November 6, 1985 - Wyman Spano and D.J. Leary, editors of the newsletter "Politics in Minnesota," discuss the outcome of Tuesday's general election, and about other political developments in Minnesota. Topics include historic low turnout and special interest groups. Spano and Leary also answer listener questions.
November 9, 1985 - Dr. Robert Anderson, director of the University of Minnesota Center to Study Human-Animal Relationships, answers listener questions about dog and cat behavior problems.
November 11, 1985 - Tomie DePaola, children's book author and illustrator; and Al Greenfield, reading specialist with the Minnesota Department of Education, discuss reading and literacy. Other topics include wordless books and verbal skills. DePaola and Greenfield also answer listener questions about literacy problems for children and adults.
November 13, 1985 - Ray Glumack, chairman of the Metropolitan Airport Commission, answers listener questions about the continuing controversy over airport noise, the decision to begin pull-tab gambling at the charter terminal, and other matters.
November 15, 1985 - Tony Bouza, Minneapolis police chief, discusses current law enforcement issues. Topics include 2nd precinct problems, pornography, and demonstrator arrests at Honeywell. Bouza also answers listener questions.
November 16, 1985 - Minneapolis physician Dr. Keith Sehnert, author of a newly published book, "Selfcare/Wellcare", answers listener questions about his approach to good health.
November 27, 1985 - Alla Bozarth-Campbell, Episcopal priest, author, lecturer, and psychotherapist answers listener questions about coping with loss and with the emotional stresses of the holiday season.
December 5, 1985 - John Mack Draper, president of a telecommunications service bureau, Pro Rate, Inc., and Ray Bohn, director of the Minnesota Department of Public Service, answer listener questions about telephone deregulation, rates, and choices.
December 13, 1985 - Harlan Cleveland, former associate secretary of state and U.S. ambassador to NATO, answers listener questions about current world events, U.S./Soviet relations, terrorism, and prospects for world peace.
December 16, 1985 - Our guests today on Midday returned last week from a trip to Central America, specifically the countries of El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Honduras. They went as part of a group of lawyers, lawmakers, and human rights activists, sponsored by the Minnesota Lawyers Committee for International Human Rights. The group met with some very influential people, among them Salvadoran president Jose Napolean Duarte and Nicaraguan president Daniel Ortega. Here to tell us about their experiences are Joel Mugge, who is the director of the Center for Global Services and Education at Augsburg College, and Hennepin County attorney Tom Johnson.