborah Howell, executive editor for St. Paul Pioneer Press Dispatch, talks about what goes into the newspaper and why. Howell also answers listener questions.
April 22, 1987 - Don Willeke, chairman of the State Shade Tree Advisory Committee and Dr. David French, Professor of Plant Pathology at the University of Minnesota, answer listener questions about planting and caring for trees of all kinds.
April 23, 1987 - E. Gerald Corrigan, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, speaking at Minnesota Meeting. Corrigan’s address is on the topic "The U.S. and World Economy." After speech, Corrigan answered audience questions. Minnesota Meeting is a non-profit corporation which hosts a wide range of public speakers. It is managed by the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota.
May 4, 1987 - Deb Brown, extension horticulturist from the University of Minnesota's Dial-U Clinic, answers listener questions about spring gardening.
May 6, 1987 - MPR’s Beth Friend interviews Soviet poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko. He answers listener questions about his work and his impressions of artistic expression in the USSR.
May 6, 1987 - Dr .George Tagatz, professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Minnesota Medical School, answers listener questions about the medical and ethical issues surrounding in vitro fertilization.
May 9, 1987 - On this Weekend program, Joe Alexander, commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR), discusses a wide range of activities under his purview: fish and wildlife management, forestry, parks, state-owned mineral rights and more. The dangerous fire conditions in northern Minnesota is also mentioned. Alexander also answers listener questions.
May 10, 1987 - Midday presents the documentary “Williams Pipeline Under Fire: The South Dakota Story,” which looks into gasoline leaks and spills, as well as information about other unsafe and possibly illegal activities at Williams Pipeline Companies Sioux Falls, South Dakota terminal.