May 6, 1993 - A coalition of large Midwestern churches is planning an assault on Russian poverty this spring that will focus on streamlining food production and making farmers independent of government support. Heading the Russian Farm Project are the Rev. David Tyler Scoates, senior minister of Hennepin Avenue Methodist Church in Minneapolis , and Ralph Hofstad, former chief executive officer of Land O'Lakes Inc. The project is affiliated with Churches Uniting in Global Mission, a loosely organized relief agency founded by the Rev. Robert Schuller, senior minister of the Crystal Cathedral in California, Schuller's Sunday morning weekly television broadcast is seen by 10 million viewers across Russia. Churches Uniting was organized outside traditional church relief organizations to fill a need for a rapid response to global hunger. In the case of the Russian Farm Project, the mission will be launched, with approval of both the U.S. and Russian governments, less than a year after it's conception. "In Moscow I told them we wanted to be their partners," Scoates said, "and that we would return to plant seeds of hope, seeds of faith, seeds of friendship and seeds in their fields on May Day, 1993." Hofstad said test plots of potato crops will be planted during the first year of operation.
May 7, 1993 - On this First Friday program, MPR’s Beth Friend presents a story collection that includes: Tuning into International Radio Network; author Jane Smiley on considering the “mother’s point of view;” Randy Davidson on death of the American orchestras; heyday of Minnesota’s ballrooms; and tips shopping for music at ethnic grocers.
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May 11, 1993 - On this Midday program, a conversation with Dr. Kenneth Zapp, expert on the former Yugoslavia and professor of economics at Metropolitan State University. Zapp shares insights on the Bosnia conflict.
May 12, 1993 - Mainstreet Radio’s Leif Enger reports on the presence of smelt in the Lake of the Woods, and research taking place to counter any harmful effects the invasive species may pose.
May 14, 1993 - MPR’s Liz Hannon interviews members of Quintessence, a Minneapolis folk-jazz-world fusion combo. Segment also includes music clips of the band.
May 14, 1993 - An interview with Jon Hassler talks about the process of his newest book "Dear James" from when he first got the idea during a trip to the Vatican.
May 15, 1993 - Minnesota travel writer John Shepard visits MPR studios with some summer vacation ideas. Shepard details areas of state beyond the well-traversed.
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