December 4, 1992 - MPR’s Beth Friend profiles the Theater Mu production of Mask Dance, a theater piece about and by Korean Americans. The work tackles family, love, and identity.
December 4, 1992 - MPR’s Donna Nicholson reports on “The Way Life Is, Street Views from Downtown Saint Paul,” a newspaper created by homeless individuals in St. Paul. The paper provides a glimpse of who the homeless are and offers insights into their life experiences.
December 4, 1992 - MPR’s Bill Wareham breaks down the Minnesota Twins re-signing star player Kirby Puckett. The new five-year contract is worth $30 million. There is a collective sigh of relief.
December 4, 1992 - Former Governer Al Quie reminisces about Ancher Nelsen, former Minnesota lieutenant governor and an eight-term U.S. congressman.
December 4, 1992 - An interview about war situation in Somalia and future of U.S. troops in the area.
December 5, 1992 - A Midday Christmas music special with Rick Shefchik, music critic for St. Paul Pioneer Press, who reviews various holiday releases for gift-givers and plays some seldom-heard seasonal treasures.
December 7, 1992 - MPR’s Leif Enger reports on travelling educators who have created a musical road school in Northern Minnesota. Enger interviews both educator and student alike on this newfound access in learning how to play an instrument.
December 9, 1992 - Midday’s Gary Eichten talks with Ron Handberg, formerly of WCCO, about news portrayal in Somalia and of U.S. troops arriving in region.
December 10, 1992 - James Bopp, founder and president of the National Legal Center for the Medically Dependent and Disabled, and general counsel for the National Right to Life Committee, speaking at "Ethics, Euthanasia and the Termination of Medical Treatment" conference, organized by the University of Minnesota Center for Bioethics. Bopp shares his view in addressing the issue of balancing the rights of parents and the interests of patients who are in a persistent vegetative state. He speaks on how hospices help both patient and family.
December 10, 1992 - George Annas, professor of law and medicine at Boston University, speaking at "Ethics, Euthanasia and the Termination of Medical Treatment" conference, organized by the University of Minnesota Center for Bioethics. Annas shares his view on debate of addressing the issue of balancing the rights of parents and the interests of patients who are in a persistent vegetative state. He speaks on patient rights.