January 26, 1994 - A Mainstreet Radio special broadcast from City Hall in Nashwauk, Minnesota. Program highlights the history, current state, and future of mining in the Iron Range. In this second hour of program, MPR’s Catherine Winter and Martin Kaste present reports from MPR’s Rachel Reabe and Mark Steil. Following reports, a panel discussion with Doug Schrader, president of the Iron Mining Association of Minnesota; and Bob Roots, lobbyist for United Steel Workers, about mining jobs and future industry.
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January 29, 1994 - MPR’s Chris Roberts talks with author Karal Ann Marling about her take away on being a guest at the annual Meeting of the Minnesota State Agricultural Society. The meeting included discussion on how best to bring the State Fair into the 21st century.
January 31, 1994 - MPR’s Paula Schroeder interviews Native American author Louise Erdrich about her novel, The Bingo Palace. Erdrich talks of the complexity of gaming on tribal land, family, and religion.
February 2, 1994 - John Sawhill, president and CEO of the Nature Conservancy, speaking at Minnesota Meeting. Sawhill’s address was titled, "Toward a Sustainable Future: Breaking the Business-Environmental Log Jam." Topic of talk includes need for policies that balance economic growth with conservation. Following speech, Sawhill 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.
February 2, 1994 - Local theater critic Erin Hart reviews local productions of Lanie Robertson’s Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill, Jim Stowell’s Rio Bravo / Rio Grande, and Tim Herwig’s Varieties of Love.
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February 2, 1994 - Minneapolis Police Chief John Laux talks about Mayor Sayles Belton’s directive to police department in coming up with plan on addressing juvenile delinquents, enforcing a youth curfew, and reorganizing the Department of Juvenile Division.
February 4, 1994 - MPR’s Euan Kerr profiles local musicians “Spider” John Koerner and Willie Murphy. The two talk about their work together over the decades and the album “Running, Jumping, Standing Still.”
February 4, 1994 - Erin Hart presents play reviews of Shay Youngblood’s Talking Bones at Penumbra Theatre, and John Orlock’s Some Things That Can Go Wrong at 35,000 Feet at the Great American History Theater.