A selection of programs and series throughout the decades that were broadcast on Minnesota Public Radio.
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December 17, 1992 - Roger Knutson, professor of Biology at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa, urges us to take a kinder, gentler view of the bugs that live on us with his book, Furtive Fauna: A Field Guide to the Creatures Who Live on You. It’s a hard sell.
December 17, 1992 - Minnesota author Deborah Stein talks about her book, Colors: Multicultural Inspirations for Growth and Recovery. The work is designed to support people in recovery through a lens of cultural diversity.
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December 17, 1992 - Each day a few more calls come in on Yvonne Minor's hotline for military families. Sitting at her kitchen table in Savage, Minnesota., she tries to reassure parents, relatives, spouses who are afraid their loved ones will never be the same. "It's different from the Gulf War. The parents are so afraid for their kids psychologically this time," said Minor, who founded Back America's Courageous Military (BACM) when Iraq's Saddam Hussein was this nation's the No. 1 enemy. "They're worried about whether their children can handle it. We can turn the channel. They won't be able to do that."
December 17, 1992 - Larry Perlman, Chairman, President and CEO of Ceridian Corporation returns from participating in the Clinton Economic Summit.
December 18, 1992 - On this installment of Voices from the Heartland, Minnesota writer Douglas Wood reads from Paddle Whispers. Wood’s book is an inner journey to joy and meaning in nature…and in oneself.
December 18, 1992 - MPR’s William Wilcoxen reports on Dave Winfield signing to the Minnesota Twins. Winfield speaks at press conference about his desire to come back to Minnesota.
December 18, 1992 - Art Rolnick, director of research at the Federal Reserve Bank in Minneapolis talks about new banking regulations that some claim could cause a saving and loan-type banking collapse. He also talks about the controversy over the Northwest Airlines financial problems.
December 18, 1992 - Jim Miller, deputy commissioner at Minnesota Commerce Department, explains the new regulations for banking industry on all federally insured banks, including rules on under-capitalization.
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