December 16, 1975 - MPR’s Kate Williams reports on Reverend Jeanette Piccard, who in an excerpted speech, defends her ordination and right as a woman to be a priest.
December 16, 1975 - Reserve Mining wants Judge Miles Lord removed from Milepost 7 hearings to locate site for mining waste, is biased, says their right to due process was violated. Lord says new medical evidence on effects of asbestos fibers warranted his actions. Minnesota Deputy Atty Gen. Byron Starn defended Lord, says more important what Lord has done rather than his style. Court concerned aboout Lord?s objectivity. Dr, Stephen Chapman of MPIRG says would be a blow to throw Lord out. Whole case would be delayed, would have to get re-reviewed. Reserve could continue to pollute and delay the case.
December 23, 1975 - MPR’s Bill Siemering interviews Ole Olson, who shares happy Christmas memories from the Minnesota and Dakota prairies in the 1880s. Decorations were tumbleweeds, an apple was a gift, and you did not go out and play in the snow.
December 26, 1975 - MPR’s Kate Williams reports on the success and challenges of Minnesota program for arriving Vietnamese refugees. Topics include housing, education, and jobs.
December 31, 1975 - Garrison Keillor interviews author J. F. Powers about his book “Look How the Fish Live,” and time overseas.
January 2, 1976 - MPR’s Bill Siemering interviews Isabel Burger, founder and administrative coordinator of the Children's Theater Association in Baltimore, Maryland. Burger is also author of "Creative Play Acting" and is a nationally known authority on creative children's drama.
January 23, 1976 -
January 23, 1976 - MPR’s Dulcie Lawrence interviews Phyllis Kahn, representative (DFL-Minneapolis), about prostitution bill going through Minnesota legislature.
February 2, 1976 - U.S. Senator Hubert H. Humphrey comments about Reserve Mining at a public meeting in Duluth. Audio also includes comments from a United Citizens for Clean Water and Air spokesman.
February 6, 1976 - "Give Hubert Hell" - A roast for Hubert Humphrey from the Minnesota Press Club.