September 13, 1996 - All Things Considered presents the American RadioWorks documentary “Face of Mercy, Face of Hate,” which investigates the death of Predrag Bundalo, a Bosian-Serb friend of correspondent.
September 13, 1996 - Midday airs a Minnesota Public Radio documentary about Bosnia, entitled Face of Mercy, Face of Hate. After documentary, MPR's Stephen Smith, who produced piece, will be in the studio to answer listener questions, along with correspondent Michael Montgomery, who is in Sarajevo and contributes via phone.
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September 14, 1996 - The quest for spiritual renewal is the topic of the 12th Annual Faith, Reason and World Affairs Symposium at Corcordia College. Speakers will examine the future of churches, media coverage of religion and how Generation X'ers worship. "Soul Searching: The Unsettled Church and America's Spiritual Quest" is free and open to the public. This weekend's symposium is part of Concordia's on-going series of discussions on important social topics. Dr. Per Anderson is the Symposium Committee Chair. He says there are many signs that Americans are re-examing religion.
September 18, 1996 - Midday features a Talk of Minnesota program on political debates. Listeners are asked what they want to hear from candidates and which candidates should be invited to participate.
September 18, 1996 - MPR’s Chris Roberts presents a story about the birth of a poet. 10-year-old Josh Tane, of St. Paul, would probably be the last to tell you that he deserves the title of "poet." But last year, to the amazement of his teacher and parents, Josh discovered his muse and wrote some remarkable poems.
September 19, 1996 - This election season Minnesota Public Radio is analyzing some of the television spots the U-S Senate candidates and their surrogates are using to influence voters. More than a dozen have aired since May...but only a few of those have come from the candidates themselves. Today Minnesota Public Radio's Bill Wareham looks at ads produced by the Boschwitz and Wellstone campaigns: Astute television viewers who read the "paid for" announcements at the end of political ads will notice ads produced by a candidate's own campaign have a softer tone than those coming from the National Republican Senatorial Committee and the Minnesota DFL. Unlike the NRSC ads that call Paul Wellstone an 'ult
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September 20, 1996 - Joanne Benson, Minnesota’s lieutenant governor, discusses plans for “Minnesota Clean-up Day” and ongoing efforts in addressing pollution of Minnesota River.
September 20, 1996 - MPR reporter Mary Losure interviews the U.S. Senate candidates on environmental issues and compiled their responses.