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March 27, 1981 - MPR’s Kim Hodgson reports on speech comments regarding toxic waste from journalist Michael Brown, author of the book Laying Waste: The Poisoning of America by Toxic Chemicals.
March 31, 1981 - MPR’s Rich Dietman interviews St. Paul native Gerry Spiess, who talks about his solo voyage across the Atlantic in a boat he built himself named "Yankee Girl". Spiess also discusses his plans for his next journey with "Yankee Girl", this time across the Pacific ocean with stops in Hawaii, Samoa, and Australia.
April 3, 1981 - MPR’s Bob Potter reports on Minnesota State Capital commitee discussion of gay rights bill in effort to add sexual orientation to the list of protected statuses in the Minnesota Human Rights Act.
April 3, 1981 - The Minnesota human rights law currently forbids discrimination on the basis of faces, sex, age, marital status among other things. Repeal of the gay rights in the city of St. Paul left Minneapolis as the only community in the state that protects homosexuals. DFL Representative Karen Clark of Minneapolis led a parade of witnesses before the House Law Reform Subcommittee. She stated that 10 percent of the population is homosexual and that the biggest single area of discrimination is employment. Clark is satisfied with the hearing results for the time being.
April 7, 1981 - Humanist Bruce Bomier shares his views on teen sex. Bomier sees something missing in sex education…learning about relationships.
April 10, 1981 - Father Theodore Hesburgh is chairman of the presidential Select Commission on Immigration and Refugee Policy. The commission has presented its final report to Congress and the President and it will soon be brought before Congressional committees for hearings. Hesburgh, President of the University of Notre Dame, addresses the topic "Immigration and Refugees: We need a national policy now" in his speech at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis .
April 11, 1981 - Peter G. Peterson, former United States secretary of commerce speaking at the Women's Economic Roundtable. Peterson’s address is on the Reagan consensus.
April 16, 1981 - MPR’s Bob Potter and Gary Eichten take a look at Minnesota Governor Al Quie’s budget and tax proposal. An incorrect state forecast has left the administration looking for a tax increase.
April 19, 1981 - On this special Easter program, Layton "Skip" James and Philip Brunelle meet with Saint Paul Sunday Morning’s Bill McGlaughlin in the St. Paul Cathedral. Program includes commentary by host and interview segments. Organ music is highlighted.