A selection of programs and series throughout the decades that were broadcast on Minnesota Public Radio.
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September 13, 1993 - Martin Sampson, political science professor at University of Minnesota, discusses the prospects for peace in the Middle East and answers listener questions. Topics include the signed agreement between Israel Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization Yasser Arafat.
September 15, 1993 - An interview with Doug Johnson, Minnesota state senator and chair of State Tax Committee, about Governor Arne Carlson’s economic tax strategy and tax reform. Johnson is a DFLer representing the 6th District.
September 15, 1993 - The winners of the Minneapolis and St. Paul mayoral primaries. Norm Coleman and Andy Dawkins in St. Paul. John Derus and Sharon Sayles-Belton in Minneapolis .
September 16, 1993 - On this Mainstreet Radio segment, MPR’s Catherine Winter reports on Father Frank Perkovich, also known as the Polka Priest, and Joe Cvek & the Polka Mass-ters.
September 17, 1993 - Midday’s Gary Eichten talks with Vin Weber about the lay of the land for Independent Republican Convention, party candidates, and political environment.
September 20, 1993 - As part of an MPR month-long examination of sexual violence against women, this Midday program presents MPR's William Wilcoxen report on kid's views of sex and their relationships with the opposite sex.
September 21, 1993 - John Rollwagen, former CEO of Cray Research, speaking at Minnesota Meeting. Rollwagen shared his experiences as a private-sector CEO working in the government. Rollwagen spent five months in the Clinton Administration as the Deputy Secretary of Commerce. Following speech, Rollwagen 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.
September 22, 1993 - Minnesota Heath Commissioner Mary Jo O'Brien shares recommendations on what to look for in President Clinton speech on federal health care.
September 23, 1993 - MPR’s Perry Finelli interviews Ray Crump, former Twins equipment manager, about his book Beneath the Grandstands. It contains a collection of baseball stories of Crump's life growing up as a bat boy for the Washington Senators and then moving to Minnesota to become the Minnesota Twins first equipment manager.
September 24, 1993 - Mainstreet Radio presents broadcast from the Meadowland Farmer's Co Op in Lamberton, Minnesota. The program focuses on how local area is dealing with the effects of flooding from the previous spring and summer, and the impact it is having on farms and the economy.