January 9, 1990 - Mainstreet Radio’s Leif Enger reports on the upturn of wind turbines in the Red River Valley. Enger talks with users, suppliers, and energy officials about the potential future of this alternative energy source.
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January 13, 1990 - Minnesota Historical Society president Nina Archabal takes listener's questions about Minnesota history.
January 16, 1990 - Paul Loeb, investigative reporter and author, speaking at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa. Loeb’s speech was titled "Hope in Hard Times: How Individuals Can Make a Difference in the World". Loeb reflects on the recent activism in Eastern Europe and laments that Americans have forgotten that such activism is part of our heritage and our future. He attacks our "culture of passivity" and talks about how we can overcome it. Loeb is working on a book about the lives and choices of today's college students, and he has been visiting colleges and universities across the country to determine what they think about voting, political activism and patriotism. Loeb has written the books "Nuclear Culture: Living and Working in the World's Largest Atomic Complex", and Hope in Hard Times: America's Peace Movement and the Reagan Era".
January 18, 1990 - MPR’s Joe Kelly visits Grand Marais and reports on the battle over shoreline regulations. After initial attempts at a state and federal management plan, local residents created the North Shore Management Board, with a plan for environmental protection and orderly growth along the North Shore.
January 19, 1990 - Dan Rather, CBS News anchor, speaking at the annual meeting of the greater Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce, held in Minneapolis Convention Center. Rather’s address was titled "The Twenty-First Century Has Begun." Rather talks about global community, and the need for Americans to know more about the world. Following his speech, Rather moderated a panel discussion with 3M chairman Allen Jacobson, Cargill chairman Whitney MacMillan, and Hamline University's Nicholas Hayes. They looked ahead to the U.S. role in the world economy in the decades to come. James Rupp, the president and CEO of WCCO Radio and Television, introduced Dan Rather, speaking at the Minneapolis Convention Center.
January 22, 1990 - Bernadette Anderson, director of YMCA's Metro Youth Services; and Patti Tetlin, of the Minnesota Women's Fund, talk about an upcoming conference, "Growing Up Female in Minnesota". Program includes a brief report by MPR's Chris Roberts on a study on adolescent girls.
January 26, 1990 - MPR’s Euan Kerr reports on Minneapolis City Council ‘s passage of a civilian review board for the city’s police department. Segment includes various viewpoints via speeches and interviews from Sharon Sayles Belton, Jackie Cherryhomes, Dennis Schulstad, and Mike Sauro.