September 3, 1994 - Jerry Haaf, Ron Ryan, Jr., Timothy Jones, Guy Harvey Baker
September 5, 1994 - Resident commentator Susan Berkson provides a little treatment of "fairapy."
September 17, 1994 - Local writer and commentator Lawrence Sutin shares his daughter Sarah’s first day experience of school…and his own.
September 20, 1994 - Joe Peschek, professor of political science at Hamline University, provides analysis on Jimmy Carter’s offer to assist the Clinton Administration on Haiti situation.
October 1, 1994 - Local writer and commentator Lawrence Sutin shares a story about a story to illustrate thoughts on the concept of “Herstory.”
October 7, 1994 - Essay later collected in "Cold Comfort: Life at the Top of the Map" by Barton Sutter, published October 1998 by University of Minnesota Press.
October 13, 1994 - Noted Minnesota author Carol Bly comments on Kenzaburō Ōe, winner of 1994 Nobel Prize for Literature. Bly shares her thoughts on writing that contains a social component.
October 15, 1994 - Local writer and commentator Lawrence Sutin gives a sharp-edged take on the dark side of television on humanity.
November 4, 1994 - On this First Friday segment, Elle editor and educator Leslie Brody shares her picks for fall reading. Brody spent time in Minneapolis for a fellowship at The Playwrights Center and spent eight years at The Hungry Mind Review as a columnist and contributing editor.
November 9, 1994 - Vin Weber, former Minnesota representative (I-R); and Tim Penny, outgoing Minnesota representative (DFL), speaking at Minnesota Meeting. Weber and Penny analyze the outcome of 1994 elections. Following discussion, Weber and Penny answer audience questions. Minnesota Meeting is a non-profit corporation which hosts a wide range of public speakers. It is managed by the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota.