March 27, 1982 - Local commentator Bruce Benidt shares his thoughts about the end of the Minneapolis Star and the merge of newspaper into other local paper, The Tribune.
April 1, 1982 - Midday broadcasts a speech by Mary Bader Papa, author and managing editor of Twin Cities Magazine. Papa spoke at the Minnesota Press Club about Christian feminism.
April 3, 1982 - On this Weekend program, Jack Young, Minnesota Commissioner of Corrections, discusses prisons and the corrections system in Minnesota. Topics include new Oak Park Heights maximum security prison, funding, sentencing guidelines, and views on rehabilitation. Young also answers listener questions.
April 3, 1982 - MPR’s Dale Connelly presents Playwrights’ Laboratory 82’, which showcases playwright Paul D'Andrea’s Lumbah Yard, a drama written especially for radio, with assistance from the Minneapolis Playwrights' Lab. Following radio play, Robert Collins, critic for City Pages, and listeners share impressions and ask questions of playwright.
April 3, 1982 - Local commentator Bruce Benidt calls foul on baseball in the new Metrodome.
April 5, 1982 - MPR’s Lee Axdahl attends opening weekend of the MLB season as the Minnesota Twins begin play in their new home, the Humphrey Metrodome. Axdahl interviews, stadium officials, players, and fans to get their impressions of the fiberglass roof structure.
April 7, 1982 - MPR’s Lee Axdahl reports from the Hubert Humphrey Metrodome as it opens its doors for the first Minnesota Twins game at the venue…one with no sun or grass. Axdahl talks with both fans and protesters to get their take of the “dome” opener.
April 9, 1982 - Barbara Beerhalter, of the Department of Economic Security, comments on Minnesota Supreme Court ruling on permit benefits.
April 10, 1982 - MPR’s Dale Connelly interviews author Fern Kupfer about her severely mentally and physically handicapped son Zachariah and her book Before and After Zachariah.
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