November 3, 1994 - Najeeb Halaby, chairman of "Save the Children,” speaking at Minnesota Meeting. Halaby’s address was titled, “Putting Children and Women First: A Strategy for Waging Peace.” Following speech, Halaby 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.
November 4, 1994 - MPR’s John Rabe talks with Esther Tomljanovich, Minnesota Supreme Court justice, and Kao Ly Ilean Her, the first female Hmong lawyer in state. Justice Tomljanovich and Her discuss the challenges of being a woman in law profession, and of unique needs of Hmong community regarding law.
November 7, 1994 - Midday guest Deborah Tannen, author of the books "Talking from 9 to 5" and "You Just Don't Understand," talks of her research on the differences and similarities in the way men and women communicate. Tannen also answers listener questions.
November 16, 1994 - An Open Forum Town Meeting, presenting the topic “Addressing Juvenile Crime”. Panelists Gerald Martin, Judge of the St. Louis County Juvenile Court; Dr. Marilyn Marsh, member of student and community services for Duluth Public School District; and Richard Quigley, CEO of Woodland Hills. Meeting was moderated by MPR’s Bob Kelleher.
November 17, 1994 - A Midday pledge drive hour, with a re-broadcast of the 1991 documentary by Steven Smith and Chris Julin about Indian boarding schools in the 19th century. “Learning the White People Way: A Documentary Essay on the History of Federal Indian Boarding Schools” is narrated and co-written by Ted Mahto, a Native American from the Red Lake band of Chippewa in northern Minnesota. Mahto reflects on his experience at boarding schools in Pipestone, Minnesota and Flandreau, South Dakota.
November 26, 1994 - On this Saturday Midday, Paul Naumann, assistant director of the St. Paul Voluntary Action Council, discusses opportunities to volunteer for kids, adults, families and senior citizens. Naumann also answers listener questionsOn this Saturday Midday, Paul Naumann, assistant director of the St. Paul Voluntary Action Council, discusses opportunities to volunteer for kids, adults, families and senior citizens. Naumann also answers listener questions.
November 28, 1994 - U.S. Senator Paul Wellstone shares his take on General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) and concerns of human rights and child labor.
December 1, 1994 - Norm Coleman, mayor of St. Paul; and Sharon Sayles Belton, mayor of Minneapolis, discuss their completion of first year in respective offices. Both talk about the future of the cities. They also address current challenges, including racial issues, schools, crime in Minneapolis, and the empty Town Square in St. Paul. Coleman and Sayles Belton also answer listener questions.
December 7, 1994 - MPR’s Gary Eichten interviews Bill Green, Minneapolis school board member, about district reorganization plan that would divide city into four sectors, with students going to their “home” sector. Some are concerned that it will create racial imbalances in some schools and hurt efforts to improve education in state.
December 9, 1994 - MPR’s Bob Potter interviews Bea Vue-Benson, the first Hmong female pastor in Minnesota. Vue-Benson talks about the challenges of being a woman public leader. She also speaks on Christianity in the Hmong community.