January 26, 2004 - Mainstreet Radio's Stephanie Hemphill reports on folks in Northeastern Minnesota and Northwestern Wisconsin digging out from a near-record snowfall. After five years of wimpy winters, Duluth had several days of frigid temperatures, and now - lots of snow.
January 30, 2004 - At a time when many arts organizations are struggling financially, the Minnesota Ballet has found ways of going from strength to strength. The Duluth-based company is gradually trying to wean itself from foundation support. Mainstreet Radio's Stephanie Hemphill reports.
February 10, 2004 - Mainstreet Radio's Stephanie Hemphill profiles Ryan Rapsys, a young composer who has turned Duluth-Superior harbor sounds into music. While most people who visit Duluth spend some time sight-seeing on the waterfront, for Rapsys, sounds of the harbor can be just as inspiring as the sights.
April 5, 2004 - A Voices of Minnesota broadcast with two businessmen. Edger Hetteen is one of the inventors of the snowmobile, and at 83 he's still developing new products for his northern Minnesota company. Banker Jim Campbell is the retired chief executive officer of Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota and now co-chair of a major Twin Cities study group made up of other CEO's.
July 15, 2004 - Hewlett-Packard and Dell have announced free programs to encourage US consumers to recycle computers and electronics. HP has teamed with Office Depot stores to offer free recycling for any make of computers, monitors, digital cameras, fax machines, cell phones and other electronics. Consumers can drop off electronics at any Office Depot store between July 18 and Labor Day.
August 5, 2004 - The August edition of MPR's Voices of Minnesota series delves into the lives of wolves and ospreys. The program features Mark Martell of Audubon Minnesota and Peggy Callahan of the Wildlife Science Center at Carlos Avery Wildlife Management Area.
September 3, 2004 - MPR’s Bob Kelleher traces the individuals and movement that led to the U.S. 1964 Wilderness Act, creating the nation's system of federally protected wilderness. Minnesota's Boundary Waters Canoe Area was one of the first. Several Minnesotans played prominent roles, including then U.S. Senator Hubert Humphrey and a junior college administrator from Ely, named Sigurd Olson.
September 24, 2004 - Lise Lunge-Larsen grew up in Norway. Her parents and grandparents filled her life with stories of elves, dwarves, and fairies. Now she shares those stories with children, and the adults who read to them. Her latest picture book is called "The Hidden Folk." She talked with Mainstreet Radio's Stephanie Hemphill about the stories, and about their real meanings in modern life.
October 18, 2004 - Tomorrow (TUES) in Eveleth, officials and friends of Paul Wellstone will unveil plans for a memorial to the senator. Minnesota Public Radio's Stephanie Hemphill reports. {
October 18, 2004 - Politicians and friends of Senator Paul Wellstone will unveil plans for a memorial near Eveleth tomorrow (TUES). The memorial will be near the place where Wellstone and seven others died in a plane crash two years ago. Connie Lewis is with Wellstone Action. She says the memorial will include walking paths, and information about Wellstone's work, and about each of the others who died in the crash.