A selection of programs and series throughout the decades that were broadcast on Minnesota Public Radio.
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September 28, 1989 - Tom Foley, Washington State U.S. representative and Speaker of the House, speaking to the National Conference of Editorial Writers at the St. Paul Hotel. Foley addresses issues facing the Congress. Tom Foley was elected Speaker after Jim Wright resigned.
October 3, 1989 - Al Checchi, new owner of Northwest Airlines, speaking to the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce. Checchi’s address was on his personal and business values, and the challenges ahead for Northwest Airlines.
October 3, 1989 - Ken Dayton, former chairman and CEO of Dayton Hudson, speaking to a national conference of editorial writers at the St. Paul Hotel. Dayton’s address was on titled "The State of the Arts?” Dayton shares his thoughts on the active arts community and culture in the Twin Cities.
October 10, 1989 - Barry Morrow, a Saint Paul native who won an Academy Award for the screenplay "Rain Man", speaks to the Screenwriters Workshop in Minneapolis about his craft and career.
October 11, 1989 - Barber Conable, president of World Bank, speaking at Minnesota Meeting. Conable’s address was titled “Fighting Poverty, Encouraging Growth and Protecting the Environment: The World Bank's Agenda for the 1990s.” Following address, Conable 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.
October 12, 1989 - Maria Isabel Plata, co-founder of the International Women's Rights Action Watch, who is visiting the U.S. from her home in Bogota, Columbia, answers listener questions about efforts to control drug trafficking in her country as well as women's rights issues around the world.
October 18, 1989 - Ed Boggess, member of Department of Natural Resources, discusses raccoon explosion in the Twin Cities. Boggess provides insights on the animal and recommendations on countering their push into urban environment.
October 19, 1989 - Laura Oatman, public health engineer at the Minnesota Health Department, talks radon with MPR Journal’s Gary Eichten. Oatman details the serious danger of the naturally occurring gas.
October 23, 1989 - Bill McKibben, author of "The End of Nature," talks about our global environment--the damage already done, and the prospects for the future.
October 23, 1989 - Deb Brown, horticulturist with the University of Minnesota, talks with MPR Journal’s Gary Eichten about the environmental benefits to utilizing fallen leaves rather than bagging and throwing away.