April 1, 1996 - This year's cross country ski season has been extraordinarily long. In northern Minnesota, people are still out on the trails and that suits commentator Gary Eustice just fine. Gary Eustice skis near his hometown of Hibbing. He recently made an unexpected discovery on the trail.
April 1, 1996 - In honor of Opening Day of Major League Baseball, MPR host John Rabe and baseball analyst Kevin Hennessy hit the street for a game of catch while chatting about the make up of Minnesota Twins team that is taking the field in 1996.
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April 18, 1996 - Commentator Gary Eustice has seen a lot of people who've gone through tough times in his years as a therapist. But sometimes, a particular case, a particular person, proves to be haunting. Sometimes, Gary Eustice says, it's too much to ask people to rise above what has happened to them.
April 19, 1996 - Maple syrup time in Minnesota means warm days when the nights stay cool. Spring has been teasing us this year, but still the sap is running in the maple trees. Ojibwe storyteller Ann Dunn recently received a gift from her mother that brought back sweet and sticky maple-flavored memories.
April 26, 1996 - Voices from the Heartland - Jim Latimer reads from his book "Going the Moose Way Home"
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April 30, 1996 - The Unabomber -- The Freemen- what do these people and their actions say about us? When people violently disagree with the policies of a nation, what is the right course of action. Is there room for violence in a disagreement with the government?
May 1, 1996 - Local sports commentator Howard Sinker gives his impressions of the Minnesota Twins during the first month of 1996 MLB season.
May 9, 1996 - Local political commentator Tom Horner comments on a survey that show the public believes that if Bob Dole becomes the U.S. President, that taxes will be raised.