August 6, 1983 - Jerry Hammer, publicity manager of the Minnesota State Fair, shares background on a few of the more well-known slogans of fair, including the theme ‘The Great Minnesota Get Together.’
August 11, 1983 - On this Midday program, a conversation with Arne Carlson, Minnesota’s state auditor, who breaks down the process of auditing government entities and comments on the fiscal health of the state. Carlson also answers listener call-in questions.
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August 23, 1983 - Dr. Paul Rosenblatt, author of Bitter, Bitter Tears: Nineteenth Century Diarists and Twentieth Century Grief Theories, answers listeners' questions about grief and bereavement.
August 25, 1983 - MPR’s John Ragsdale reports on Heart of the Earth Survival School for Native American Indians in Minneapolis. Laura Wittstock, Heart of the Earth administrator; and Hilda Erickson, curriculum director, speak about the school’s pupose.
August 30, 1983 - Yes, it’s another story on fair food. MPR’s Jim Ragsdale reports on the stratagies of fair-goers amongst the 320 concessions at Minnesota State Fair.
September 3, 1983 - MPR’s Dan Olson interviews Dave Roe, President of the Minnesota AFL-CIO (American Federation of Labor - Congress of Industrial Organizations). Roe discusses recent developments in organized labor and answers listener questions. Program begins with commentary from Roe on shooting down of commercial South Korean airliner by Soviet Union days earlier.
September 8, 1983 - Dr. Robert S. Bilheimer, executive director of The Institute for Ecumenical and Cultural Research at Collegeville, talks about the results of a three-year study documenting the beliefs and attitudes of more than 1,000 Minnesotans from all the major Christian denominations. Dr. Bilheimer directed the research project.