May 27, 1996 - Today, some people will spend time thinking about those who have given their lives in battle. Commentator Ann Daly Goodwin says she has come to realize that in any war, there are victims on both sides. On this Memorial Day, she will remember soldiers who have died, as well as a young girl.
May 27, 1996 - A strong majority of voters surveyed in the Minnesota Public Radio/Pioneer Press/Kare 11 say the legal or ethical transgressions of DFL lawmakers last session will affect how they vote in statehouse races. That could mean trouble for the DFL, which is trying to hold on to majorities in the House and Senate.
May 28, 1996 -
May 28, 1996 - U.S. Senator Paul Wellstone, along with leaders of "Common Cause" the state Independence Party and leaders of "United We Stand," is in Minnesota today promoting a campaign finance proposal pending in Washington.
May 29, 1996 -
May 29, 1996 - MPR’s Eric Friesen speaks with The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Conductor Hugh Wolff from the city of Sendai shortly after the second concert of a tour in Japan. The trip is being seen as an important opportunity to develop a Japanese following for the SPCO. Wolff says Japanese audiences have given the SPCO a warm welcome.
May 29, 1996 - for ATC Wednesday State Republican Party leaders have unveiled their proposed 1996 platform. It's expected to be debated, amended and adopted this week during the state convention in Duluth.
May 31, 1996 - This Midday program features a live broadcast from the Republican State Convention with host Gary Eichten and MPR political commentators Bob Meek and Tom Horner. Program includes an interview with Republican State Convention Chair Chris Georgacas and listener questions.
May 31, 1996 - The 1950s are generally regarded as the sleepy years in our history; the age of Ike Eisenhower, and the elevation of the ideals of the "American Dream". While many Americans were comfortably conforming in the post-war boom years, a group of writers and artists who called themselves "the beat generation" were rebelling. They produced some of the grittiest, ground-breaking work of the 20th-century. A new exhibition at the Walker Art Center, called "Beat Culture and the New America: 1950-1965," seeks to capture the beat movement in all its complexity.
May 31, 1996 -