March 17, 1999 - Commentator Mary Hayes-Greico of St. Paul is a second generation Irish-American. She says she used to resent non-Irish people celebrating St. Patrick's day, but she's changed her mind.
March 18, 1999 - A "Talk of Minnesota" program, presenting the views of MPR listeners on the role of big time athletics at a university. Wendell Anderson, former Governor, University of Minnesota regent Gopher hockey player, joins the conversation.
March 29, 1999 - A Mainstreet Radio special broadcast from lobby of Nicollet Hotel in St Peter. Rachel Reabe hosts a discussion on tornados and weather with Rich Naistat, of the National Weather Service; Mark Seeley, of the U of M and MPR; and Paul Douglas, of WCCO-TV.
March 31, 1999 - Yesterday's high in the Twin Cities was 73, and we reached the mid 60s today, when normally we'd only hit 50. March is going out like a very big, fluffy lamb, and the evidence that spring has arrived is all around: from robins pulling up worms to hardy boys in shorts. Bet you didn't know people study this kind of thing. They're called "phenologists." Jim Gilbert of the Linnaeus Arboretum in St. Peter is a practicing phenologist.
April 2, 1999 - This is a significant week in the religious world: tonight is the third night of Passover, when Jews around the world celebrate the Israelites' escape from slavery in Ancient Egypt. And today is Good Friday, the day most western Christians mark the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. The Holy Week leading up to Easter is a celebration of resurrection and new life. For Minneapolis author Margaret Wurtele, the occasion was a chance to reflect on the small gains she experienced from a devastating loss.
May 3, 1999 - On this segment of Mainstreet Radio’s Rural Diversity series, commentator George Rabasa wants to talk about the immigrant "home."
May 5, 1999 - A Mainstreet Radio special broadcast from St. Cloud State University as part of MPR's week-long project called "Hidden Rainbow: The Changing Face of Minnesota." In this first hour of program, Rachel Reabe hosts a discussion on racism in St. Cloud with Ralonda Mason, a local lawyer handling racism cases for St. Cloud Area Legal Services; Taye Reta, former St. Cloud business owner and member of the State Council on Black Minnesotans; Susan Ihne, executive editor at The St. Cloud Times; and Vusi Khamalo, director for the Multicultural Services at St. Cloud Technical College.
May 5, 1999 - A Mainstreet Radio special broadcast from St. Cloud State University as part of MPR's week-long project called "Hidden Rainbow: The Changing Face of Minnesota." In this second hour of program, Rachel Reabe hosts a discussion on refugee resettlement in Minnesota with Minh Tran, area coordinator for Refugee and Immigration Services for Lutheran Social Services in Moorehead; Diane Kimm, a Pelican Rapids volunteer who has worked with refugee families in the community; Bob Hulteen, of Minnesota Council of Churches; and Sue Pirsig, who works with economic development organization in Swift County.
May 6, 1999 - John Lyght, former Cook County Sheriff, talks about being born and raised in Cook County, along Minnesota's far Northeastern corner. With his parents, and eventually 14 brothers and sisters, the Lyghts were the first African American family that settled among the Swedes and Norwegians on Lake Superior's North Shore.
May 21, 1999 - The Twins haven't been doing so well recently. But as commentator Nanci Olesen has found out, recently winning isn't necessarily the important thing.