May 22, 1978 - As an MPR Special supplement to All Things Considered, a discussion with Joseph Alexander, incoming Department of Natural Resources commissioner on his plans for the DNR…including multiple use, BWCA, and conservation efforts.
May 26, 1978 - MPR’s Pat Kessler reports that 30 days after St. Paul gay rights ordinance repeal, there is a general attitude that the repeal has had no real effect on the lifestyles of homosexuals. Kessler talks with two individuals who fought on opposing sides of the rights issue.
May 27, 1978 - Dr. Robert Coles, noted child psychiatrist and instructor at Harvard, speaking at a conference on parenting held in Bloomington. In speech, Coles reflects on his time with Robert Kennedy.
May 31, 1978 - MPR’s Greg Barron reports on a potential compromise BWCA bill put forth by Minnesota’s U.S. Representative Bruce Vento and California’s U.S. Representative Phillip Burton. Bill would allow motorized vehicles in the Boundary Waters, with a timed phase out over a number of years.
June 1, 1978 - MPR’s Alan Searle reports on Boundary Waters Canoe Area Alliance reaction to U.S. Don Fraser’s amendment to Burton-Vento BWCA bill. Report includes commentary from Lenore Johnson, Boundary Waters Canoe Area Alliance’s president.
June 16, 1978 - MPR’s Gary Eichten interviews William Poole, senior researcher and editor at The Heritage Foundation, out the state of politics.
July 4, 1978 - Bruce Hilton, a Methodist minister, speaking on bioethics at North Dakota State University. Hilton talks about birth, life and death. Topics include moral dilemmas in medical technology growth and genetic engineering.
July 5, 1978 - Midday presents speeches by two education professionals at the Rural Life Institute at Southwest State University in Marshall, Minnesota. The topic was "Why Save Rural Schools."
July 10, 1978 - As part of an Insight series, MPR’s John Ydstie produces a sound portrait titled “Migrant Series, Part 1.” Ydstie follows the daily life of Guillermo Flores, a migrant worker in the sugar beet fields of rural Minnesota.
July 15, 1978 - On this regional public affairs program, a panel discussion of a recent Citizens League report on community participation in decision-making in the twin cities.