October 23, 1991 - All Things Considered’s Gary Eichten talks with beer historian Roland Amundson about the many, many breweries of the region over the decades…including during prohibition.
November 5, 1991 - Robert L. Spaeth reflects on the Pan Motor Company in St. Cloud. For a brief moment in time, the company gave the city a possibility to “be put on the map.”
November 11, 1991 - Raw unedited audio of Northwest Airlines news conference asking Minnesota for money. From Star Tribune article 11/12/91: NWA deal hailed as economic boon: Published on November 12, 1991:The $740 million financial partnership between Northwest Airlines and Minnesota taxpayers was hailed Monday as a key step toward strengthening and protecting the state's economy. But an independent financial analysis of the airline's condition raised questions about Northwest's future, which it concluded is "dependent on many circumstances that (the airline) does not control."
November 27, 1991 - Local poet and author Susan Marie Swanson talks about children book releases noted in an issue of the Hungry Mind Review children's book supplement.
December 7, 1991 - MPR’s Kate Smith reports on business environment of book stores in the Twin Cities as a Barnes and Noble superstore in Roseville enters the market. Smith gets commentary from Barnes and Noble and local independent booksellers Odegard Books, Red Balloon Bookshop, and Baxter's Books.
December 16, 1991 - The Legislative Commission on Planning and Fiscal Policy approves, by a vote of 11-7, an $838 million financial assistance package for Northwest. The package consists of a loan of $270 million from the Metropolitan Airports Commission and more than $500 million in construction financing for maintenance bases in Duluth and Hibbing. The construction bonds are later delayed by a lawsuit. Also Gov. Carlson press conference
December 16, 1991 - The Legislative Commission on Planning and Fiscal Policy approves, by a vote of 11-7, an $838 million financial assistance package for Northwest. The package consists of a loan of $270 million from the Metropolitan Airports Commission and more than $500 million in construction financing for maintenance bases in Duluth and Hibbing. The construction bonds are later delayed by a lawsuit.
December 16, 1991 - The Legislative Commission on Planning and Fiscal Policy approves, by a vote of 11-7, an $838 million financial assistance package for Northwest. The package consists of a loan of $270 million from the Metropolitan Airports Commission and more than $500 million in construction financing for maintenance bases in Duluth and Hibbing. The construction bonds are later delayed by a lawsuit.
December 16, 1991 - The Legislative Commission on Planning and Fiscal Policy approves, by a vote of 11-7, an $838 million financial assistance package for Northwest. The package consists of a loan of $270 million from the Metropolitan Airports Commission and more than $500 million in construction financing for maintenance bases in Duluth and Hibbing. The construction bonds are later delayed by a lawsuit.
December 16, 1991 - The Legislative Commission on Planning and Fiscal Policy approves, by a vote of 11-7, an $838 million financial assistance package for Northwest. The package consists of a loan of $270 million from the Metropolitan Airports Commission and more than $500 million in construction financing for maintenance bases in Duluth and Hibbing. The construction bonds are later delayed by a lawsuit.