September 30, 1996 - A special extended Midday program about 1996 election with two debates and commentary.
October 4, 1996 - Essay on a walk in the woods later collected in "Cold Comfort: Life at the Top of the Map" by Barton Sutter, published October 1998 by University of Minnesota Press.
October 4, 1996 - If you are racing on your way TO or FROM work, careening through a list of errands, conversing on your cell phone, commentator Jim Baden has a few words for you. Baden, publisher of the Mille Lacs Messenger newspaper says it's important to remember, there are still places in Minnesota where cell phones and fax machines are - well, unusual.
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October 27, 1996 - Emilie Buchwald, publisher of Milkweed Editions, reads the winning essay from Boundary Waters writing contest. Essay is titled “Going Home” by Larry Risser.
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November 4, 1996 - As we all walk into our local polling places to cast our vote, commentator Ann Daly Goodwin suggests we rethink all this energy going into improving voter turnout.