February 13, 1989 - Bill Frenzel, Third District Republican congressman and the ranking minority member of the House Budget Committee, speaking to meeting of the Minnesota International Center. Frenzel’s address was the topic "The Foreign Policy of the New Administration," which included talk on trade matters. Speech included After speech, Frenzel answered audience questions. Frenzel is considered an expert on trade matters and has been Congress' representative to the current round of talks on GATT, the General Agreement on Trade and Tariffs.
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February 17, 1989 - MPR Journal’s Gary Eichten interviews Dick Such, pitching coach for the Minnesota Twins, about the potential he sees in the 1989 spring training pitching roster.
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February 18, 1989 - Veteran sports broadcaster Ray Scott answers listener questions about his years covering the Twins, Vikings and other teams.
February 20, 1989 - George "Pinky" Nelson, one of the astronauts to fly first shuttle mission after Challenger disaster, speaking at Minnesota Meeting. Nelson’s address was on the topic, "After the Challenger: Getting NASA Off the Ground Again." After speech, Nelson answered audience questions. Nelson is an Iowa native, but considers Willmar, Minnesota his hometown. 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.
February 21, 1989 - On this pledge drive edition of Midday, a re-broadcast of the documentary, “August Wilson's Sacred Book.” Following piece, a call-in with Sheila Rose Bland, a New Orleans native, playwright, director and actor.
February 24, 1989 - MPR's Mark Heistad and Tom Meersman present "Poisoned Waters," a documentary about groundwater contamination problems in Minnesota. Documentary contains reports from Lakeland, Northern Township in Beltrami County, New Brighton, and agricultural land in the southeast of state.
February 27, 1989 - Joe Piscatella, author of "Choices for a Healthy Heart" and "Don't Eat Your Heart Out Cookbook", discusses his books and health issues of American habits. Piscatella also answers listener questions about low fat, low sodium cooking and eating.
March 1, 1989 - MPR’s John Biewen visits Melvin McCosh’s “House of Books.” The longtime Minnesota bookseller hosts a book sale twice a year at his 42-room home, which is literally rooms full of books for shoppers to peruse.