December 18, 1992 - Jim Miller, deputy commissioner at Minnesota Commerce Department, explains the new regulations for banking industry on all federally insured banks, including rules on under-capitalization.
December 21, 1992 - Minnesota Public Service Commissioner Kris Sanda talks about her view on Hazel O'Leary being named to head U.S. Department of Energy.
December 30, 1992 - MPR’s Chris Roberts reports on the importance of 1992 for Minnesota’s gay & lesbian community. Roberts details how political and social attention during the year created momentum in furthering civil rights and social acceptance.
January 1, 1993 - U.S. Senator Paul Wellstone talks about Russia elections, the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty II (START II), and his takeaway view of the George H. Bush presidency.
January 2, 1993 - On this Midday program, MPR’s Jim Wishner chats with University of Minnesota futurist Arthur Harkins about discuss trends for the mid-to-late 1990s...and beyond. Harkins also answers listener questions.
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.
January 6, 1993 - Bernard Brommer, president of the Minnesota AFL-CIO (American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations), discusses issues of concern to organized labor…including contract concessions, apprenticeship programs, and state budget problems.
January 11, 1993 - MPR’s Gary Eichten interviews John Marty, state senator from District 54, about his ethics bill he is proposing at the State Capitol.
January 15, 1993 - MPR’s Catherine Winter interviews Anthony Signorelli and Paul Macadam, editors of “Rooster Crows at Light from the Bombing: Echoes from the Gulf War,” published by Inroads Press (Minneapolis, MN). Poet Thomas R. Smith from River Falls, WI. also takes part in conversation.