April 17, 1996 - MPR’s John Rabe talks with Susan Gibel, of Gay and Lesbian Community Action Council (GLCAC), about the avenues for assistance in Minnesota regarding same-sex domestic abuse.
April 17, 1996 - Al Harris, Hennepin County prosecutor; and Loretta Fredricks, legal counsel for the Battered Women's Justice Project, discuss how the legal system works in domestic abuse cases. They also talk about statistics and definition of abuse. Harris and Fredricks also answer listener questions.
April 17, 1996 - Native American author Louise Erdrich reads an excerpt from her book "Tales of Burning Love."
April 18, 1996 - Midday discusses infectious diseases and the updates the latest information about the Ebola virus, TB (Tuberculosis), BSE (mad cow disease), meningitis, influenza, AIDS, and other diseases with guest Michael Osterholm, a state epidemiologist. Listeners call in with questions.
April 19, 1996 - Midday presents Delano Lewis, president of National Public Radio, speaking at Minnesota Meeting held at Hilton in downtown Minneapolis. Lewis’s address was titled “Open Access: Moving All America Into the Information Age.” He also discusses funding and preservation of public broadcasting. After speech, Lewis answers audience questions.
April 19, 1996 - MPR’s Chris Roberts reports on a potent mixture of visual arts, drama and jazz form at a Penumbra Theatre production of Portrait of the Artist as a Soul Man Dead.
April 20, 1996 - MPR’s Greta Cunningham interviews Minnesota author Louise Erdrich about her book “Tales of Burning Love.” Erdrich tells the intimate and powerful stories of five Great Plains women whose lives are connected through one man.
April 22, 1996 - Mainstreet Radio’s Mark Steil reports that some citizens in southeast Minnesota are upset the Department of Natural Resources has spent a million dollars to buy a farm bordering the Mississippi River. DNR officials counter the land is worth protecting, calling it a scenic treasure state residents will be able to enjoy forever.
April 22, 1996 - Hour 2 of Midmorning featuring Voices of Minnesota with Veda Ponikvar, Iron Range newspaper editor of Chisolm Free Press. Also Arne Fogel on Groucho Marx and Odd Jobs - Doggie Doo Yard Cleaning.
April 22, 1996 - A Voices of Minnesota segment feature. MPR’s Catherine Winter speaks with Veda Ponikvar, Iron Range newspaper editor of Chisolm Free Press. Ponikvar talks of the history and economy of Iron Range, and selling of the newspaper. This is part 2 of discussion.