A selection of programs and series throughout the decades that were broadcast on Minnesota Public Radio.
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March 25, 1991 - Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer, Minnesota educator and author, speaking in the Neuwman Center at the University of Minnesota. Nelson-Pallmeyer’s address was titled, "Why U.S. Foreign Policy Opposes Liberation Theology". Nelson-Pallmeyer worked for the "Politics of Food Program" of Clergy and Laity Concerned, and for the Minnesota-based "Hunger and Justice Project" of the Lutheran Church. He has lived in Central America and is a past co-director of the Center for Global Education at Augsburg College. Nelson-Pallmeyer currently teaches at Metro State University. Nelson-Pallmeyer’s books include "Hunger for Justice: The Politics of Food and Faith", "Water: More Precious Than Oil", "The Politics of Compassion", and "War Against the Poor: Low Intensity Conflict and Christian Faith".
April 5, 1991 - Skip Humphrey (aka Hubert Humphrey III), Minnesota's attorney general, discusses various law enforcement issues, including gang violence, gun limits, and environmental law. Humphrey also answers listener questions.
April 5, 1991 - Mainstreet Radio’s Leif Enger profiles The Ojibwe News, an independent newspaper serving Bemidji area. The paper focuses on tribal and reservation news, with some controversial stances. While read by many, the paper’s independence from Red Lake Reservation tribal government does not keep some from questioning paper’s objectivity as a Native press.
April 8, 1991 - MPR’s Bill Wareham gets sports writer appraisals of what the1991 MLB season may hold for the Minnesota Twins. The consensus is things look much better, both in roster and atmosphere from the year prior.
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April 16, 1991 - Department of Transportation Commissioner John Riley takes calls from listeners.
April 20, 1991 - Dr. David French is a plant pathologist from the University of Minnesota, who specializes in tree diseases. Don Willeke is an attorney and tree advocate.
April 22, 1991 - On Earth Day, Dan Olson interviews Bob Dunn, chairman of the Minnesota Environmental Quality Board and Diane Jensen, the Minnesota co-chair of the environmental group Clean Water Action.
April 23, 1991 - Jewel Lafontant-Mankarious, United States State Department's Coordinator for Refugee Affairs and Ambassador at Large, speaks at today's Minnesota Meeting. "15 Million Refugees Worldwide: How Will We Respond?" American Refugee Committee President Don Conley and Senator Rudy Boschwitz is in attendance. Jewel mentions her main reason to accept an invitation to speak was that on the first day she met Boschwitz, he said "you had these Hmong refugees in Minnesota and that I must come out to this state and meet with the refugee community". She follows with a Q&A - first questions asked are by Monsignor J. Jerome Boxleitner of Catholic Charities and Dr. Patricia Walker of International Rescue Committee Womens Commission for Refugee Women and Children. Lafontant-Mankarious responds on Hmong resettlement vs. repatriation in light of continued problems in Southeast Asia.
April 27, 1991 - University of Minnesota Horticulturist Deb Brown answers listener questions about lawns and gardens.