October 3, 1995 - A Talk of the Nation special report, with NPR’s Robert Siegel and Nina Totenberg providing live coverage of O.J. Simpson verdict. After acquittal verdict is announced, there is commentary and interviews.
October 6, 1995 - MPR’s Karen Louise Boothe reports that the Governor's Task Force on Lesbian and Gay Minnesotans has completed its study and submitted recommendations to the Governor Carlson’s office. The 81-page report covers a range of issues, including youth, politics, education, and greater Minnesota. Recommendations include safe environment in schools, education training, and improving climate in smaller and rural areas.
October 10, 1995 - Lynne Cheney, former chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities, speaking at Minnesota Meeting. Cheney’s address was titled, “Telling the Truth: Why Our Culture Has Stopped Making Sense and What We Can Do About It.” Following speech, Cheney 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.
October 12, 1995 - Cal Haworth, Minnesota chair of MADD, discusses the state laws in place for drunk driving and concerns of court decisions in determining sentencing, especially for public figures.
October 16, 1995 - With the Million Man March going on in Washington D.C., Gary Eichten discusses event with Jerry Blakey, St. Paul council member, and Kwame McDonald, executive director of Inner City Youth League. Blakey and McDonald also answer listener questions. Additional program segment of a first-hand perspective from Kevin Young, a Minneapolis carpenter, marching in D.C.
October 25, 1995 - A Midday broadcast of Nadine Strossen, president of the American Civil Liberties Union, speaking at the Silha Lecture Series, sponsored by the University of Minnesota School of Journalism and Mass Communication. Strossen’s address was titled "Should Media Sex and Violence be Censored or Censured?" Topics in talk included pornography, TV "crime" news, the O.J. Simpson case, internet content, and child protections. After speech, Strossen answered audience questions.
October 25, 1995 - U.S. Senator Rod Grams comments on Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and kid tax credits and how they relate to tax cuts being proposed in Congress. Grams states that he believes abuse is taking place in social program.
October 27, 1995 - Bonnie Campbell, director of the U.S. Justice Department's Violence Against Women office; Sheila Wellstone, U.S. senator Wellstone’s spouse; and Chief Judge Donovan Frank, of the 6th Judicial District in Northeastern Minnesota, discuss domestic violence and the Violence Against Women Act. The program guests also answer listener questions.
October 30, 1995 - A lively Midday discussion about the proposed "Jobs and a Fair Wage Initiative" which will be voted on in St. Paul. Studio guests are St. Paul businessman John McCarty and former St. Paul City Council member Paula Maccabee.
November 16, 1995 - MPR’s Paula Schroeder talks with beat poet and essayist Gary Snyder about imagination, the natural world, and his book “A Place in Space: Ethics, Aesthetics, and Watersheds.”