April 17, 1996 - MPR’s John Rabe talks with Susan Gibel, of Gay and Lesbian Community Action Council (GLCAC), about the avenues for assistance in Minnesota regarding same-sex domestic abuse.
April 18, 1996 - Midday discusses infectious diseases and the updates the latest information about the Ebola virus, TB (Tuberculosis), BSE (mad cow disease), meningitis, influenza, AIDS, and other diseases with guest Michael Osterholm, a state epidemiologist. Listeners call in with questions.
April 24, 1996 - Midday broadcasts a speech by Dr. Susan Love, author of Dr. Susan Love's Breast Book and director of the Revlon/UCLA Breast Center, delivered in the Twin Cities at a conference on breast cancer sponsored by the University of Minnesota Center for Biomedical Ethics.
May 3, 1996 - MPR’s Dan Gunderson reports that in rural areas of Minnesota, a profound silence about AIDS and HIV is present. As a result, people with AIDS find little support…and sometimes encounter outright rejection. That stigma is of great concern to family members, church, and health officials.
May 22, 1996 - Dr. Michael Maddaus, a participant in local Father to Father program, describes it’s importance. Vice President Al Gore visits the Twin Cities to support the mentoring program.
May 28, 1996 - Mainstreet Radio’s Leif Enger reports of an emerging safety issue in rural Minnesota…a lack of firefighters. Even as demands for fire protection rise, the number of volunteers is shrinking; in many communities there are barely enough firefighters to answer a call for help.
August 15, 1996 - Mainstreet Radio’s Catherine Winter reports on Camp Knutson, a camp near Brainerd created to help people learn to live with HIV or AIDS within their families. Organizers say they believe it's the first time a summer camp has been set up for whole families affected by HIV and AIDS.
August 21, 1996 - Midday examines The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). As President Clinton prepares to sign it, guests Jim Koppell, member of the Children's Defense Fund and a vice president at the MN Hospital and Health Care Partnership; and former U.S. Senator Dave Durenberger, discuss its impact on the public. Koppell and Durenberger also answer listener questions.
October 9, 1996 - All Thing’s Considered presents the MPR documentary “Janet's Children,” which profiles a parent fighting to keep custody of her children. It’s a story of parents, drug use, and permanency.
October 9, 1996 - All Thing’s Considered presents the MPR documentary “Janet's Children,” which profiles a parent fighting to keep custody of her children. It’s a story of parents, drug use, and permanency.