July 24, 1996 -
July 26, 1996 - Minnesota author Barton Sutter reads his essay on the BWCA, titled “The Backroad to Ely.” This is part one of two segments. Essay was later collected in "Cold Comfort: Life at the Top of the Map," published by University of Minnesota Press.
July 29, 1996 - Minnesota's two U.S. Senators firmly anchor the far right and left of the political spectrum. Liberal Paul Wellstone and conservative Rod Grams disagree on almost everything. More often than not, they cancel out each other's votes. Wellstone's first term is ending, and he's fighting to keep his senate seat. Grams is about a third of the way through his first term. Politics aside, the two lawmakers have dramatically different approaches to their jobs. Minnesota Public Radio's Mark Zdechlik recently spoke with Senator Grams about his impressions of congress...
August 2, 1996 - Minnesota author Barton Sutter reads his essay on the BWCA, titled “The Backroad to Ely.” This is part two of two segments. Essay was later collected in "Cold Comfort: Life at the Top of the Map," published by University of Minnesota Press.
August 2, 1996 -
August 5, 1996 - As part of the Voices of Minnesota series, MPR’s Chris Roberts talks with Lee Pao Xiong, Director of the Council on Asian Pacific Minnesotans. Xiong discusses Hmong history, culture, and Hmong role in Vietnam War.
August 5, 1996 - As part of the Voices of Minnesota series, MPR’s Chris Roberts talks with Lee Pao Xiong, Director of the Council on Asian Pacific Minnesotans. Xiong discusses further incoming Hmong immigration, social services, clans in the Hmong culture, and Xiong’s viewpoint on the main problems facing Hmong community.
August 5, 1996 - Hour 2 of Midmorning, featuring Voices of Minnesota with Lee Pao Xiong, and author Susan Allen Toth on How to Prepare for Your High-School Reunion call-in.
August 5, 1996 -
August 6, 1996 - Mainstreet Radio's Catherine Winter visits the last remaining tugboat company in the Duluth Superior harbor. For more than 150 years, big ships have sailed the Great Lakes, from state to state and out to the sea. For nearly as long, little tugboats have helped the great freighters in and out of harbors, broken ice for them in winter, and rescued boats in emergencies.