March 15, 1981 - This program looks at the relationship between creativity and politics in the life and work of some Latin American novelists currently living in the United States
March 17, 1981 - Report about welfare.
March 18, 1981 - Results show water quality has shown marked improvement since Reserve Mining stopped discharge of taconite tailings directly into Lake Superior. Environmentalists believe fibers found in the taconite tailings have carcinogenic characteristics of asbestos.
March 18, 1981 - Report about state and federal budget cuts.
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March 21, 1981 - John Knoepfle talks briefly about his poetry and reads a number of his poems including those entitled After Gray Days, Pilgrims' Day, and a found poem based on speech by an old chief of the Winnebago Indians in 1836.
March 21, 1981 - 5th district democrat Rep. Martin Sabo and and 3rd district republican Rep. Bill Frenzel with moderator Bob Potter along with listener participation. They discuss the budget, foreign policy, and other issues.
March 22, 1981 - This is the premiere broadcast of Saint Paul Sunday Morning, a new series exploring the unique world of chamber music. This first program is a musical celebration in honor of Johann Sebastian Bach's birthday. Members of The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra with the Dale Warland Chamber Singers join Host Bill McGlaughlin in the Studio M for lively conversation and music-making in a relaxed and informal studio setting.
March 23, 1981 - MPR’s Tom Meersman reports on the housing challenges — practical, cultural, governmental, and social — that refugee families face after arriving in Minneapolis. Substandard housing is among the most problematic of them all.