January 23, 1989 - Barry Commoner, author and scientist, speaking at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa. Commoner addresses the topic "Development of Health for All: The Environment."
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January 24, 1989 - MPR’s Bill Wareham presents a profile on Minneapolis band The Trashmen. Wareham interviews guitarist Tony Andreason, who discusses the band’s sound and developing its own style. The song “Surfin Bird – Bird is the Word” is highlighted. DJ Bill Deal, is also interviewed about the break out song.
January 26, 1989 - Seymour Fliegel, New York deputy superintendent of schools in New York's District 4 – Manhattan, speaking at the Itasca Seminar. The seminar’s theme was "Our Public Schools: Balancing Educational Excellence and Equity." After speech, Fliegel answers audience questions. Fliegel is an acknowledged authority on schools of choice for public education and credited with developing a system of alternative schools in District 4 that has vastly improved the accomplishments of the children of East Harlem.
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January 27, 1989 - Steve Emerson, author and senior editor for U.S. News and World Report, speaks at Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota as part of Carleton Lecture series. Emerson’s address is titled "Reporting vs. Reality: How the News Gets Filtered." After speech, Emerson answered audience questions, including patterns of evening news, broadcasting standards, lack of certain press coverage, and press manipulation by terrorists.
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January 30, 1989 - Patricia Schroeder, a Colorado congresswoman, speaks at Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota as part of Carleton Lecture series. Schroeder addressed the need for reducing the deficit, spending more of our money on education, day care, and health coverage…and less on military projects. After speech, Loeb answered audience questions, including voter turnout being low because of registering difficulty, the last presidential election, legalizing drugs, Roe vs. Wade, Jack Kemp, and reelection of congressional incumbents.