December 9, 1993 -
December 10, 1993 - Midday guest Peter Hutchinson, new superintendent of the Minneapolis Public School District, discusses what lies ahead for district, with student achievement being the first priority. Hutchinson also takes listener questions.
December 10, 1993 - La Posada (The Inn) was premiered by Teatro del Pueblo, December 1993 in Minneapolis, MN and included the following cast: Nicolas Carter, Jose Alfredo Panelli, Sally Ramirez and Nick Lopez; producers Jose Alfredo Panelli and Alberto Justiniano; director Raul Ramos.
December 10, 1993 - On this episode of Worldview, MPR’s Jim Wishner talks with Diane Espaldon, executive director of Theater Mu; and Rick Shiomi, director of Theater Mu production “Mask Dance.” The play weaves traditional Korean mask dancing with a contemporary Asian American story based on the experiences of the Korean adoptees who were some of Mu’s first artists.
December 10, 1993 - DFLer Keith Langseth, Minnesota state senator representing the 9th District, shares his views that a raising gas tax is needed to for investment into state’s transportation system.
December 10, 1993 - A member of the League of Women Voters (LWV) states her stance against term limits. She sees it as taking choice out the voters hands.
December 14, 1993 - MPR’s Euan Kerr reports on efforts to improve livability in Seward neighborhood. Kerr interviews Curt Milburn, local community organizer; Sgt. Clay Pecore, 5th Precinct Minneapolis police officer; Keith Ellison, executive director of Legal Rights Center; Robin McGhee, Associate Professor of Law at Hamline University; and Kevin Burke, Chief Justice at Hennepin Court. They comment on the struggles in fighting crime while a problematic race relationship with local police, public complicity, and an overwhelmed court system is in place.
December 15, 1993 - Midday presents an MPR documentary titled “A New Kind of Cop,” which looks at community-oriented policing, with a focus on one such program in Lansing, Michigan, which is being modeled by other departments across the country.
December 15, 1993 - Live from 5th Precinct, Minneapolis .
December 15, 1993 - Interview with neighborhood walker Luther Krueger, Lyndale Neighborhood Association Crime and Drug Committee.