A selection of programs and series throughout the decades that were broadcast on Minnesota Public Radio.
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April 6, 1987 - Under current law in Minnesota, sodomy, adultery and sex out of wedlock are illegal. A bill by Senator Donna Peterson, a Minneapolis democrat, would erase those laws, but would also make it illegal to engage in sex in public. Peterson told a Senate judiciary committee that her measure would create a law that’s needed and do away with laws that are both unfair and unenforced.
April 6, 1987 - Barbara Anderson with the Minnesota Department of Human Services, Arthur Himmelman, senior fellow at the University of Minnesota Humphrey Institute and Larry Kegan, a quadriplegic living at home, answer questions about home care for the disabled.
April 7, 1987 - Judith Guest speaking at the Walker Art Center, April 7, 1987 and aired on Memorial Day. Guest’s address is her essay “The Mythic Family.”
April 7, 1987 - Dr. David Henry Feldman and Dr. Sylvia Feinburg, members of the department of child study at Tufts University, discuss childhood development and creativity. Topics include prodigies, autism, art, and gender differences. Feldman and Feinberg also answer listener questions.
April 7, 1987 - Howard Sinker, sports commentator for the Minneapolis Star & Tribune, provides a promising outlook that a potentially “good” Minnesota Twins team will take the field during 1987 MLB season. Topics include new manager in Tom Kelly and quality of player roster.
April 8, 1987 - MPR’s Jim Bickal gets fan reactions to the Minnesota Twins new uniforms and new dome turf. One is a winner; the other a mixed bag.
April 10, 1987 - MPR’s Loren Omoto reports on Radio Best Awards event held in St. Paul. Segment includes a recipient speech clip by Garrison Keillor, one of the honorees.
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.