April 1, 1996 - Hour 2 of Midmorning, featuring Voices of Minnesota with Wayne Terwilliger, the Twins' first base coach. Also the Capitol Steps Radio Show - Politics Takes a Holiday.
April 1, 1996 - In honor of Opening Day of Major League Baseball, MPR host John Rabe and baseball analyst Kevin Hennessy hit the street for a game of catch while chatting about the make up of Minnesota Twins team that is taking the field in 1996.
April 2, 1996 - It's a rite of spring, along with melting snow and the baseball opener, anxious young Minnesotans gather at Saint John's University in Collegeville, seeking the chance to represent the state at the national spelling bee in Washington D.C.
April 2, 1996 - Bob McFarlin, director of public affairs at Minnesota Department of Transportation, shares what a proposed five-cent gas tax increase would offer the public in regards to maintenance projects.
April 3, 1996 - Midday examines Affirmative Action with guests Daniel Farber, University of Minnesota constitutional law professor; and John Skrentny, University of Pennsylvania sociology professor. Guests also answer listeners questions.
April 3, 1996 - Mainstreet Radio’s Leif Enger visits Northwest Technical College in Detroit Lakes, where a vocational program has become one of the best in the country…for neon benders, the people who create those ribbons of light. A resurgence of popularity in neon has sparked a demand for more benders.
April 3, 1996 - State Senator Ted Mondale comments on decision at State Capitol to expand existing Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, rather than building a new one at another site.
April 3, 1996 - As part of a collection of reports looking at the transgender experience, MPR’s Chris Roberts profiles Terry, who is transitioning from female to male; and Scott Gerdes, who has already transitioned from female to male. Terry and Scott talk about finding true self in gender identity. Roberts also speaks with experts about the transition medical process.
April 6, 1996 - MPR’s Greta Cunningham takes a talking tour of Quatrefoil Library, the gay & lesbian library in the Twin Cities. Cunningham interviews David Irwin and Dick Hewetson, who discuss the origin of library.
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