November 9, 1994 - U.S. Senator Paul Wellstone provides his post-election take of the Minnesota DFL after a wave of state I-R candidate victories in the 1994 elections.
November 16, 1994 - An Open Forum Town Meeting, presenting the topic “Addressing Juvenile Crime”. Panelists Gerald Martin, Judge of the St. Louis County Juvenile Court; Dr. Marilyn Marsh, member of student and community services for Duluth Public School District; and Richard Quigley, CEO of Woodland Hills. Meeting was moderated by MPR’s Bob Kelleher.
December 2, 1994 - On this First Friday program, MPR’s Beth Friend presents a story collection of various arts and culture commentary, interviews, reading, and music topic.
December 19, 1994 - A special Midday broadcast on the privatization of public schools, with group of guests that share their viewpoints and answer listener questions. The focus of conversation is the use of private companies by public school districts.
December 23, 1994 - Local author Gary Eustice’s shares a profoundly personal holiday memory of being a Santa.
December 26, 1994 - Local writer and commentator Anthony Peyton Porter gives his critical take on Kwanza and the idea of “unity” in the Black community.
December 31, 1994 - Local writer and commentator Lawrence Sutin reflects on what is the at the heart of grudges and the need to set down and release them as the new year approaches.
January 21, 1995 - Historian and pop culture expert Karal Ann Marling bemoans the warm, brown, January winter weather of 1995. She sees it as stealing Minnesotan’s hardiness mindset.
January 21, 1995 - Local writer and commentator Lawrence Sutin details the act of learning how to ski.
January 25, 1995 - Broadcast of a town meeting titled “Duluth 2001 and Beyond”. Architect Steve McNeill and psychologist Jean Olson, both members of the Visioning 2001 Scenario Builders Committee, present a visioning process for the future of Duluth. They summarize numerous priorities in planning for future of the community. After presentation, audience members express their questions and comments.