March 24, 1995 - On this Midday, Robert Olson, the new Minneapolis police chief, discusses the job and the department. Topics include violent crime, community, domestic abuse, and diversity in the force. Olson also answers listener questions.
March 28, 1995 - George Latimer, former St. Paul mayor, gave keynote address at the Landmark Series Forum "A New American Agenda," held in St. Paul. Latimer’s speech was billed as a policy address on HUDs plans to help rebuild the cities, but it turned into much more - a largely extemporaneous discussion of America's problems and some possible solutions to those problems.
March 28, 1995 - Judith Martin talks with Midday’s Gary Eichten about a poll showing happiness in the suburbs of the Twin Cities. Martin describes innate differences between dense Twin Cities and sprawling suburban experience.
March 31, 1995 - Midday presents a WCAL documentary from The Live of Children series, titled “A Good Hmong Girl.” Documentary explores Hmong girls and women adjusting to life in the United States during the 90s. Topics include struggle against traditional Hmong culture, abuse issues, and depression.
April 5, 1995 - Darin Narayana, executive vice president of the World Banking Group at Norwest Corporation, speaking at Minnesota Meeting. Narayana’s address was titled, “Mexico's Financial Crisis: Will the Rest of South and Central America Be Next? Following speech, Narayana answered listener 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 11, 1995 - MPR’s Benita Edwards reports on the needs of Hmong students in Minnesota schools. Many struggle with reading, writing, and speaking English. Various school programs and educators look to assist in the student’s development and success, but some parents question the long-term benefit of current ESL curriculum.
April 13, 1995 - Midday presents Mary Pipher, author and clinical psychologist, speaking to the Forum on Women in Leadership held at the College of St. Catherine. The 1994-95 theme was ‘Breaking Barriers II.’
April 17, 1995 - Stephen Young, an attorney who was with the USAID in Vietnam and taught Vietnamese history at the University of Minnesota; and Steve Sherlock, a Vietnam combat veteran, former activist in Vietnam Veterans Against the War, and founder and president of Aid to Southeast Asia, discuss the Vietnam War and any lessons that can be learned from U.S. involvement. Young and Sherlock also answer listener questions.
April 26, 1995 - Attorney General Skip Humphrey comments on U.S. Supreme Court ruling that threw out a federal law that bans a guns from 1,000 ft of school grounds. Humphrey notes that there is a state law in place that is still in effect.
April 29, 1995 - Midday presents a call-in program called "The End of Life," as part of the report series The Cancer War. Studio guests Father Jerry Foley, director of Spiritual Care for the Hospice at HealthEast; and Dr. Eric Anderson, an internist at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis, answer questions about death and dying, hospice care, and cancer.