June 26, 1986 - Cal Thomas, former broadcaster and now syndicated newspaper columnist for St. Paul Dispatch-Pioneer Press, speaking at Minnesota Meeting. Thomas’s address was on the topic of the need for integrity. Thomas is the author of numerous books; his latest, "Liberals for Lunch". Talks about values, spirituality, role of religion in American life, divorce, the media, and a little about the social problems of teenage pregnancy, VD, etc. 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.
June 26, 1986 - MPR’s Beth Friend looks at Dinkytown in the late 1950s-early 1960s. It was a musically and literary rich community, which included The Scholar coffee shop, McCosh bookstore…and a certain Hibbing musician.
June 27, 1986 - MPR’s Jim Bickal reports on Minneapolis Police Band. Bickal interviews various members of the band, both former police officers and the general public.
June 27, 1986 - MPR’s Beth Friend profiles Ann Miller, a local romance writer. Miller details the varying types of the genre, from category romance writing to mainstream fiction. Miller’s novel, Notorious, is highlighted in Good Housekeeping magazine.
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July 2, 1986 - Dusko Doder, author and sovietologist, speaking at Minnesota Meeting. Doder’s address was on Soviet Chairman Mikhail Gorbachev's chances for success in achieving the social and economic transformation for the Soviet system. After speech, Doder answered audience questions. Doder is a Yugoslavian native, was educated in the United States, and served as Moscow correspondent for UPI and the Washington Post, and a Wilson Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. He is the author of "Shadows and Whispers: Power Politics Inside the Kremlin from Brezhnev to Gorbachev." 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.
July 5, 1986 - On this Weekend program, Cynthia McArthur, of the Minnesota Community Bike Safety Project, talks about where to ride bikes, new all-terrain bicycles, bike repair, and bike safety. McArthur also answers listener questions.
July 10, 1986 - James Oberstar, Minnesota U.S. congressman (DFL), discusses his legislative concerns: aircraft safety, economic development, and trade. Oberstar also answers listener questions.
July 12, 1986 - Bill James, baseball writer, discusses all things baseball, including the 1986 season. James also answers listener questions.