March 15, 1994 - On this Midday, a look at programs for overcoming alcohol abuse. Patricia Owen, clinical psychologist at Hazelden, Robert Muscala; chemical dependency counselor with Chemical Health Concept; and Pat Harrison of the Minnesota State Department of Human Services, discuss the various types of chemical treatment options available in Minnesota for alcoholics.
March 15, 1994 - Erin Hart reviews the History Theater production of the Tony Award play, Dancing at Lughnasa.
March 17, 1994 - On this Midmorning segment, Irish-American teacher and writer Frank McCourt reads “Ham and Sherry" from Angela's Ashes: A Memoir. The book is tragicomic recollection of McCourt’s childhood experience of squalor.
March 17, 1994 - MPR’s John Rabe interviews Irish poet Micheal O'Siadhail about writing poetry and personal expression. Segment also includes O'Siadhail reading numerous poems.
March 17, 1994 - A Midday interview segment with English translator and author Kevin Crossley-Holland about poetry. Topics include the history, rhyme vs. free verse, and popularity of poetry in Minnesota. Crossley-Holland is endowed chair in Humanities at the University of St. Thomas.
March 18, 1994 - MPR’s John Rabe interviews Justice Alan Page and Judge Salvador Rosas discuss a Supreme Court task force proposal to Minnesota legislature on the need for qualified interpreters in the court system.
March 18, 1994 - MPR’s Dan Gunderson profiles the Fargo-Moorhead vocal quartet The Blenders. Gunderson interviews members of group about their potential for national success, and the desire not to compromise songwriting or have their sound “labeled.”
March 18, 1994 - On this installment of Voices from the Heartland, Twin Cities native and author Susan Carol Hauser reads her essay on the signs of late winter/early spring in Minnesota.
March 19, 1994 - On this Saturday Midday, Grace Weinstein, author of the book "The Lifetime Book of Money Management," discusses personal finances. Weinstein also answers listener questions.
March 21, 1994 - Father Greg Boyle, who works with gangs in South Los Angeles California, speaking at Minneapolis Community College. In address, Boyle states the Twin Cities approach to fighting gang violence is all wrong.