December 13, 1997 - The torturous hugs from elderly relatives, sitting at the kids table for dinner--and time packed into cars for long, stuffy trips to visit family, these elements are part of everyone's holiday memories. They're also fodder for Kevin Kling's play "Charred Underbelly of the Yule Log". Delving into childhood memories is the hallmark of a Kevin Kling play.
December 19, 1997 - MPR’s Laura McCallum reports on Penumbra's Black Nativity. Every family has their holiday traditions, but few are as complex as one Minneapolis family, whose season revolves around the Penumbra Theatre's annual production.
December 30, 1997 - MPR’s Lauara McCallum presents the documentary “Losing Lincoln Drive: Grand Forks After The Flood,” which shares the stories of three families and what has happened since the sirens blew.
January 2, 1998 - Midday presents the January edition of MPR’s Voices of Minnesota series, featuring interviews with three outgoing Minneapolis City Council members, who have nearly 70 years of experience between them: Alice Rainville, Walt Dziedzic, and Dennis Schulstad.
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January 3, 1998 - A Minnesota lawmaker is flying to North Carolina on Sunday to take a closer look at what may be the future home of the Minnesota Twins. A North Carolina businessman is negotiating to buy the team... but State Representative Kevin Knight of Bloomington says he thinks the deal is a ploy to force the Minnesota Legislature to pay for a new baseball stadium. Knight told Minnesota Public Radio's Martin Kaste that the trip to North Carolina will help him prepare for the NEXT stadium fight, when the Minnesota Legislature meets later this month.
January 6, 1998 - Twin Cities officials are doing their best to mix business with politics! It's their attempt to propose hosting the Democratic National Convention in the year two-thousand. As Minnesota Public Radio's Karen-Louise Boothe reports, Twin Cities officials face a January 16th deadline and find themselves up against some stiff competition. A number of OTHER U.S. cities are making similar bids.
January 6, 1998 - A report released by the Governor shows crime is down in Minnesota and the state is a safer place to live.
January 9, 1998 - Author Ron Handberg talks about his latest book, Malice Intended.
January 11, 1998 - Master Storyteller Jim Stowell has been telling the stories of Minnesota for the past 30 years. The Great American History Theatre in St. Paul is celebrating Stowell's long career by hosting a JIM FEST.