A selection of programs and series throughout the decades that were broadcast on Minnesota Public Radio.
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August 5, 1989 - Horticulturist Deb Brown answers listeners' questions about late summer/early fall lawn and garden projects.
August 9, 1989 - MPR’s Kate Smith reports on Minnesota Educational Computing Consortium, also known as MECC, which is being placed up for sale by the state. The corporation has helped Minnesota schools with software at cost, but legislators are looking to sell the company.
August 12, 1989 - Dr. Ford Bell, an internist at the University of Minnesota small animal clinic, answers listener questions about dog and cat health care.
August 14, 1989 - Michael Dorris, author of "The Broken Cord", who is also a Native American scholar, answers listener questions about fetal alcohol syndrome and other Indian concerns.
August 15, 1989 - Sara Evans, director of the Center for Advanced Feminist Study at the University of Minnesota and author, speaking at St. Olaf College in Northfield, as part of a conference called, "Re-visioning the Curriculum". Evan’s address was on the topic of the importance of integrating the history of women into school curriculum. Following speech, Evans answered audience questions. Sara Evans is author of "Born for Liberty: A History of Women in America", and co-authored "Wage Justice" with Barbara Nelson, which is a study of comparable worth in Minnesota.
August 17, 1989 - Author Howard Mohr answers listener questions and reads from his new book, "A Minnesota Book of Days (And a Few Nights)."
August 19, 1989 - Naturalist Kathy Heidel from Hennepin Parks leads a field recording tour of three prairie areas near the Twin Cities. Hear her describe prairie plants and animals at Hyland Park in Bloomington, the University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, and Schaeffer Prairie near Glencoe, Minnesota.
August 21, 1989 - Gary Bauer, president of the Family Research Council in Washington, D.C., speaking at a recent forum sponsored by the Berean League in Crystal, Minnesota. Bauer addresses the topic of family and religious values. In the Reagan administration, Gary Bauer was Undersecretary of Education. While at the Department of Education, he was chairman of the administration working group which issued a report called, "The Family: Preserving America's Future". He later worked in the White House Domestic Policy Office, serving as an advisor to President Reagan.
August 21, 1989 - Werner Fornos, president of the Population Institute in Washington, D.C., speaking at the Minnesota Press Club. Fornos’s address was titled “A World of 5 Billion: What Are Its Implications?" After speech, Fornos answered audience questions.
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