November 8, 1991 - Colin Powell, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaking at the tenth anniversary dinner of the Minnesota Meeting. Powell’s address was on the current dramatic changes in Europe and world politics. 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.
November 11, 1991 - Raw unedited audio of Northwest Airlines news conference asking Minnesota for money. From Star Tribune article 11/12/91: NWA deal hailed as economic boon: Published on November 12, 1991:The $740 million financial partnership between Northwest Airlines and Minnesota taxpayers was hailed Monday as a key step toward strengthening and protecting the state's economy. But an independent financial analysis of the airline's condition raised questions about Northwest's future, which it concluded is "dependent on many circumstances that (the airline) does not control."
November 14, 1991 - An interview with Joan Ruth Growe, who ran for U.S. Senate seat in 1984, on how women running have more hurdles than there fellow male candidates.
November 18, 1991 - MPR’s Gary Eicthen interviews Ann DeGroot, executive director of Gay and Lesbian Community Action Council, about the public campaign efforts to have state legislature expand the Minnesota Human Rights Act to include gay and lesbians. DeGroot says educating is a key in developing support and building allies in the larger Minnesota community.
December 2, 1991 - An interview with Miriam Kluska about Middle East peace process and Hanukkah.
December 8, 1991 - Robert Terry, director of the Reflective Leadership Program at the Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota, speaking at St. Cloud State University. Terry’s address was titled, "Ethics for the 21st Century and Beyond."
December 16, 1991 - MPR’s Tom Meersman reports on social justice protests being held outside the Governor’s mansion. Protesters are concerned that cut of Minnesota’s Work Readiness Program will intensify issue of homelessness.
December 16, 1991 - The Legislative Commission on Planning and Fiscal Policy approves, by a vote of 11-7, an $838 million financial assistance package for Northwest. The package consists of a loan of $270 million from the Metropolitan Airports Commission and more than $500 million in construction financing for maintenance bases in Duluth and Hibbing. The construction bonds are later delayed by a lawsuit. Also Gov. Carlson press conference
December 16, 1991 - The Legislative Commission on Planning and Fiscal Policy approves, by a vote of 11-7, an $838 million financial assistance package for Northwest. The package consists of a loan of $270 million from the Metropolitan Airports Commission and more than $500 million in construction financing for maintenance bases in Duluth and Hibbing. The construction bonds are later delayed by a lawsuit.
December 16, 1991 - The Legislative Commission on Planning and Fiscal Policy approves, by a vote of 11-7, an $838 million financial assistance package for Northwest. The package consists of a loan of $270 million from the Metropolitan Airports Commission and more than $500 million in construction financing for maintenance bases in Duluth and Hibbing. The construction bonds are later delayed by a lawsuit.