April 17, 1990 - Winston Lord, former ambassador to China, speaking at Minnesota Meeting. Lord’s address was titled " China: Great Walls and Open Doors." Lord talked about political situation a year after Tiananmen Square. Following speech, Lord answered audience questions. Minnesota Meeting is a non-profit corporation which hosts a wide range of public speakers. It is managed by the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota.
April 21, 1990 - Gaylord Nelson, former Wisconsin U.S. Senator, discusses the founding of first Earth Day 1970.
April 21, 1990 - On this Saturday Midday, Cathy Berg Moeger, supervisor of solid waste program at the Minnesota Office of Waste Management, discusses household recycling and ban of yard waste disposal. Moeger also answers listener questions.
May 15, 1990 - Kevin Boyle, founding director of the London-based organization Article 19, speaking at the University of Minnesota's Human Rights Center, the first lecture in a Forum on Freedom of Expression. Boyle’s address was on the topic “Freedom of Expression in the Developing World.” Boyle is also professor and Chair of Law at the University of Essex, England, as well as Director of the Essex Human Rights Center. Roger Parkinson, the publisher of the Star Tribune, introduced Boyle. Article 19 is an international organization working to promote freedom of expression throughout the world, and it played a leading role in the defense of Salman Rushdie when Iranian leaders threatened to execute him. The Forum on Freedom of Expression was established by the Human Rights Center to provide the University community with access to internationally recognized speakers on the efforts of human rights activists to extend the right to freedom of expression. The Forum will also serve to educate the University community on both domestic and international human rights efforts to protect this important freedom. The Human Rights Center was founded in December 1988 to encourage study, research, curriculum development, practical training, documentation, and outreach on many aspects of international human rights.
May 16, 1990 - On this episode of Take-Out program, host Beth Friend presents a collection of arts and culture items, including an interview with author Gretchen Urnes Beito and Pomegranate Press publisher Kathryn Leigh Scott about book "Coya Come Home: A Congresswoman's Journey," an authorized biography of Coya Knutson - the first woman elected to Congress from Minnesota / An interview with Richard Lack and John Walker on 20th anniversary of Atelier Lack School of Classical Realism / An interview with author Stuart Dybek about book "The Coast of Chicago: Stories" / A tribute to Jim Henson, who unexpectedly passed away on May 16th, 1990.
May 17, 1990 - Pat Schroeder, Colorado congresswoman (D), speaking at 25th anniversary celebration at Minneapolis Community College. Schroder’s address was on the topic of education, culture, diversity and global politics. After speech, Schroeder answered audience questions. Schroeder is the most senior woman in the U.S. House of Representatives. She is a member of the House Armed Services Committee, the Judiciary Committee, and the House Committee on Children, Youth and Families. In 1987 she explored a bid for the presidency, and wrote the book, "Champion of the Great American Family."
May 18, 1990 - Dr. Leonard Haynes, U.S. assistant secretary of postsecondary education, speaking at Minnesota Meeting. Haynes’ address was on the topic of educational reform in college athletics. After speech, Haynes answers audience questions. Minnesota Meeting is a non-profit corporation which hosts a wide range of public speakers. It is managed by the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota.
May 22, 1990 - Lesley Stahl, chief White House correspondent for CBS News and the moderator of Face the Nation, speaking at annual meeting of the University of Minnesota Alumni Association. Stahl’s address was titled "Inside the White House." Lesley Stahl joined CBS in 1972 and has reported on five presidents - Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan and George Bush.
May 28, 1990 - This isn’t the first time the St. Paul City Council or the city’s voters have had to deal with the gay rights issue. Back in 1978 existing language in the city’s human rights code that prohibited discrimination on the basis of sexual preference was removed during a referendum on the issue. In 1988 voters turned town a charter amendment that would not have allowed human rights measures to be subject to initiative or referendum. Those opposed to that charter amendment said that it was an attempt to create a gay rights ordinance. This year council members will be asked to approve an amendment to the city’s human rights code that would ban discrimination against homosexuals in the areas of housing, employment, education, public services or public accommodation.
May 29, 1990 - An MPR special documentary report titled, "Spearing on Lakes of Fire", narrated by Chris Tetlin. The report presents fishing debate over Chippewa Indian/U.S. Government treaty in northern Wisconsin. The controversy centers on walleyes, but there's much more at stake than fish.