January 4, 1993 - MPR’s Bob Potter interviews newly elected Associate Supreme Court Justice Alan Page. They discuss the court, expectations, race, and Page’s career path.
January 4, 1993 - MPR’s Catherine Winter reports on swearing-in of Alan Page to the Minnesota Supreme Court, the only person of color in the State appellate court system.
February 8, 1993 - Mary Mauler, director of Regional Affairs at Social Security Administration, explains when one needs to pay social security taxes for wages on work done.
February 22, 1993 - Dr. Beverly Coleman-Miller, president of a public health consulting firm called BCM Group, speaks at the Itasca Seminar, which was sponsored by the Minneapolis Foundation. Coleman-Miller’s speech was on the topic and “epidemic” of violence in the United States. Topics include street crime, education, and guns.
March 4, 1993 - MPR’s Paula Schroeder interviews recently elected Supreme Court Justice Alan Page, who discusses the importance for role models and need for focus on developing children. The Page Education Foundation is also discussed.
March 10, 1993 - Robert Guzy, president of Minnesota Bar Association, comments on Paul Wellstone’s committee judge selections. Both selections are African American.
March 13, 1993 - Mainstreet Radio’s Catherine Winter reports on the difficulty to prosecute child abuse on Red Lake and other Indian reservations. On most reservations, state criminal laws don’t apply. The federal government is responsible for prosecuting serious cries under federal law. While child sex abuse is prohibited under federal law, child physical abuse is not.
March 18, 1993 - MPR’s Mike Mulcahy describes the scene as Minnesota Senate debates and votes to extend the Minnesota Human Rights Bill to include protections on one’s sexual orientation. Report includes clips of Senate floor speeches.
March 19, 1993 - MPR’s Mike Mulcahy reports on bill passage in both Minnesota Senate and House of Representatives that changes the state's human rights law to prohibit discrimination against gays and lesbians in areas like housing, employment and education.
March 24, 1993 - An MPR documentary about the proliferation of weapons in the schools and the tendency of young people to resort to violence as a way of solving problems. MPR reporters Dan Gunderson, Mark Zdechlik, Donna Nicholson and Kate Smith present various viewpoints from students, teachers, police, parents and others.