June 11, 1993 - MPR’s Paula Schroeder interviews Tom Hamburger, Star Tribune correspondent, about announcement from the White House rose garden that Walter Mondale has been nominated to become next U.S. Ambassador to Japan.
June 11, 1993 - Political commentary from Tom Horner on Independent Republicans chairman selection and Bob Meek on the fight for DFL endorsement amongst Minneapolis mayor candidates.
June 12, 1993 - MPR’s Elizabeth Stawicki reports on Walter Mondale’s nomination to be U.S. Ambassador to Japan. Mondale comments on the trade dispute with Japan.
June 22, 1993 - A Midday interview with St. Paul Mayor Jim Scheibel about National Urban Peace and Justice Summit to address gang violence in the community. Summit is being held at Mount Olivet Baptist, in St. Paul.
June 23, 1993 - Mainstreet Radio’s Leif Enger profiles Bob Lessard, a Minnesota state senator known for his strong environmental and natural resource stances. His views have supporters and critics from both ends of the ecological debate in northern Minnesota.
June 24, 1993 - U.S. Senator Paul Wellstone comments on his potential vote choice on bill addressing federal budget. While he supports the tax piece, Wellstone shares his concern over what it does to Medicare.
June 25, 1993 - Lynne Cheney, fellow at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, speaking to the Minnesota Association of Scholars. Cheney’s speech was titled, "Telling the Truth About the Politicized University." Address was on the topic of political correctness and free speech on college campuses. Lynne Cheney authored an NEH report on the same subject. Lynne Cheney was the former Chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
June 25, 1993 - MPR’s Perry Finelli interviews Ann DeGroot, local LGBT acitivist, about Gay Pride Festival, appointment of a U.S. AIDS czar, gays in the military, and the term ‘family.’
June 25, 1993 - U.S. Congressman Martin Sabo comments on House Budget Committee efforts and possible result of completing a joint budget bill in D.C. legislation.
July 2, 1993 - Chuck Ruhr, owner of a Minneapolis ad agency, reflects on the Aug. 13, 1973 Time magazine promoting the state. The issue included a cover shot ("The good life in Minnesota") and six-page spread to Minnesota ("A state that works").