March 14, 1992 - Weekend Edition’s Jim Wishner interviews Scott Morgan, co-author of an annual book published that provides state rankings. Various detailed rankings, including voting percentage, married couples percentage of households, and AIDS rate are highlighted.
March 16, 1992 - Midday program presents two documentaries…Education: Learning to Fix Our World, about how Native Americans are taking control of their own educational systems through curriculum design to preservation of language; and A Visit to the Chief Bug-O-Nay-Ge-Shig School, Dan Olson's documentary on the Leech Lake Indian Reservation school in Northern Minnesota.
March 17, 1992 - Sports commentator Howard Sinker looks at the Detroit Tigers trading pitcher John Smiley to the Minnesota Twins.
March 18, 1992 - Shri Abid Hussain, India’s ambassador to the United States, speaking at Minnesota Meeting. Hussain’s address was on the topic of India trade and investment. Following speech, Hussain answered audience questions. Orville Freeman, former Minnesota governor introduces Hussain. 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.
March 18, 1992 - Midday program presents two documentaries - Shared Visions: Art, Music and Literature, reflections on cultural continuity by Native American artists, writers, dancers, and musicians; and Traditional Caring: Non-traditional Health Issues, a look at how Native Americans confront contemporary health concerns such as diabetes, alcoholism and AIDS with traditional healing practices.
March 19, 1992 - MPR’s Beth Friend interviews John Olive about his play, Evelyn and the Polka King. The play features live polka music.
March 19, 1992 - MPR’s Paula Schroeder talks with local poet and author Susan Marie Swanson about the changes in cultural subject matter within children books, with trend towards a depiction of diversity.
March 19, 1992 - MPR’s Chris Roberts reports on the uptick in reported bias crime against members of the gay community. Roberts interviews Patti Abbott, a crime/victim advocate for the Minnesota Gay and Lesbian Community Action Council (GLCAC), who details multiple reasons behind the dramatic percentage increase in reported incidents.
March 19, 1992 - Larry Buboltz, mayor of Detroit Lakes, shares the status of Swift turkey plant in the city. There are negotiations on selling the plant in an attempt to avoid closing it down.
March 20, 1992 - An interview with Lance Belville about his play, Olle from Laughtersville, which illustrates the Swedish American comedian/musician in Minnesota Hjalmar Peterson. His stage name was Olle i Skratthult (Olle from Laughtersville).