December 24, 1993 - Neda Miranda Blazevic-Krietzman is an artist, author and former professor of English and Core Curriculum, including art, at St. Catherine University in St. Paul-Minneapolis, MN. She was born in Gracac, Croatia, and grew up in Zagreb where she graduated from the University of Philosophy with a double major in Comparative Literature and Sociology. She studied art in (West) Berlin, Germany. She resided between 1982 and 1992 in Berlin and Munich, Germany, New York, Boston and Iowa City as a writer, artist and professor. From 1993 until 2007, she lived and worked in Minneapolis, MN. Since 2007, she lives and works in San Diego, CA.
December 24, 1993 -
December 25, 1993 - St. Paul author Lawrence Sutin shares his thoughts on being a non-Christian Christmas celebrant.
December 28, 1993 - Midday’s Gary Eichten interviews Bill Wilson, out-going St. Paul council president and civil rights activist, about his thoughts on the city of St. Paul…what’s better, what’s not, and what’s changing. Topics of discussion include downtown business, race relations, and politics.
December 29, 1993 -
December 29, 1993 - Outgoing mayors Don Fraser (of Minneapolis) and Jim Scheibel (of St. Paul) visit Midday program to answer listener questions about politics and the future of the Twin Cities.
December 30, 1993 -
December 30, 1993 -
December 30, 1993 - MPR’s Karen Boothe gives a brief summary report on a hearing challenging the city of Minneapolis in offering health benefits to same-sex partners of city employees.
December 31, 1993 - MPR’s Greg Magnuson interviews MPR reporter Euan Kerr about the New Year’s Eve song “Auld Lang Syne.” Kerr, a Scot himself, explores the Scottish origins of song.