January 25, 1991 - Mainstreet Radio’s Leif Enger profiles the Quadna Mountain Resort in Hill City, Minnesota. The resort has had a run of financial struggles and numerous owners. The latest owner is attempting to bring back life to the business, which is the largest employer in the small community. Local residents finds themselves both worried and wary.
January 29, 1991 - U.S. Senator Dave Durenberger talks with MPR’s Gary Eichten about the need for a national energy policy. Durenberger also comments on environmental concerns over Bush administration energy producing positions.
February 16, 1991 - MPR’s Paula Schroeder interviews Sue Ann Martinson(?) about the latest issue of Sing Heavenly Muse!, a feminist literary magazine based in Minneapolis.
March 8, 1991 - MPR’s Mark Heistad interviews Nellie Stone Johnson, an African American civil rights activist and union organizer. A native Minnesotan, Johnson shares her memories and commentary on labor efforts, politics, and race.
March 20, 1991 - William Donaldson, he Chairman of the New York Stock Exchange, speaking at Minnesota Meeting. Donaldson’s address was titled “New Market Forces and the Changing Face of American Investment.” Following address, Donaldson answered audience questions. Minnesota Meeting is a non-profit corporation which hosts a wide range of public speakers. It is managed by the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota.
April 5, 1991 - Mainstreet Radio’s Leif Enger profiles The Ojibwe News, an independent newspaper serving Bemidji area. The paper focuses on tribal and reservation news, with some controversial stances. While read by many, the paper’s independence from Red Lake Reservation tribal government does not keep some from questioning paper’s objectivity as a Native press.
May 13, 1991 - Mainstreet Radio’s Rachel Reabe visits the newly opened Grand Casino in Mille Lacs. The casino, built on reservation land by Twin Cities investors, guarantees over 50% of profits to the Mill Lacs Band and has dramatically improved the unemployment problem in area. The reservation has plans to expand with a much larger facility.
May 16, 1991 - MPR’s Mark Heistad interviews Alan Ominsky, author of A Catalog of Minnesota-Made Cars and Trucks. Ominsky shares the history of success and failure of auto production in the state.
May 20, 1991 - Mainstreet Radio’s John Biewen visits La Paysanne, a sheep milk production company outside of Hinkley, Minnesota. The cheeses made from sheep milk include feta and ricotta. The sheep dairy industry in the U.S. is a small market and a tough business to succeed at.
May 31, 1991 - MPR President Bill Kling details the BBC doing a weekend special broadcast from Minnesota that is being sent back to Britain and then out to the world. The politics art and culture of our Midwestern state will be highlighted.