January 27, 1990 -
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January 30, 1990 - Lou Nanne, former North Stars hockey defenseman and general manager, details the chances that the NHL team would leave Minnesota. Nanne says without ticket sales and better facility conditions, the owners and team have no choice.
January 30, 1990 -
February 1, 1990 - Julian Bond, civil rights activist and former Georgia state senator, speaking at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa. Bond’s address was titled, "Crisis in Black America: Past, Present and Future." After speech, Bond answered audience questions. Bond gained national attention when he was nominated for vice president at the 1968 Democratic National Convention. He was the first Black to have his name placed in nomination at a major political party convention, but he withdrew his name, because at age 28 he was too young to serve. While a student at Morehouse College in the 1960s, he was one of the founders of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, active in voter registration drives in the rural south, and an early opponent of the Vietnam War.
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February 7, 1990 - Al Shanker, president of the American Federation of Teachers, speaking at the Business Action Resource Council and the Community Affairs Roundtable of the Minneapolis and St. Paul Chambers of Commerce. Shanker’s address was titled speech "How Employers Can Make a Difference in Education," and was on education reform.
February 8, 1990 - John Mroz, president of the Institute for East-West Security, speaking at Minnesota Meeting. Mroz’s address was titled "The Walls Come Tumbling Down," in which he talked on the political situations within former Eastern-European communist countries. After speech, Mroz answered audience questions. 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.